''When You Lose...You Win;'' Thirteen-Week Weight Loss Contest Challenges Friends and Families to Lose Weight Together.HOLLYWOOD, Fla. -- A new weight loss competition, "The Fat Blaster Fat Loss Challenge," beginning here on Jan. 30, will offer couples, friends and relatives in Broward and Dade Counties Dade County can refer to the following places:
"This gives families and friends a way to offer each other motivation and support as they lose weight and have fun together while competing," says Shondelle Miles, host of the challenge and owner of The Fitness Playground. "The contest also is a great way for people to get in shape for the New Year and to honor their resolutions." The contest will consist of nutritional and motivational workshops and full body circuit training workouts that consist of cardio-vascular and resistance training. The challenge is inspired by the reality TV show, The Biggest Loser and is formatted based on a similar program Miles developed in 2004 -- The Fat Blaster Weight Loss & Nutrition Camp for Women. Contest winners will be determined by the amount of inches and body fat partners lose as a pair. Altogether, more than $1,500 in cash and prizes will be offered to winning partners. The grand prize for the top two partners is a three-day, two-night vacation at the Viva Wyndham Resort in the Grand Bahamas Grand Bahama: see Bahamas. Island. Other prizes include fitness apparel, facials, dinner at a local restaurant and free personal training sessions. Cost for participating in the contest is $97 per person, per month. Miles is a certified fitness professional and owner of the The Fitness Playground in Hollywood. She has received certification by several national accreditation councils, including the American College of Sports Medicine '''Founded in 1954, the AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SPORTS MEDICINE is the largest sports medicine and exercise science organization in the world. More than 20,000 international, national and regional members are dedicated to advancing and integrating scientific research to provide educational . Miles holds a master's degree master's degree n. An academic degree conferred by a college or university upon those who complete at least one year of prescribed study beyond the bachelor's degree. Noun 1. in Sports Medicine sports medicine, branch of medicine concerned with physical fitness and with the treatment and prevention of injuries and other disorders related to sports. Knee, leg, back, and shoulder injuries; stiffness and pain in joints; tendinitis; "tennis elbow"; and from University of Miami This article is about the university in Coral Gables, Florida. For the university in Oxford, Ohio, see Miami University. The University of Miami (also known as Miami of Florida,[2] UM,[3] or just The U . Her new book, The Ultimate Guide to Weight Loss Guide: 18 Strategies Guaranteed to Blast Away Stubborn Body Fat, offers her multifaceted mul·ti·fac·et·ed adj. Having many facets or aspects. See Synonyms at versatile. Adj. 1. multifaceted - having many aspects; "a many-sided subject"; "a multifaceted undertaking"; "multifarious interests"; "the multifarious approach to getting in shape and includes the mental and emotional components to weight loss. For more information and registration, please call (954) 839-6248 or go to http://www.FatblasterFitnessChallenge.com. |
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