UMaine Fitness Center’s Popular Weight-Loss Challenge Returns
Contact: Stephen “Brooks” Dyer, 581-1082
ORONO — The University of Maine’s Student Recreation and Fitness Center will kick off its “Big Bears to Little Bears” challenge on Jan. 19. Now in its second year, the popular weight-loss challenge is open to the public.
Over the course of three months, teams of three to five people meet for a workout with a personal trainer twice a week. Their trainer gives them a punch card with goals and tasks that must be completed to earn points. Participants are expected to attend group exercise classes; work with their trainer on a diet log; complete biweekly weigh-ins; and complete weekly team challenges. All of these will earn the team points, and the team with the most points at the end of the program wins.
“This program has been running for one year now, three times per year, with great success and many returning participants — because they love the atmosphere,”says fitness manager Stephen “Brooks” Dyer. “Most importantly, this program iso pen to anyone from anywhere — we had someone traveling from Lincoln last fall.”
Nonmembers must sign up for a three-month membership to compete. All participants must pay $125 to compete — the cost includes 24 personal training sessions and a group fitness pass.
An informational meeting will take place at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 20, at 101 Neville Hall on the University of Maine campus in Orono.
This year’s competition is sponsored by Subway, which will donate team jerseys, free subs, pedometers and water bottles to participants.
To learn more about UMaine’s Student Recreation and Fitness Center, visit www.umaine.edu/campusrecreation/