The MJCCA Offers the Opportunity to: “Lose Weight and Change Your Life in The Biggest Loser Challenge®”
Participant Cassie Harrison Strives to Lose 100 Pounds Through the Biggest Loser Program
Lose weight. Change your life. The Marcus Jewish Community Center of Atlanta (MJCCA) and The Biggest Loser® have partnered in The Biggest Loser Challenge®. This program is for adults who would like to make a positive lifestyle change and become fitter and healthier under the coaching of a professional trainer. For information, contact Laura Johnson at 678.812.4024, laura.johnson@atlantajcc.org.
Cassie Harrison, a preschool teacher, has made a commitment to the Biggest Loser program. Harrison explains, “I am participating in the Biggest Loser to take me deeper in my weight loss journey. I had recently lost 70+ pounds by changing my eating habits and enjoying light cardio a couple of days a week.” Harrison continues, “I am looking for the Biggest Loser program to help me push myself physically as well as help me control crazy cravings. I hope to lose more than 100 pounds in the next year! And I am sure the Biggest Loser program will help me reach my goal.”
From January 8 – March 7, 2013, a Biggest Loser® Pro will equip participants, like Harrison, with expert training on proper workout routines, nutrition, and weight management. This 9-week program includes two sessions per week. Each session consists of a thirty minute workout and a fifteen minute educational session. The program also includes:
- Tracking your diet and exercise progress to see how your activity and food habits impact your ability to reach your goals;
- Assessing your exercise and food habits with the help of a Certified Pro Trainer;
- Setting personalized goals based on your height and weight, so you won't be left hungry;
- Making better food and exercise choices with tons of recipes, meal ideas, exercise demonstrations, and more.
Harrison said, “It's always great to have new people to talk to and who understand how you feel. That's what's so wonderful about The Biggest Loser groups; you're all here for the same reasons, and you can learn from each other's mistakes and successes. This program is different from other weight-loss programs, in that a group environment motivates me more than exercising on my own."
Laura Johnson, MJCCA Sports Performance Coordinator, has been AFAA Certified as a Biggest Loser Pro (Registered at BiggestLoserPro.com). Johnson said, “The winner of the MJCCA's Biggest Loser Challenge will be the person who has the largest percentage of pounds lost during the 9-week challenge. That person will be honored as the MJCCA's Biggest Loser, and will receive the grand prize of a two-night stay at the King and Prince Resort on St. Simon's Island (which includes an ocean-front room, breakfast for two, and two rounds of golf). The Biggest Loser program has changed many lives for the better, and we have many people who have signed up, ready to make these changes in their eating habits, exercise, and lifestyle.”
Johnson adds, “And the incentive of winning this great trip doesn't hurt either.”
The Biggest Loser Challenge® Day/Time Choices (groups meet twice a week for the 9 weeks):
- Tuesdays & Thursdays, 6:30 – 7:15 am
- Tuesdays & Thursdays, 7:00 – 7:45 am
- Tuesdays & Thursdays, 12:15 – 1:00 pm
- Tuesdays & Thursdays, 2:30 – 3:15 pm
Fees for the 9-week program: MJCCA Member: $202, Non-Member: $252
Contact Information:
For more information, contact Laura Johnson at 678.812.4024, laura.johnson@atlantajcc.org.
Visit online at atlantajcc.829stage.com.
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