Health challenge helps people get fit
July 22, 2011 Filed under Community
By Wei Xi
The World Health Store (WHS) announced last Saturday that it will launch its second 12-Week Challenge starting next month, when it will provide professional guidance to contestants about keeping fit through discipline, nutrition and diet.
Fifty contestants took part in the competition last year and 10 were selected as finalists. A total of 100,000 yuan was awarded.
This year, the competition will be expanded to include both Beijing and Shanghai, with 250,000 yuan’s worth of cash and prizes.
During the 12-week competition, contestants will receive tips about training and diet from certified trainers and nutritionists.
Free group classes will also be offered over the weekend in Beijing such as a boot camp, heyrobics – Swedish-style aerobics – and pilates. In Shanghai, free TRX classes and circuit training classes will be offered amongst others.
“The finalists will be the ones with the most inspirational story and transformation,” said Aj Song, WHS’ Beijing marketing and events manager.
“Enhancing lives isn’t simply a tagline – we truly want to help people make a positive change for their health,” he said.
Paul Afshar, a 28-year-old British business communication consultant, is a first-time participant.
He said he was a regular gym-goer and always dreamed of having the perfect body and improving his fitness. But though he plays sports and runs frequently, he’s not sure he’s training properly.
“I think the contest is a fantastic way to encourage and guide people to keep in shape,” he said. “There are so many people who want to have the ideal body but don’t know how to get it, or need a helping hand.”
Nathan Holdstein, a 26-year-old American, is another contestant. “After learning about the contest, I decided I’ve had enough [of being overweight],” he said. “Enough of the discomfort of squeezing onto airplane seats, enough of people judging me based on my size, enough wondering what I would look and feel like if I were in better shape, and enough of telling myself I have a large frame and there’s nothing I can do about it.”
Holdstein set a goal for himself: to lose 8 to 12 kilograms.
He said he also liked the flexibility of the program.
“It is important to provide participants with suggested options for health supplements and exercise classes, but still give them the chance to incorporate their own plans, either with or in place of what World Health Stores has arranged,” he said.
Australian Dalwyn Bateson was one of the finalists for the first WHS 12 Week Challenge, and has applied for this year’s contest once again.
She said the contest last year was inspirational to her.
“My primary goal was to lose weight, and my secondary goal was to boost my energy levels,” Bateson said. “I enjoyed the 12-week deadline – it is result-driven and the countdown is encouraging.”
Bateson said the contest helped her develop good eating habits and prolonged her sleeping hours. She’s participating again this year because she feels she has lapsed into poor habits recently.
Bateson encouraged all contestants stick to the goals they set and keep a healthy lifestyle even after the contest ends.
WHS 12 Week Challenge
Cost: Free
Email: aj@worldhealthstore.com.cn
Website:whs-12weekchallenge.com
Deadline for application: July 31 for contestants in Beijing; July 30 for contestants in Shanghai
By Wei Xi
The World Health Store (WHS) announced last Saturday that it will launch its second 12-Week Challenge starting next month, when it will provide professional guidance to contestants about keeping fit through discipline, nutrition and diet.
Fifty contestants took part in the competition last year and 10 were selected as finalists. A total of 100,000 yuan was awarded.
Contestants at the party last Saturday. Photo provided by Aj Song
This year, the competition will be expanded to include both Beijing and Shanghai, with 250,000 yuan’s worth of cash and prizes.
During the 12-week competition, contestants will receive tips about training and diet from certified trainers and nutritionists.
Free group classes will also be offered over the weekend in Beijing such as a boot camp, heyrobics – Swedish-style aerobics – and pilates. In Shanghai, free TRX classes and circuit training classes will be offered amongst others.
“The finalists will be the ones with the most inspirational story and transformation,” said Aj Song, WHS’ Beijing marketing and events manager.
“Enhancing lives isn’t simply a tagline – we truly want to help people make a positive change for their health,” he said.
Paul Afshar, a 28-year-old British business communication consultant, is a first-time participant.
He said he was a regular gym-goer and always dreamed of having the perfect body and improving his fitness. But though he plays sports and runs frequently, he’s not sure he’s training properly.
“I think the contest is a fantastic way to encourage and guide people to keep in shape,” he said. “There are so many people who want to have the ideal body but don’t know how to get it, or need a helping hand.”
Nathan Holdstein, a 26-year-old American, is another contestant. “After learning about the contest, I decided I’ve had enough [of being overweight],” he said. “Enough of the discomfort of squeezing onto airplane seats, enough of people judging me based on my size, enough wondering what I would look and feel like if I were in better shape, and enough of telling myself I have a large frame and there’s nothing I can do about it.”
Holdstein set a goal for himself: to lose 8 to 12 kilograms.
He said he also liked the flexibility of the program.
“It is important to provide participants with suggested options for health supplements and exercise classes, but still give them the chance to incorporate their own plans, either with or in place of what World Health Stores has arranged,” he said.
Australian Dalwyn Bateson was one of the finalists for the first WHS 12 Week Challenge, and has applied for this year’s contest once again.
She said the contest last year was inspirational to her.
“My primary goal was to lose weight, and my secondary goal was to boost my energy levels,” Bateson said. “I enjoyed the 12-week deadline – it is result-driven and the countdown is encouraging.”
Bateson said the contest helped her develop good eating habits and prolonged her sleeping hours. She’s participating again this year because she feels she has lapsed into poor habits recently.
Bateson encouraged all contestants stick to the goals they set and keep a healthy lifestyle even after the contest ends.
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