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The fifth annual Community Health Challenge, administrated by the Kilowatt Community Center, kicks off Monday, Jan. 9 with $2,250 on the line.
Last year, 53 teams (212 individuals) participated in the annual weight loss competition. Over 2,000 pounds were lost by those 53 teams. Also in line with the competition, 1,447 items and $500 were donated to the local food shelf and 100 units of blood were donated to the Red Cross.
“We didn’t reinvent the whole thing,” said KCC director Nick Richter of this year’s health challenge, though he noted some additions. “It’s been a pretty successful event every year and there’s been some great success stories that have come out of it. We’re just trying motivate the community to start a healthy lifestyle. And heck, somebody can win some money.”
The basics of the health challenge are simple. The cost of the challenge is $40 a team. Those four person teams will collect points both for their weight loss and for participating in community events over the course of 12 weeks. Besides looking and feeling better, the reward could be a cash prize: $1,000 for first place, $750 for second place and $500 for third place.
In the challenge, each percentage point of weight a team losses equates to 100 points. Teams also score points by completing the following; attending the kick-off event on Jan. 9, donating blood, attending ‘Pack the Gym Days’ at the KCC, donating food to the local food shelf, attending weekly weigh-ins and—new this year—participating in the ‘Health Challenge 3k Run/Walk’ on Saturday, March 24.
The Jan. 9 kick-off event will be held at the YME High School Auditorium. Team registration will begin at 6:30 p.m., with a program to follow at 7:00 p.m.
Presenting at the kick-off event this year will be Erik Frisvold. Frisvold’s weight-loss story was documented this fall in a feature story done by the Marshall Independent.
The story details how Frisvold, a 23-year-old coach and radio personality from Milroy, lost over 318 pounds since changing his lifestyle after a health scare in 2009. Frisvold quit consuming fast food and soda pop and committed to more physical activity to drop from 560 pounds to less then 250 pounds in the span of just 30 months.
Up to the kick-off event, possible participants are asked to pick up registration and rule sheets at the Kilowatt Community Center, the YME Community Ed. office, or at the Advocate Tribune.
All ages are welcome to participate.
Weigh-ins will be held on Thursday’s at the KCC, Bert Raney Elementary, the Granite Falls Hospital and Countryside Public Health. Final team registration is also due at these four sites by Monday, Jan. 16.
The challenge’s final wrap-up event will be held on Tuesday, April 3 at 7:00 p.m. Last year the team ‘EZ Grand’ with members Kory Kotek, Steve Nordaune, Paul Kvistad and Mark Josephson walked away with the $1000 grand prize.
“Right now we’re just working on getting people involved in both the challenge and the events,” Said Richter. “We feel this is a great thing to provide to the community. It motivates people to get active, to get involved in the community and start thinking about their health.”
For more information see page 12B. Or, contact the KCC at (320) 564-3127.
The fifth annual Community Health Challenge, administrated by the Kilowatt Community Center, kicks off Monday, Jan. 9 with $2,250 on the line.
Last year, 53 teams (212 individuals) participated in the annual weight loss competition. Over 2,000 pounds were lost by those 53 teams. Also in line with the competition, 1,447 items and $500 were donated to the local food shelf and 100 units of blood were donated to the Red Cross.
“We didn’t reinvent the whole thing,” said KCC director Nick Richter of this year’s health challenge, though he noted some additions. “It’s been a pretty successful event every year and there’s been some great success stories that have come out of it. We’re just trying motivate the community to start a healthy lifestyle. And heck, somebody can win some money.”
The basics of the health challenge are simple. The cost of the challenge is $40 a team. Those four person teams will collect points both for their weight loss and for participating in community events over the course of 12 weeks. Besides looking and feeling better, the reward could be a cash prize: $1,000 for first place, $750 for second place and $500 for third place.
In the challenge, each percentage point of weight a team losses equates to 100 points. Teams also score points by completing the following; attending the kick-off event on Jan. 9, donating blood, attending ‘Pack the Gym Days’ at the KCC, donating food to the local food shelf, attending weekly weigh-ins and—new this year—participating in the ‘Health Challenge 3k Run/Walk’ on Saturday, March 24.
The Jan. 9 kick-off event will be held at the YME High School Auditorium. Team registration will begin at 6:30 p.m., with a program to follow at 7:00 p.m.
Presenting at the kick-off event this year will be Erik Frisvold. Frisvold’s weight-loss story was documented this fall in a feature story done by the Marshall Independent.
The story details how Frisvold, a 23-year-old coach and radio personality from Milroy, lost over 318 pounds since changing his lifestyle after a health scare in 2009. Frisvold quit consuming fast food and soda pop and committed to more physical activity to drop from 560 pounds to less then 250 pounds in the span of just 30 months.
Up to the kick-off event, possible participants are asked to pick up registration and rule sheets at the Kilowatt Community Center, the YME Community Ed. office, or at the Advocate Tribune.
All ages are welcome to participate.
Weigh-ins will be held on Thursday’s at the KCC, Bert Raney Elementary, the Granite Falls Hospital and Countryside Public Health. Final team registration is also due at these four sites by Monday, Jan. 16.
The challenge’s final wrap-up event will be held on Tuesday, April 3 at 7:00 p.m. Last year the team ‘EZ Grand’ with members Kory Kotek, Steve Nordaune, Paul Kvistad and Mark Josephson walked away with the $1000 grand prize.
“Right now we’re just working on getting people involved in both the challenge and the events,” Said Richter. “We feel this is a great thing to provide to the community. It motivates people to get active, to get involved in the community and start thinking about their health.”
For more information see page 12B. Or, contact the KCC at (320) 564-3127.
