Gold’s Gym launches 2009 Body Success Challenge

Gold’s Gym Saipan announced today that it has just launched the CNMI’s 2009 Body Success Challenge and there will be over $10,000 in cash and prizes to be awarded to participants from the community that can lose the most weight as a percentage of their original starting weight and/or make the most amazing body transformation over a three-month period.

Registration is $100 per person and will be open to anyone, age 16 and above, who lives in the CNMI. Based upon the success of the first Body Success Challenge that took place during the Summer of 2008, Gold’s Gym has now increased the number of competition categories and more than doubled the amount of cash and prize awards with the help of a growing list co-sponsors including Shell Marianas, Coca-Cola, Subway, Foremost, Michelob Ultra, and Fiji water.

The 2008 Body Success Challenge had 44 participants who entered and 29 who finished, resulting in a total combined weight loss of 695 lbs. The winners included men’s champion, Jack Kiyoshi, who lost 58 lbs and 23 percent of his overall body weight; women’s champion, Fe Mamuyac, who lost 38 lbs. and 25 percent of her overall body weight, and the Most Amazing Body Transformation Champion, Jeff Boyer, who lost 20 lbs., 11 percent of his overall body weight, and 39 percent of his overall body fat.

According to Josephine Togawa, co-owner of Gold’s Gym Saipan, the goal of the 2009 Body Success Challenge is to have a combined weight loss of at least 1,000 lbs by all the competitors who complete the three-month challenge. Instead of only having one men’s weight loss category and one women’s weight loss category, the 2009 Body Success Challenge will offer the following four weight loss competition categories: 1) women ages 16 to 29 years old; 2) men ages 16 to 29 years old; 3) women ages 30 and above; and 4) men ages 30 and above; plus an overall “Most Amazing Body Transformation” category that will be open to all men and women who are either trying to lose weight and body fat or gain size and muscle.

– 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 6pm on Saturday, Jan. 31, 2009; and

– You must complete the final weigh-in on the prescribed dates and no later than three months after your initial weigh-in.

The registration period for the 2009 Body Success Challenge will commence on Monday, Jan. 5, at Gold’s Gym Saipan and will run through Saturday, Jan. 31. Registration forms will only be available at the Gold’s Gym front desk. Competitors will have exactly three (3) months from their initial weigh-in date (which includes body circumference measurements and “before” photos”) to complete the Challenge and do a final weigh-in, measurements, and “after” photos.

1st place (all 4 weight loss categories) = $1,000 cash and a free 1-year membership at Gold’s Gym;

2nd place (all 4 weight loss categories) = $500 cash and a free 6-month membership at Gold’s Gym; and

Most Amazing Body Transformation = $500 cash and a free 3-month membership at Gold’s Gym.

According to Gold’s Gym co-owner, Eric Plinske, there is also a plan to offer optional weekly weigh-in challenges and weekly group exercise activities for cash and prizes, which would all start in February after all participants have registered before the Jan. 31 deadline.

You do not have to be a Gold’s Gym member to enter the Body Success Challenge, but Gold’s Gym is currently offering a waived enrollment fee (regularly $99) and your first week FREE as a major incentive to join Gold’s Gym now so that you will have access to all the resources and extra help you may need to win the Challenge, including unlimited free access to daily group exercise classes, more than 10,000 ft2 of cardio and weight training equipment, and FREE weekly workout orientation sessions with a certified trainer, to name a few. There will be a FREE Body Success Challenge information session at Gold’s Gym, located at Garapan Central Park, this Saturday morning (Jan. 10) at 10am, and all members of the community who are interested in entering the competition are welcome to attend.

For more details about the 2009 Body Success Challenge or how 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. [B][I](PR)[/I][/B]