INA, Ill. – Start working on your New Year’s resolution to lose weight by joining in the Lose-to-Win Challenge 2015, co-sponsored by Rend Lake College and the YMCA of Jefferson County for the third year in a row.
The Lose-to-Win Challenge is a team and individual competition, and to be the biggest winner, you must have the highest percentage of weight loss. Teams and individuals who lose the most will win cash prizes: first place will be awarded $600, $400 for second place, and $200 for third. The Individual Weight Loss Champion will win $500, and the best team name will win $100. In addition to cash prizes, there will also be giveaway drawings for those in attendance at the final weigh in.
Participants are asked to register as a team of four to be eligible for all monetary prizes. All members of a team must participate in the weigh in and weigh out to win team awards.
The challenge begins at 9 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 10 with the first weigh in at the YMCA of Jefferson County, located at 1304 Broadway in Mt. Vernon. During this time, participants will be given a card and granted access to the YMCA Gym Fitness Center, RLC Fitness and Aquatic centers on the Ina campus, and the RLC MarketPlace Fitness Center on Potomac Boulevard. Educational courses on health and wellness will be offered during the eight-week challenge. The final weigh out is scheduled for Saturday, March 7. All weigh ins and outs must be conducted with shoes on.
Registration is $25 per person or $100 per team, and forms must be turned in to the YMCA by Monday, Jan. 5. Lose-to-Win contestants mus
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