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Amazon Fitness Social Activities
Workout for St. Jude - May 2008
We had 6 people this
working out to raise money for St. Jude Children's Hospital. In the bench press, with 70 pounds,
Whitney did 35 reps, Flo did 41 reps, Nick did 66, Joe ecked out 78, Pam did
82 reps, and Darrell did 85. In the leg press, with 200 pounds on the machine,
Whitney did 101 reps. Joel was a machine and did an incredible 303 reps. Overall, Amazon Fitness raised over $1000 for St. Jude. Thanks to all the donors and participants in this worthwhile effort. :-)
Biggest Loser at McArthur High School
This semester, the McArthur 9th Grade School PE department is trying a variation on "The Biggest Loser" All the boys and girls are in a contest to lose bodyfat using monetary incentives. The program is hugely successful in getting kids to drop weight, some more than others of course. With childhood obesity a growing problem, something is being done locally to educate, motivate, and reverse the obesity trend. The difference here is the use of monetary incentives to motivate the students. First prize is a $250 gift card for the top boy and girland the next 10 get a $100 gift card. Funds for this are coming from Focus Energy, my training studio (Amazon Fitness), and individual clients of ours. The administration and development of the program was done by Cathy Roach, a 9th Grade P.E. coach at McArthur and client of Amazon Fitness. Here is a link to the story in the Houston Chronicle
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