The Ultimate Fitness Challenge (UFC) – a 12-week rigorous weight loss, fitness, and nutrition program sponsored by the Baptist Health Fitness Center – began two weeks ago with six employee contestants vying to be named the UFC champ.
The three teams are:
Team Red — Trainer AD Abston
Michelle Cox (Administrative speech pathologist III, BHRI) &
Portia Jones (Nursing assistant II, 3rd Floor, BHRI)
Team Purple — Trainer Natalie Cannady
Muriel Kook (Data coordinator, 6A, BHMC-LR) &
Rhonda Matthews (Account representative I, Patient Financial Services)
Team Green — Trainer Jeremy Ray
Robert Furrey (Sr. Management Engineer, Management Systems) &
Jamie Holder (Administrative RN III, 6A, BHMC-LR)
Monday, April 9
This was the first weigh-in for the contestants to see what progress they have made. The contestants were nervous but they all had great outcomes:
Robert Furrey lost 6 lbs. for a percentage loss of 2.59%
Muriel Kook lost 9.5 lbs. for a percentage loss of 2.49%
Portia Jones lost 1.3 lbs. for a percentage loss of .36%
Rhonda Matthews lost 5.8 lbs. for a percentage loss of 2.41%
Michelle Cox gained .4 ounces for a percentage of -.2%
Jamie Holder lost 3.8 lbs. for a percentage loss of 1.26%
The winner of this week’s weigh-in was Furrey!
Robert Furrey receives a certificate for an extra training session.
The challenge for this week required each team to relay from the four-foot deep end of the BHRI pool to the shallow end carrying a cup of water and then dumping it into their team container. The first team to reach the red fill line was the winner. Team Green took home the prize with a time of 7 minutes and 10 seconds. Furrey and Holder each received a gift card for Whole Foods.
Employees are welcome to attend the weigh-ins and challenges, which are held every other Monday, at BHRI from noon until 1 p.m. Most events will take place in the In-service Education room on the ground floor and others will be held in the BHRI recreation therapy department. The next weigh in and challenge is April 23 in the In-service Ed room.
We hope the contest will inspire others to begin their own fitness and weight-loss program and find a healthier lifestyle.
Monday, April 23
Below are everyone’s losses for this week:
- Rhonda Matthews lost 5.5 lbs. for a percentage loss of 2.42% (total to date — 11.3)
- Muriel Kook lost 8 lbs. for a percentage loss of 2.08% (total to date — 17.5)
- Portia Jones lost 7.8 lbs. for a percentage loss of 2.16% (total to date — 9.1)
- Michelle Cox lost 2.5 ounces for a percentage of 1.26% (total to date — 2.1)
- Robert Furrey lost 2.6 lbs. for a percentage loss of 1.15% (total to date — 8.6)
- Jamie Holder lost 1.7 lbs. for a percentage loss of .57% (total to date — 5.5)
This week's winners, Muriel Kook and Rhonda Matthews with trainer Natalie!
The winner of this week’s weigh in was Matthews with the largest percent weight loss! This week’s challenge was a brain teaser as each individual had to answer nutrition and exercise related questions and whoever ended up with the most correct answers would win the challenge. It came down to a tie-breaker between Kook and Furrey, but Kook prevailed with the correct answer to “How many feet are in a mile?” She won a set of home exercise equipment which included an ab ball, various sized dumbbells, and a mat.
Watch the Weigh-ins!
http://www.baptist-health.com/health_resources/video/detail.aspx?id=257
http://www.baptist-health.com/health_resources/video/detail.aspx?id=258
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