LUMEX, INC. ANNOUNCES CYBEX EXCLUSIVE AGREEMENT WITH LINDA EVANS FITNESS CENTERS, INC.

BAY SHORE, N.Y., Oct. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Lumex, Inc. (AMEX: LUM) announced today that its CYBEX division has reached an agreement to be the exclusive supplier of cardiovascular and strength training equipment for Linda Evans Fitness Centers, Inc., a new fitness center chain targeted at women. Linda Evans Fitness Centers, Inc. has opened seven centers in Northern California and is planning to expand nationally. James E. George, President and Chief Executive Officer of Lumex, Inc., said, "This agreement represents an important collaboration between CYBEX and Linda Evans Fitness Centers to help meet the fitness needs of women by providing specially designed equipment in a supportive environment. We look forward to working closely with Linda Evans Fitness Centers as the company expands its unique concept across the country." Linda Evans stated, "We are thrilled that CYBEX, which represents the highest standard in the fitness industry, will provide our centers with equipment to address the special needs of women for strength training and cardiovascular exercise. This equipment will help give women the incentive to improve their health, which is what we're all looking for." Ms. Evans, a star of television and movies, has long been a fitness enthusiast and is especially concerned with the fitness and nutritional needs of maturing women. She formed Linda Evans Fitness Centers, Inc. in early 1994 with Mark Golob CEO and Tom Gergley President, two health club industry veterans. The centers provide members with a wide range of services and programs designed to offer special support to women, including on-site child care, one-on-one personal training, and on-site nutrition directors and registered dietitians. CYBEX will provide Linda Evans Fitness Centers with customized strength training equipment designed especially for women, including its market-leading line of CYBEX Strength Systems. In addition, CYBEX will provide its line of cardiovascular exercise equipment, including THE BIKE and THE SEMI. Lumex, Inc. is a leading manufacturer of medical and fitness equipment through its LUMEX and CYBEX divisions, serving extended care, home health care, physical therapy/sports medicine and fitness market segments worldwide through a broad domestic and international distribution network.

Linda Evans and Mark Golob