Capital BlueCross, Rodale Inc. invite community to spring into better health with free event at Capital Blue store March 16

HARRISBURG, Pa., March 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Capital BlueCross and Rodale are helping the community spring to better health by hosting a fun-filled day of healthy activities at the new Capital Blue store from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on March 16. Located at the Promenade Shops in Center Valley, Capital Blue is a health and wellness retail store focused on customer choice and healthy living, and is designed to provide one-stop shopping to explore insurance options anddiscover fun ways to engage in good health.

"The change of seasons brings better weather, more sunshine and a nice opportunity for all of us to get active and commit to a healthier lifestyle," said Tom Peluso, director of Capital Blue. "We invite the community to start here at Capital Blue, their healthy place."

Throughout the day guests can sample various free healthy foods and smoothies available at the Rodale cafe at Capital Blue, which is permanently located inside the store. During the store's regular business operating hours (Monday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-7 p.m.) visitors can purchase breakfast, lunch, dinner or snack items at Rodale cafe at Capital Blue. Anyone looking for a healthy alternative to fast food can count on a menu that features organic, low-fat and natural foods such as a California turkey wrap, French lentil salad or a mint shamrock smoothie.

"We want people to look at the Rodale Cafe at Capital Blue as a nice, healthy option for jump starting the day with a balanced breakfast, refueling at lunchtime, or getting a nutritionally light meal to go after work," said Leah Nichols, director of Culinary Brand Development & Services at Rodale, Inc. "We are looking forward to introducing our spring menu on March 16 for everyone to sample and enjoy."

Other free activities during the day will feature massages, health screenings, a yoga demonstration, information on the Children's Health Insurance Program, hourly prize raffles, and tours of the new Capital Blue store. Kids can look forward to face painting, fun tattoos, a seed planting activity, organic bubble blowing, and playing Wii Fit in the store Kids Zone.

Capital Blue is brought to you by Capital BlueCross, an Independent Licensee of the BlueCross BlueShield Association, serving 21 counties in central Pennsylvania and the Lehigh Valley.

About Capital BlueCross
In 2013, Capital BlueCross is celebrating 75 years of serving central Pennsylvania and Lehigh Valley residents and businesses as the region's leading health insurer. Through community partnerships and by collaborating with area health care providers, Capital BlueCross brings innovative services and clinical solutions to the marketplace, while expanding and diversifying its comprehensive product portfolio. Committed to delivering medical value to its communities, Capital BlueCross focuses on improving patient satisfaction, enhancing quality of care and reducing costs. The company continues to lead the change in the industry by meeting the evolving health needs of its customers, most recently by entering the retail market and building a first-of-its-kind health and wellness store in the Lehigh Valley called Capital Blue. Headquartered in Harrisburg, Pa., Capital BlueCross is an independent licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association, employing more than 1,800 people. More information about Capital BlueCross, its family of businesses, and its offerings for individuals and employers, can be found at capbluecross.com.

About Rodale Inc.
Rodale is a global lifestyle company with a mission to inspire and enable people to improve their lives and the world around them. Through a broad portfolio of leading media properties, Rodale reaches more than 70 million people around the world through multiple distribution channels, including magazines, books, online, mobile, e-commerce, direct-to-consumer, and video. Rodale publishes some of the best-known health and wellness lifestyle magazines, including Men's Health, Prevention, Women's Health, Runner's World, Bicycling, Running Times, and Organic Gardening, and is one of the largest independent book publishers in the United States with a collection of bestselling titles including Al Gore's An Inconvenient Truth, The End of Overeating: Taking Control of the Insatiable American Appetite, The Kind Diet, Eat This, Not That! and Flat Belly Diet. The company is also widely regarded as a digital leader in the areas of health and fitness and has launched three digital properties -- Fitbie.com and YouTube channels 3V and Tasted. Rodale continues to expand its reach through an ever-growing list of award-winning mobile applications and partnerships and is a leader in direct-response marketing with more than 27 million active customers in its database. To learn more about Rodale, visit www.rodaleinc.com

SOURCE Capital BlueCross