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SPRING SHAPE UP: OVER 330 POUNDS LOST IN WEIGHT LOSS CHALLENGE
POSTED: APR 24, 2009
Over 330 pounds were lost during Winner Regional’s 2009 Weight Loss Challenge. Sixteen four-person teams from Winner Regional and Family Practice Associates competed for cash, prizes and the ultimate reward, a healthier mind and body!
Overall individual winner Mandy Old Lodge, Hospital Unit Clerk, lost almost 12% of her overall body weight. 1st Runner up Deb Hartland lost 8.85% and 2nd Runner Up Cara Horstman lost 8.77%. Hartland and Horstman both work in hospital nursing.
In the team category, Mr. Twinkie and the Ho Hos lost a combined 27.79%. Team members Korie Ferwerda, Amanda Sachtjen, Joyce Kartak and Al Schmidt are all members of Winner Regional’s surgical team.
Is your business or organization interested in hosting an onsite weight loss challenge? Winner Regional’s wellness team and dietitian are available to help groups organize wellness incentive and challenge programs.
In addition to health benefits, participants find that onsite wellness programs serve as in-house support groups. Colleagues and friends can share tips and best practices from workout secrets to small changes that lead to big change.
For instance, one challenge participant found that just cutting out her daily allotment of soda for fourteen weeks helped her to lose over 8% of her overall body weight!
For more information on starting a wellness program or a weight-loss challenge at your business or community organization, contact Ellen Storms, RN at 842-7178. Facility nursing staff and a dietitian are available to help get businesses started on their own journeys to better health.
