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Dave Miller
Absolute Recreation Management, Inc.
LifeBalance Program
503.234.1375
Dave@LifeBalanceProgram.com

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
November 09, 2005

LifeBalance Program Partnership a Success for Xenium Resources

Portland, Oregon, November 09, 2005 - In 1998 Xenium Resources needed a unique benefit program that would set them apart from their competitors while also meeting the progressive health and wellness needs of clients. It was at that time that Xenium Resources partnered with the LifeBalance Program to provide to clients as a value-added component of their HR services. Since then, Xenium Resources has successfully doubled their business. Increasingly, employees are placing more significance on wellness programs within their benefits packages. Through LifeBalance, Xenium has remained on the cusp of the wellness program trend. The LifeBalance Program focuses on encouraging healthy lifestyle choices by offering its members exclusive discounts to health clubs, yoga studios, massage therapists, personal trainers and over 1,800 other recreational and cultural organizations throughout Oregon, Washington and Alaska.

Anne Donovan, Vice President of Client Services for Xenium Resources, felt it was important to offer clients a program that would increase employee retention, help facilitate recruitment, increase productivity, and express concern for employees' well-being. "The LifeBalance Program was a way to say 'Welcome to Xenium as your HR company; we're not all about policy and discipline, we're about encouraging wellness and an overall sense of adventure to try new things'."

In recent years companies have pushed for employees to take a proactive approach towards their health. With insurance premiums at an all-time high, wellness programs are on the rise as an affordable method for employers to curb burgeoning health care costs. "When the LifeBalance Program was presented to us our decision to buy was based on the uniqueness of the program and it's affordability," says Donovan. "Employees get excited about the opportunity to try new things and save money at the same time."

The LifeBalance Program is the flagship product of Absolute Recreation Management, Inc. (ARM), a privately held company headquartered in Portland, Oregon. The company was founded in 1996 and their programs are sold to businesses as employer sponsored employee benefits. The programs are also bundled into health plan offerings and association plan offerings as a value added wellness component. The LifeBalance Program currently supports over 1,000 clients and boasts over 350,000 LifeBalance Program members.  Existing strategic relationships include: Providence Health Plan, Associated General Contractors, Xenium Resources, Providence Health System and PeaceHealth. Visit www.LifeBalanceProgram.com for complete program information.

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Absolute Recreation Management, Inc. | The LifeBalance Program
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