17,990 People Lose the Equivalent of Nearly 45 Million Chocolate Chips in Life Time Fitness 90-Day Challenge
By committing to a healthier way of life, participants lose 49,672 pounds in bi-annual event
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17,990 People Lose the Equivalent of Nearly 45 Million Chocolate Chips in Life Time Fitness 90-Day Challenge
By committing to a healthier way of life, participants lose 49,672 pounds in bi-annual event
CHANHASSEN, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Losing never tasted so sweet for the 17,990 people across the country who participated in the Life Time - The Healthy Way of Life Company (NYSE:LTM) 90-Day Challenge. In total, participants lost 49,672 pounds - or the equivalent of 45 million chocolate chips - during the Feb. 9 through May 11 challenge. Four national winners are celebrating double success with their individual $10,000 cash prize, a trip to Hawaii or California and one-year complimentary membership to their local Life Time.
Frank Pace, Bloomington, Minn., Weight Loss Challenge National Male Winner: In 90 days, Frank lost 105.7 pounds, improved his myHealthScore(R) and the pains from his old injuries became almost non-existent. (Photo: Life Time Fitness)
Now in its third year, the Life Time 90-Day Challenge takes place in the spring and fall and encourages members to live a healthier way of life. During February's Weigh-In Weekend, participants chose to enter the Weight Loss or Transformation category—a new addition to this year's challenge. Both included the support of exercise and nutrition coaching for those interested, along with a variety of "Try It Tuesday" events.
To win the Weight Loss Challenge, participants had to lose the largest percentage of body weight. Life Time officials selected the top contenders in the Transformation Challenge who were judged on total transformation in body composition, including body fat percentage, as well as photos and essays. From those finalists, a public online vote decided the male and female winners.
"The 90 Day Challenge is a source of inspiration for our members to start a comprehensive, time bound, personal challenge designed to transform their outlook and behavior about living a healthy way of life," said Anika DeCoster, program manager for Life Time Weight Loss. "Helping individuals achieve their total health objectives and fitness goals is our mission each and every day and we could not be more proud of our members success."
Among those who committed to the challenge, the national winners of the Life Time 90-Day Challenge include:
Frank Pace, Bloomington, Minn., Weight Loss Challenge National Male WinnerAfter years of battling injuries, Frank felt stuck with a body that seemed to ache with any sort of exercise and didn't believe there was hope for his situation. Focusing on daily workouts and recovery at Life Time, Frank lost 105.7 pounds, improved his myHealthScore® and the pains from his old injuries became almost non-existent. Frank's new promise is to train and compete for sprint triathlons.
Bailey Polcher, Scottsdale, Ariz., Weight Loss Challenge National Female Winner
Bailey was content with her weight and comfortable with herself until her parent's divorce and the loss of her little brother inspired the desire to change. Juggling three jobs, Bailey committed to cutting out processed foods, doing cardio every day and strength training two to three times a week. Ninety days later, Bailey weighed in at 113.5 pounds - almost 50 pounds lighter!
Amanda Dumouchelle, Novi, Mich., Transformation Challenge National Female Winner
Amanda struggled with her weight since the age of 21 years. Reaching her highest weigh of 210 pounds left her feeling self-conscious and depressed. After a brief stint living in Japan, Amanda lost 80 pounds but quickly found herself gaining one to two pounds a week when she returned home and knew she needed to gain control. In addition to her 53.04% change in body fat, Amanda is now stronger and healthier than ever. She completely quit eating fast food, drinking pop and went from barely
