Wednesday, April 30, 2008

One Mile Run Weight Loss Challenge





I want to thank New Balance for sponsoring the Parkers Place Weight Loss Challenge 1 mile run. Last year when Vern won I believe that it took him to another level in his ability to understand that he truly could do it. He ran that mile in 7 minutes. This year we have two new winners Mat and Cindy and they with their New Balance shoes now know that they can do it.
If you take into consideration that they have never run before and that Cindy has lost 43 pounds and Mat 136 pounds in 15 weeks it makes their running accomplishment even more remarkable (8 minute mile is nothing is laugh about). If you asked them what has given them such success they would say the Parkers Place Weight Loss Challenge and their New Balance Shoes.
Thank you New Balance for coming along side Parkers Place and understanding that proper shoe wear is important in a person’s fitness life. Thank you for helping Parkers Place help them. Congrats Mat and Cindy keep it going.

One MileRun WLC







I want to thank New Balance for sponsoring the Parkers Place Weight Loss Challenge 1 mile run. Last year when Vern won I believe that it took him to another level in his ability to understand that he truly could do it. He ran that mile in 7 minutes. This year we have two new winners Mat and Cindy and they with their New Balance shoes now know that they can do it.
If you take into consideration that they have never run before and that Cindy has lost 43 pounds and Mat 136 pounds in 15 weeks it makes their running accomplishment even more remarkable (8 minute mile is nothing is laugh about). If you asked them what has given them such success they would say the Parkers Place Weight Loss Challenge and their New Balance Shoes.
Thank you New Balance for coming along side Parkers Place and understanding that proper shoe wear is important in a person’s fitness life. Thank you for helping Parkers Place help them. Congrats Mat and Cindy keep it going.

Monday, April 28, 2008

Nature Hill Challenge






Well after such a good week Saturday was very cold but the challengers were up for the challenge. This week they went to Nature hill and the challenge was for them to run up the ski hill, pick up a flag and then run down the other side of the hill. Each team had three people on them. Every group had a trainer that went with them. The teams were as follows:
#1 Mike, Kathy and Doreen (Jim Meyer coach)
#2 Matthew, Tina, Donna (Sue McNutt coach)
#3 Craig, Nicole, Cindy (Dale McNutt coach)
#4 James, Sue, Vickie (Kailin coach)
The top of the hill was very windy and some of the challengers stated that the challenge got increasingly harder when they approached the top of the hill. They wanted to stop but they kept going and in the end reaped the benefit of their labor. The winning team was #4 with a time of 4:34.43. There was no quitting in all of the challengers especially team #4. Good Job to all.

Monday, April 21, 2008

First Fitness Challenge






Well, this one was a first for the Weight Loss Challengers. There were three disciplines that the challengers had to complete. They were the Cone Switch, the Weight Walk, and the Pacer. These events tested their speed, strength and endurance. In the first event the challengers had to replace the cones from one seat to another. This was a 30 foot course that tested their agility and speed. The winner was the one who did the course the fastest time. Mat Conway won in 16.34 seconds.
The second event was the Weight Walk. This was a 60 meter course that the challengers have to tak weights and walk as long as they can. The women had 50 pound weight in both hands and the men had 70 pound weights in both hands. On this walk they were not allowed to put those weights down until they were finished. Each challenger had two spotters. This one was grueling for them. But in the end James Barany won by walking 450 feet. Take into consideration that this was done with an additional 140 pounds of weight it makes to feat even more impressive.
The third event was the Pacer. This was a 60 meter course. The challengers started at one end of the field and when they heard the beep they were to run to the other end before the next beep. If they made it they were to wait for the next beep and then run back to the start line. Every 10 times the beeps would get increasingly closer and the challengers would have to run quicker to get to the other side before the next beep. Cindy won with 50 laps completed. The equates to ½ mile of interval running. Good job Cindy(shown in the blue, last picture)!

Saturday, April 12, 2008

Kevin's Challenge




Sometimes it is not just about sweating and getting tired. Sometimes our mind is what needs to be conditioned. This challenge was just that it was a strenuous and many a time the challengers wanted to quit. The way the challenge went was that there were three islands that they needed to get their team mates through. Now at any time you could not have any more than two challengers on any island and if they fell into the pit they would have to start again. Once they got their teammate to safety they were then to run down the field to the end zone and there waiting for them was a golf ball and two PVC pipe. One pipe was small enough to hold the ball but the other was too large. Their next challenge was to get that golf ball from one end of the field to another without dropping it. Now each challenger had to touch each PVC pipe and pass it to the next challenger. To say they least this took quite a while to complete. They kept dropping the golf ball and having to start over again. On one occasion the red team made it two thirds of the way there and then dropped to golf ball. It took the Blue team over 1 hour to complete this task.
Here is the lesson it was trying to teach them. You are going to fail more than you will succeed, but everytime you fail and have to start again you will get just little further to your goal. How many times have you been told that you are just who you are that that you need to just deal with it. “Oh, Sue it just THICK BONED so she just needs to deal with that and accept it”. How many times have we heard that. If we let society continue to dictate to use who we are, we will never amount to much in life. After failing at that golf ball relay 18 times everyone was telling the blue team to pack it in. But they did not and finally they did it and they were better people for it. Good job to everyone who took place in the challenge. Keep your head up and remember when life beats you down get up and try again. Soon enough you will win.

Volley Ball







This week the challengers played volleyball. The teams were the following:
Team #1 James, Tina, Vicky, Donna
Team #2 Matthew, Sue, Mike, Doreen
Team #3 Richard, Cindy, Kathy, Nicole
Team #4 Jon, Debby, Craig, Sue (the trainer)
They played a round robin way and teams finished in the following order:

Team #1 finished 2 – 1
Team #2 finished 3 – 0
Team #3 finished 0 – 3
Team #4 finished 1 – 2
In the finals #3 vs #4 and #4 won winning 15 – 5 and in the money game team #2 beat #1 with a final score of 21 – 17.

I want to thank Snyder Insurance for sponsoring this challenge and giving Mat, Sue, Mike and Doreen such a generous prize. Thanks guys, without you I could not do this.

Thursday, April 3, 2008

Lifetime Cookware demonstration





Well the chef was in the house and he prepared a great meal for the challengers. The greatest thing was that it was done with lifetime cookware and no preservatives added. No salt, flower, pepper. All natural and they loved it. Thanks Lifetime Cookware for your help and sponsorship.

The Mile Run





Well this mile run was a success. Winning time was a little over 8 minutes. Good job Cindy keep up the good work.
At the last nutrition class a lot of issues were discussed and resolved about eating and what you should be doing. Good job Kailin.