Lisa Lutz was crowned Mrs. Virginia United States in March, 2008.

Her life long commitment to health and fitness made it easy for her to decide on her speaking platform.

"This year I decided to concentrate solely on the Heart Truth Campaign with women, and letting them know that this is a preventable disease and it's all due to our lifestyle. We live in the only country in the world where our number one cause of death is due to our lifestyle," said Lutz.

Its not just her pageant platform that focuses on heart health.

Lisa and her husband are co-owners of Cardio Xpress, a 24-hour fitness studio that they opened last December.

One of her goals is to make exercising easier for women.

"As women, everything else is more important- our family, our husbands, our homes, and sometimes even our cars. We will make time to get our cars washed, but we won't make time to go to the gym and take care of our health," she said.

Her commitment to women's health doesn't stop there.

At her request Governor Kaine proclaimed May 11 through 18, as Virginia Women's Health Week.

"Twenty-five percent of Virginian women are obese, and seventy-five percent of them report doing no form of physical activity."

Lisa also partnered with Winchester Mayor Elizabeth Minor to declare May 17 as Women's Heart Day.

"It's just one day to set aside and say am I doing those things to keep my heart healthy and am I being that role model to others," said Lutz.

Cardio XPress is offering free workout session for women on Saturday May 17, and Sunday May 18 from 10am to 4pm.

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