On January 18, Mountain Lakes mom, Tiffany Palisi, creator of Bella Fitness, will be participating in a spin-a-thon in New York City’s Grand Central Terminal. Every hour, a new group of riders will mount 100 stationary bikes for a 55-minute spinning experience featuring music and led by a Celebrity Spinner from a particular New York “industry”! Corporate sponsors or individual riders will contribute a minimum of $100 an hour to participate in Saints and Spinners and all proceeds raised will benefit HealthCorps, the student health education program founded by “Oprah’s Doctor”Mehmet Oz in response to America’s childhood obesity crisis. The goal of the event is to raise $375,000 to fund five new HealthCorps programs one for a high school in each borough of New York City. Palisi, who currently teaches a spin class at Montville Family Fitness, has chosen to spin in this event for two reasons, “I think it’s so important that children learn the importance of living healthy, eating well, and getting exercise. Read Childhood Obesity

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