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PICTURE THIS: Beach Bunnies. Movie Premiers. You and 11 of your closest friends running day and night. Starting in the American Riviera, Santa Barbara, your team of 12 runners will embark on a 177 mile adventure-fest. The party in your van will only get better as you leap frog your way down the beautiful Pacific Coast. You’ll feel the ocean-spray as you fly past the star-studded Malibu, Ca and the “South-Swells” of Huntington Beach. The race (and your stamina) will wrap up where the spectacular bluffs meet the crashing waves of Dana Point.

We put together a team in the Sub-master division, (over 30 years of age) 5 women and 7 guys including me. we finished in 19 hours and 50 mins and won our division while getting 13th out of 105 teams overall!  No one slept, and everyone ran their personal best times on at least 3 different legs of the race. (how could you do any less with 11 of your teammates watching!)         It was harder, more exciting, and more fun then I expected!  What a great experience for my first race, can’t wait to try something else, now that I am officially a runner!

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I have been remiss about keeping everyone up to date as to the weekly results of our weightloss challenge. We ended up with 60 very motivated challangers who collectively lost 847.5 lbs!!  Our winner at the Gothard gym Shelley Stockton, lost 17.2% which equaled 27 lbs!

 Our winner at the Main St. gym Craig Pazanti, lost 17.02% or, in his case 41 lbs!

Everyone was extremely please with the weelkly Menus and recipes supplied by our own cook/chef/nutritionist/trainer Carolyn.

The weekly Bootcamp was a hugh success.  Trainer extraordinare Mike changed it up every week, just to keep it fresh and exciting.  He would end every session with some kind of challenge, like a relay race or plank hold ’til you dropped.

The weekly hikes were dominated by our fitness guru Diane, who led all who showed up at the different parks by running all the trails that we were just happy walking! Each week we would pick spectacular locations around Orange County, Ca., just to get everyone who showed up a great cardio workout.

The whole process of The 6 week TakeDown Challange was a hugh success.  The education is invaluable, and learning how to eat right for the rest of your life is priceless.  Thank you to all who participated, you are all Champs to Carolyn and me.

Paul

The second week total weight loss for the 62 challengers of the TakeDown is 453.5lbs!! Our weekly winners of the free training session are, Lucy Ho, Gothard, and JoAnne Bradley, from Main St. Congratulations! Everyone is loving the new weekly recipes, the bootcamp, and of course their new bodies. Keep up the good work.  Who wants to win $600.00 in personal training for the highest % of weight loss?

Congratulations to Shelley Stockton from the Gothard gym, and Chana Warnock from our Main St. gym.  Both lost over 7% for the first week and will be awarded a free training session for their effort! Who is going to step up next week to get their free session?

 Fully ingulfed in the Takedown Challange Spring ‘09!  This time around we have 62 Challengers competing for not only the free training and $$, but also for bragging rights between the 2 gyms!  In the first week alone our challengers lost ( never to be found again!) 300lbs combined! Our free weekly Saturday bootcamp, and Sunday hikes have had at least 30 people show up for the camaraderie, support, and the fun. Stay posted for the results for who lost the biggest % of weight in each gym for the 1st week.

Statistics for how much weight Americans tend to gain during the end-of-the-year festivities vary from 1 pound to 10, but it’s undoubtedly a tough time for anyone trying to eat healthfully.

1. Be conscious of what you eat at food-focused events. This includes alcohol too!
2. Holiday obligations can be stressful and can lead to over eating. Organize your time so the season is not so overwhelming.
3. The demands of festivities can leave people feeling sluggish and sleep-deprived. And when people are tired, they’re more likely to overeat and not exercise.
4. Avoid sources of temptation whenever you can. If there are sweets in the office break room, don’t go there. It is easier if you do not even see them.
5. If you’re traveling for the holidays, pick up some healthy, portable snacks at the grocery store before you leave so you’re less likely to be tempted by unhealthy options.

Hey, the holiday season is here, and what better way to say thank you, or I love you, Then to give someone the gift of health!  Personal training sessions can be purchased at either location, and we promise to throw in a little extra to make that gift even more exciting!

p.s. Don’t forget to keep training and eating right throughout the  holidays, if you keep it up all week, you can enjoy the xmas parties guilt free!  A few parties are not going to negate all your hard work you put in all week.  party on!

Once again, our members have proven that with a little education, guidance, and work, they could rise to the challenge. 

The members lost a combined total of over 700 pounds in 6 weeks!