GGX Class Challenge

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For 12 weeks, 6 Express readers are competing for $5,000 and a one-year membership to Gold’s Gym. Challengers are racking up points for losing unwanted weight and winning fitness challenges. To help them lose the weight and prepare for these challenges, each contestant is given one hour each week to workout with their personal trainer. The challenger with the most points at the end of 12 weeks wins!

This week, our contestants faced their second Fitness Challenge, in which they attended as many Gold’s Gym Group Exercise (GGX) classes as they could during one week. Gold’s offers four types of classes: Mind & Body, Cardiovascular, Strength Training and Cycle.

Find Your Comfort Zone
With Michael’s encouragement, Greg used this challenge to experiment with all the GGX class types to find classes he feels comfortable with. He found he enjoyed the supportive environment of attending classes with other people, and he especially liked Cycle, Body Combat and BodyPump.
Trainer: Michael
Gold's Gym: Rockville Town Square

Schedule Time to Burn Calories
Anthony has a busy schedule, but he and Cameron picked classes for the week that covered all four GGX categories, focusing on classes that burn the most calories, including BodyPump and Cycle. Anthony is still losing body fat, and has lost a total of 27 pounds!
Trainer: Cameron
Gold's Gym: Fairfax Station

Have Fun and Don’t Hold Back!
Meaghan was out to win this challenge. She took six classes in one day, and Jenny made sure Meaghan’s caloric intake was appropriate for her level of training. Some of Jenny’s co-workers and clients even attended class with Meaghan
to help motivate and cheer her on!
Trainer: Jenny
Gold's Gym: Ballston

Set Goals to Stay on Target
Chris encouraged Larry to use this challenge to burn calories and work toward a goal of losing 5 pounds this week. Larry was extremely successful; he managed to attend classes in all four categories, plus he lost 4.6 pounds!
Trainer: Chris
Gold's Gym: Midtown

Fuel Up and Get Your Rest
Officer Jamie fell in love with the cycle classes, and now she wants to become an instructor! on Erin’s advice, she made sure to stay hydrated, well-fed and well-rested to keep her strength up for this extremely physical challenge.
Trainer: Erin
Gold's Gym: Merrifield

Stay Focused without Compromising Your Health
Kim was fighting a cold this week, but still managed to fit five GGX classes into her schedule, of three different types. Her favorite was BodyCombat.
Tasha advised her to be sure she was getting enough rest, an important part of any fitness program.
Trainer: Tasha
Gold's Gym: Capitol Hill

COLLECTIVELY OUR CHALLENGERS ATTENDED 88 CLASSES IN ONE WEEK!
Points for Challenge 2 will be awarded September 15th.

Points are awarded weekly for weight loss and competitive challenges. In the event of no weight loss, or a less than 1% weight gain, contestants receive 0 points. Over 1% weight gain, contestants lose points proportional to their percentage of weight gain.

Our challengers meet with their Gold's Gym Personal Trainers each Tuesday to improve their physical fitness. Membership information at www.goldsgym.com.