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Hospital launches second annual weight-loss challenge

Thu, 12/29/2016 - 7:03 pm

Faith Community Hospital has announced its second annual Shape Up in Faith Weight Loss Challenge, which will kick off Monday, January 9 in Jacksboro. This community weight-loss program follows a very successful first year of helping residents shed holiday weight while adopting a healthier lifestyle.

“After the huge success of our first-ever weight-loss challenge in 2016, we’ve decided to bring back the competition annually,” explains Joe Copeland, director of the Swan Family Wellness Center. “We are looking forward to helping our community get fit and lose weight in the new year.”

Copeland says that in the program’s first year, participants lost a group total of 1,281 pounds in just 12 weeks. 

“When we first launched the challenge last year, we knew we were going to help participants shed weight, but we had no idea we’d achieve a group count of more than a thousand pounds,” Copeland adds. “We’ve learned a lot about ourselves and the community and are anxiously looking forward to helping participants lose even more weight this year.”

Cash prizes will be awarded to each of the top three male and female participants: $500 for the first-place winner, $200 for the second-place winner, and $100 for the third-place winner.

With an entry fee of just $30, each participant is offered a 25 percent discount off their first month’s membership to the Swan Family Wellness Center, plus free fitness classes, a T-shirt and a free breakfast at every Monday morning weigh-in.

Proceeds from the challenge benefit the FCH Charitable Foundation, who graciously raises money for the hospital and Swan Family Wellness Center to ultimately benefit the community.

The 2nd annual Shape Up in Faith Weight Loss Challenge begins Jan. 9, 2017, and runs through April 1. The program’s first weigh-ins take place starting at 6 p.m. on Jan. 9 at the Twin Lakes Community Activity Center (1114 State Highway 59) in Jacksboro. 

To obtain more information and preregister, please call Joe Copeland at 940-216-2257 or email jcopeland1@fchtexas.com. Interested participants may also sign up on Jan. 9 during the first weigh-ins.