Twin Cities named “Fittest City” in America

by Escali Scales on June 19, 2013

The annual American College of Sports Medicine released it’s Fit Cities list and for the third year in a row… the Twin Cities was named “Fittest City” in America!

As Escali is a Minnesota based company, we are proud of these results! There must be a lot of Twin Cities Escali scale owners!

Fittest Cities in America

1.    Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn.
2.    Washington, D.C.
3.    Portland, Ore.
4.    San Francisco, Calif.
5.    Denver, Colo.
6.    Boston, Mass.
7.    Sacramento, Calif.
8.    Seattle, Wash.
9.    Hartford, Conn.
10.    San Jose, Calif.
11.    Austin, Texas
12.    Salt Lake City, Utah
13.    Cincinnati, Ohio
14.    San Diego, Calif.
15.    Raleigh, N.C.
16.    Pittsburgh, Pa.
17.    Baltimore, Md.
18.    Virginia Beach, Va.
19.    Cleveland, Ohio
20.    Richmond, Va.
21.    Atlanta, Ga.
22.    Providence, R.I.
23.    Buffalo, N.Y.
24.    New York, N.Y.
25.    Philadelphia, Pa.
26.    Milwaukee, Wis.
27.    Chicago, Ill.
28.    Kansas City, Mo.
29.    Los Angeles, Calif.
30.    Columbus, Ohio
31.    St. Louis, Mo.
32.    Nashville, Tenn.
33.    Phoenix, Ariz.
34.    Orlando, Fla.
35.    Riverside, Calif.
36.    Charlotte, N.C.
37.    Jacksonville, Fla.
38.    New Orleans, La.
39.    Las Vegas, Nev.
40.    Tampa, Fla.
41.    Birmingham, Ala.
42.    Miami, Fla.
43.    Houston, Texas
44.    Dallas, Texas
45.    Indianapolis, Ind.
46.    Memphis, Tenn.
47.    Louisville, Ky.
48.    San Antonio, Texas
49.    Detroit, Mich.
50.    Oklahoma City, Okla.

To see the official list published in Star Tribune, click the link American College of Sport’s Medicine Fittest Cities

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Overweight bag fees got you down?

by Escali Scales on June 17, 2013

Summer is one of the most popular times of the year to hit the road or take to the skies for those treasured family vacations. Even though traveling can bring some amazing times to share with your loved ones, it can also bring massive headaches and money disappearing from your pocket. Our Velo luggage scale can help take away some of that hassle  from your excursions! With it’s convenient 1-button operation, tough nylon strap and stainless steel clasp, the Velo can easily weigh your bags so you are never faced  paying overweight charges ever again.

Save your money for more important things! Get the Velo today!

 

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