Exciting Successes!!

We are so excited to get the wonderful emails from everyone about the success they are having! Here are a few of the emails we've rec'd recently. Feel free to share your success!

"I'm down 18 lbs, but I feel like I'm truly living life again! Days are no longer running together and I'm handling stress much better. I look forward to all my workouts and am truly impressed with my stamina and strength!!" K.B.

"I weighed Saturday night and Sunday morning because when I weighed Saturday night I could not believe my eyes. I have lost a total of 29 lbs! I am so pumped!" D.C.

" I have lost 15 lbs since the beginning of the Challenge and feel better than I have felt in years!" D.W.

"I am 67 years old an cannot believe some of the things I am doing. I feel 15 years younger!" C.C.

How's everyone doing?

Hope you're all having a great week and are feeling healthier! We are hearing some great reports about the hard work you're putting into this!

We're looking forward to the workout again on Saturday. We're still getting a lot of emails sent back as undeliverable. If you didn't get an email from us yesterday, send me an email at fitnessproductions@comcast.net and enter "correct email address" in the subject line. We don't want anyone to miss out on any valuable info that will help!!

Saturdays' seminar will be great this week (NCH SOUTH center at 12:00). Livio and I will be holding an open forum Q & A about your diet and exercise plan. We'll give you some valuable tips that will help you reach your goals faster! We're really excited about getting to know you better and finding out about your personal challenges so we can help you reach all of your goals!

Everyone deserves to look and feel healthy and happy!! Try to come to one of the workouts on Saturday! (or both!)

8:30 Cambier park
12:00 - seminar NCH South
12:30 - workout NCH South

Please come 15 minutes early!!

Great workout this morning!!

Congrats to all the people who woke up early on a cold Saturday morning and showed up at the park! You should be so proud of yourselves!! Not only did you show up, but you really rocked that workout!

We had a lot of fun this morning and hope you did too. Remember to focus on the positives when you're working out! Negative chatter in your head will make the workouts harder and less fun!
Congratulate yourself for everything you did and for giving it your all. And don't compare yourself to other people! Focus on your goals and how good you're going to feel when you've reached your goals!

We know you can do it!!!!

Mindy and Livio

Answers to Frequently Asked Questions

The Challenge is almost here and we're getting excited!  We're getting a couple hundred phone calls per day so will try to answer as many questions as possible for you here.

Here are some of the most frequently asked questions:

1.  Is it too late to sign up?

     A:  No, there is no deadline.  We will still have people signing up in February and even March.  We welcome the opportunity for anyone to join to improve their health at any time.

2.  Can I bring my entry on Saturday instead of mailing it in?

     A:  Yes, but please staple your entry form, entry fee and photo with your name on it.  We will be getting several hundred entries handed to us, so please make sure all your info is together.

3.  What if I can't make it to one or more workouts?

      A:  The Saturday workouts are a lot of fun and very helpful, but they are only a small part of the program.  If you can't make it, it's ok.  We'll be emailing you workouts and nutrition plans for the other days of the week.  

4.  Am I too old/too young?

      A:  We have participants from 8-80 and all different fitness levels.  There are all different age and fitness levels and you will work out according to your level.

5.  What are the fitness levels?

       A.  There are beginners to hard core athletes at the workouts.  There are people that need to lose 5 lbs and people that need to lose 50 or more.  We are trained professionals and divide the group up into different levels of fitness.  It's important to work out of your comfort zone in order to gain benefit, yet work within your level of fitness.  We will work with you and help you.

Need entry form?

If you need an entry form for the Challenge, please email fitnessproductions@comcast.net and put "entry form request" in the subject.

There is no deadline to enter, but the sooner you send in your entry, the sooner you'll start getting info to help you reach your goals - and maybe win that $1000 grand prize!!!

Prize Explanation and tips

The individual winner of the Challenge will be person (voted on by a panel of judges) who made the biggest transformation based on the before and after photos.  It's important to take a very good before photo so that we can clearly see your body.  Last year the judges deliberated for hours because some of the photos just weren't clear.  We knew some of the participants lost more weight than the photos showed, but they either had on loose clothing or the photo was from too far away!  

As for the team competition, the team captain is responsible for verifying the weight of the participants at the beginning and end of the competition and reporting it to us.

There are no public weigh ins but we will be holding you accountable for your own goals weekly!

Let's get ready to have some fun and get healthier in 2009!!!

WELCOME TEAMS!!

We'd like to welcome the following teams to the Challenge and congratulate your company for taking a stand in helping you achieve health and wellness!

TIB Bank

Arthrex - reigning Champions!!

Bank of Florida

Cancer Alliance of Naples

Barron Collier Companies

Downing Frye Realty

Raymond James

HCR Manorcare

ED NCH

F.O.A.M.S GROUP

YOLO

We have several others in the works and welcome everyone to get their company involved.  A team must have 5 members and can include friends and family as well as co-workers.  And yes - you can win the $1000 individual grand prize AND the $1000 team prize!!