{"id":384848,"date":"2023-02-07T06:04:15","date_gmt":"2023-02-06T20:04:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=384848"},"modified":"2023-02-07T06:04:15","modified_gmt":"2023-02-06T20:04:15","slug":"32-complete-latte-built-gym-challenges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/32-complete-latte-built-gym-challenges\/","title":{"rendered":"32 complete Latte Built Gym challenges"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Some finishers of the Latte Built Gym\u2019s 31 Day Challenge which started last Jan. 1 and ended Jan. 31 pose with their free gym membership certificates along with Latte Built Gym owner Derek Cutting and Run Saipan president Edward Dela Cruz Jr. last Friday. (LEIGH GASES)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Out of almost 60 who attempted to start the new year off on the right foot by tackling one of four Latte Built Gym\u2019s challenges, 32 completed it and were awarded free gym memberships last Friday at the Latte Built Gym in Oleai.<\/p>\n

The four 31 Day Challenges were: 31 Day 1 Mile Run Challenge; 31 Day Step Challenge\u20147,500 steps daily; 31 Day Fitness Challenge; and 31 Day Weight Training Challenge. All four started last Jan. 1 and ended on Jan. 31.<\/p>\n

The finishers were Eamon Tang, Ricky John Santiago, Heather Camacho, Nicole Babauta, Erik Basa, Kyle Hocog, Selmalyn Taitano, Jaehoon Son, Carson Lin, Jeane Bracken, Ely Taitano, Andrew Roberto, Daynara Flores, Ali Nelson, Daisy Babauta, Russell Hocog, Jessica Ortizo, Daryll Deluna, Simon Necesito, Sildrey Veloria, Jackie Quitugua, Sheila Mabutas, Marjorie Ganacias, Moji Deluna, Marie Sablan, Rosemarie Chisato, Beejay Gabor, Jester Taisacan, Edgar Abalos, Jester Taisacan, Andrew Estepa, and Venice Estepa.<\/p>\n

Hocog, a 26-year-old operations manager at the Latte Training Academy, joined three challenges and said that \u201cit was a great way to start the new year, ramp up back into shape, and into routine. There was nothing better than getting back into routine and getting free gym memberships.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

He said that the challenges he faced was the \u201cchallenge in the challenge\u2014it was amazing. I think the hardest part was trying to make time for it, whether it\u2019s the first thing of the day, or the last thing of the day, or in between. Also, time management and having non-negotiables, like \u2018I need to do this to get this membership.\u2019 So that was the goal.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

As he helps run The Next Level Thrift Shop, he will use one of the free gym memberships as a giveaway.<\/p>\n

Bracken and Mabutas are few of the participants who have completed the 31 Day 1-Mile Run challenge and will continue their streak and run for 365 days straight.<\/p>\n

Mabutas, for her part, said that this year she now has motivation to keep going in her fitness journey, after being sedentary during the COVID-19 pandemic. For Bracken, she said it\u2019s not about motivation for her\u2014it\u2019s about discipline. They both thanked their coach, Run Saipan president Edward Dela Cruz Jr.\u00a0<\/p>\n

This was the second year Latte Built hosted these challenges, and this year saw the new addition of the 31 Day 1 Mile Run coordinated by Dela Cruz.<\/p>\n

Latte Built Gym owner Derek Cutting said that this year\u2019s turnout was more than triple last year\u2019s. With that, he said \u201cI think it\u2019s becoming our annual thing.\u201d<\/p>\n

As for the finishers of the challenges, Cutting said, \u201cThey did an awesome job. I just want to congratulate everyone for dedicating their first month of the year on a positive note\u2014a physical and healthy positive note. Whatever challenge they chose doesn\u2019t matter. And for those that stuck it out, awesome. For those that maybe fell off it\u2019s okay just start up now. You don\u2019t have a free month, but that doesn\u2019t mean that you can\u2019t start it up again for yourselves.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re always here for questions or advice, so they can always come to us and ask anything. We have a whole staff of trainers and myself so pretty much everyone can help them out, whatever the questions,\u201d Cutting added.<\/p>\n

Edward Dela Cruz Jr., president of Run Saipan and coordinator of the 1-mile challenge said, \u201cDerek is a very good friend of mine and came to me to think of a cardio challenge everyone can do for 31 days so I said why not a 31 day run challenge. I just help keep track of the participants and run it but this entire thing was a wonderful idea by Derek. It\u2019s all him. I don\u2019t know anywhere else can you get a free entry challenge and get a gym membership for a month for completion as a reward. It\u2019s definitely a great choice for people looking to not do the standard weight loss body transformation challenge.\u201d<\/p>\n

He added, \u201cThe great thing about this is it\u2019s a challenge not a competition. If you complete it, you get rewarded for your hard work and effort like everyone else who worked hard. Throughout the month, we established a support group to cheer each other on and motivate each other. It\u2019s a great program. Everyone wins as long as they complete it.\u201d<\/p>\n

To the finishers, he said \u201cCongrats and great job building a strong habit to get in a mile of exercises they wouldn\u2019t have done if they were not in the challenge. Thank you to Derek for supporting health and wellness out of his pocket to make an impact in people\u2019s daily lives.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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