THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Sunday, July 7, 1996 TAG: 9607040215
SECTION: CHESAPEAKE CLIPPER PAGE: 16 EDITION: FINAL
SOURCE: BY JOHN-HENRY DOUCETTE, CORRESPONDENT
LENGTH: 47 lines
Extra pounds are good when British currency is involved.
Extra pounds are not good when a waistline hangs in the balance.
Chesapeake General Hospital's Lifestyle Fitness Center starts its second session of the Back to Boot Camp weight-loss program July 15, and the center is looking for a few good men and women with some extra beef to burn.
Five participants will be selected for the class, and they will embark upon five weeks of intensive training in the quest for a leaner tomorrow.
And weight loss is guaranteed. For a price.
The center charges $270 to members of the Lifestyle Fitness Center, and nonmembers must shell out $350.
The center guarantees ten pounds will melt away or participants will receive a full refund.
The first class of the program consisted of five working women. All met their weight loss goals, according to Joni DeSmet, an exercise physiologist at the fitness center, who led the first class and is slated to head the second session.
DeSmet said the program was tailored to the group during the first Back to Boot Camp.
``We tried to work within the time frame the participants needed,'' said DeSmet. ``We'll work with each group of participants to time the workouts to fit their schedules.''
According to Elaine P. Hawkins, a certified aerobics instructor and a sales coordinator for the center, members are thoroughly screened before being accepted into the program.
If deemed capable of entering boot camp, they sign a training agreement.
``It's quite a commitment,'' said Hawkins. ``But the members of the first group were really excited. They really saw quite a difference in changing their body compositions.''
The program also aims to infuse nutritional awareness into participants' lifestyles. Hawkins said the nutrition of the individual is assessed, and reviewed daily as the course progresses.
Hawkins said, ``Joni gives them nutritional information, and goes over it to help them understand what they should be eating and what their caloric intake should be.''
Participants should be at least 10 to 20 pounds overweight.
They will be required to exercise one hour a day Monday through Friday, and to keep a daily food diary during the course.
For more information, contact the Lifestyle Fitness Center at 482-6132. by CNB