A local group is challenging Warsaw residents with competitions to find the biggest losers in the area.
Inspired by the popular fitness reality TV show, "The Biggest Loser," and the success of similar weight loss challenges nationwide, Andrea Meyer has launched 12-week courses that offer tips on nutrition and exercise, paired with a hint of fun competition.
Meyer is a personal wellness coach and considers the courses a chance to fight overweight and obesity rates by educating people about a better overall lifestyle.
"Our goal is for people to feel good and look great. The course will give us accountability. Together, everybody wins," she said.
So far more than 50 people have participated this summer and have lost 400 pounds as a team, so it is a very successful program.
Each person will get attention to find what works best for them. Participants will weigh in each week, and the three people with the highest percentage of pounds lost at the end of the course will win prize money. The health coaches are shooting for 20 students per class, which would allow for a $250 first-place prize, $150 second-place prize and $100 third-place prize.
For every pound a participant sheds, he or she will receive a raffle ticket for chances to healthy snacks and other prizes.
Registration for the next 12-week course is $36. Proceeds are paid out in cash and prizes to the winners. For more information, call Meyer at 574-267-6477.
