Gold’s Gym launches Body Success Challenge

Gold’s Gym Saipan announced yesterday that it will be launching the CNMI’s first-ever “Body Success Challenge,” and more than $6,000 in cash and prizes will be awarded to participants who can lose the most weight and/or make the most amazing body transformation over a three-month period this summer. There will be a free Body Success Challenge information session at Gold’s Gym, located at Garapan Central Park, this Saturday morning, May 31, at 10am, and all members of the community who are interested in entering the competition are welcome to attend.

“The Body Success Challenge will be an exceptional opportunity for members of the community to participate in a program that yields positive physical results over a 3-month period, while also providing enough knowledge to keep those results for a lifetime,” said Gold’s Gym co-owner Eric Plinske.

The Challenge is primarily a weight loss competition where substantial cash and prizes will be awarded to the top three men and top three women who lose the most weight as a percentage of their original starting weight. However, there will also be a “Most Amazing Body Transformation” category, and anyone could win this category since a person could start off very slender and end up putting on considerable weight and muscle, or a person could be obese and take off a considerable amount of weight and fat. The winner of the Most Amazing Body Transformation prize will be chosen by a combination of the most fat lost, the most lean body mass (muscle) gained, and the most visibly impressive body transformation based upon their before and after photos. The winner of the Most Amazing Body Transformation category may also end up being a winner of one of the weight loss categories, which increases their chance to win additional cash and prizes.

* You do not have to be a Gold’s Gym member to participate;
* You must be at least 16 years of age with a parent’s consent if under 18;
* You must be able to provide proof of CNMI residency (Saipan, Rota, or Tinian);
* You must complete and submit a registration form to Gold’s Gym no later than 5pm on June 15;
* You must complete the final weigh-out on the prescribed dates and no later than 5pm on Sept. 14.

Registration for the Body Success Challenge will start immediately after the information session tomorrow morning at Gold’s Gym and will run through Sunday, June 15. The registration fee for the Body Success Challenge is $100. Registration forms will only be available at the Gold’s Gym front desk. The official start date of the Challenge will be Monday, June 16, and the official end date of the Challenge will be Sunday, Sept. 14, totaling 13 weeks.

Participants will also have access to free “Tips for Success” seminars at Gold’s Gym that will be held on Saturday mornings once the competition begins and they will cover hot topics such as “Effective Nutrition for Fat Loss,” “Cardio Training for a High Speed Fat Burn,” “Resistance Exercises that Guaranty Results,” “Accelerating Your Success with Proper Nutritional Supplements,” and “The Latest Technology in Weight Loss – The BodyBugg.”

1st place (men’s & women’s categories) = $1,000 cash and a free 1-year membership at Gold’s Gym;

2nd place (men’s & women’s categories) = $500 cash and a free 6-month membership at Gold’s Gym;

3rd place (men’s & women’s categories) = $200 cash and a free 3-month membership at Gold’s Gym;

Most Amazing Body Transformation = $500 cash; PTI camera phone; & feature story in MP magazine.

According to Plinske, Gold’s Gym is also considering the addition of an optional weekly weigh-in incentive program where cash prizes would be awarded each week to the competitor that loses the most weight from their weigh-in the previous week. Gold’s Gym has also reserved the right to combine the men’s and women’s categories for the weight loss component of the Body Success Challenge and award a single 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place prize, rather than to both male and female winners for each category, if at least 50 participants do not register by June 15, 2008.

Even though you don’t have to be a Gold’s Gym member to compete in the Body Success Challenge, Gold’s Gym is offering a special 3-month membership for only $99 (regular $175) so that Challenge participants can sign-up, if they aren’t already a Gold’s Gym member, and gain full access to all of the equipment, services, exercise classes and training programs that Gold’s Gym has to offer. Plinske said that Gold’s Gym is about to launch a free weekly weight training orientation program for its members to provide knowledge about a wide variety of effective resistance exercises including proper form and technique, use of different equipment, purpose of each exercise, and the benefits each exercise will provide.

“With the high utility rates, why not turn off the power at your home and come on down to Gold’s Gym where you can watch cable TV in an air conditioned environment while you exercise on our cardio equipment or weight machines and then take a shower before you leave … while, at the same time, increasing your chances of winning substantial cash and prizes for Changing your Body and Changing your Life,” Plinske said.

For more details about the Body Success Challenge or to register, contact Gold’s Gym at 233-4000, email goldsgym@saipan.com or visit Gold’s Gym located at Garapan Central Park on Kopa Di Oru Street.