Olympic Bobsled Cardio Contest - Week 4

Yoga fans had to watch out this week as the exercise bonus included running the stairs. The fastest up and down the stairs 4 times turned out to be the leader of the pack - Chris. He did it in an amazing 1 min. 18 seconds. Great work Chris. Everyone is hot on his tail for the individual lead, while Team Italy is firing on all cylinders taking a commanding lead over Switzerland in second place.

Keep up the pace as we are at the half way point in the contest. Update results are as follows.

Team
1st - Italy 173
2nd - Switzerland 156
3rd - Japan 136
4th - USA 134
5th - Canada 133

Individual Point Standings
1st - Chris C. = 103
2nd - Ada = 73
3rd - Tony = 61
4th -Wendy = 56
5th - Carmen = 54

Olympic Bobsled Cardio - Week 2 Results

Things continue to heat up in the boblsed competition. It's a battle between team Italy and team USA for first and second place, but we still have a long ways to go. On the individual side, Chris is tearing it up with the cardio and exercise bonuses, but "Everyday Ada" is coming on strong. Keep up the team work and challenging one another to go for it.

Team
1st - Italy 91
2nd - USA 86
3rd - Switzerland 71

Individual Point Standings
1st - Chris C. = 65
2nd - Ada = 46
3rd - Carlene 34
4th -Wendy = 32
5th - Carmen and Anne = 26

Olympic Bobsled Cardio - Week 1 Results

The Olympic Flame has been lit in Vancouver as well as here in West Seattle. Our bobsled athletes are on their way down the course to challenge themselves each week with new cardio programs and bonus exercises. This first week, bonus points were awarded for as many push-ups as you could do in 2 minutes and a nutrition bonus for drinking half their body weight in ounces with water for 5 consecutive days (they were on the honor system). Here are the standings after the first week.

Team
1st - Italy
2nd - USA
3rd - Lichtenstein

Individual Point Standings
1st - Chris C. = 38
2nd - Tony = 24
3rd - Wendy = 21
4th - Ada = 20
5th - Anne = 14

Commitment and perseverance are the keys to winning this contest. Good luck to all the team players. Don't let your team down by missing a day of cardio.

Olympic Bobsled Cardio Contest

New Year, New contest. Research shows, the more activity you have the more results you will see. To that order and in conjunction with the Olympics, FT West Seattle introduces the Olympic Bobsled Cardio Contest. Teams of 4 will cardio their way through the bobsled course over the next 8 weeks. Participants will be rewarded with more points for cardio completed on non-appointment days.

There will also be weekly exercise and nutrition bonuses to help accumulate points. Don't let the your teammates down. May the fastest team cross the finish at the end of March! Not to mention, the top 3 individual scores will receive prizes as well.

Fall Fitness Challenge - Final Results

And we have winner! Well, everyone is a winner who participated in the Fall Fitness Challenge by improving their health. But the client who finished atop the leader board turned out to be Rich who was holding second for most of the contest. He snuck by with a final push in bonus points in the last week to pass "Everyday Ada". It was a great race by all who participated. Here are the final results:

Rich: 201 points / 1st Prize = 3 Free Sessions
Ada: 186 points / 2nd Prize = 2 Free Sessions
Chris: 143 points / 3rd Prize = 1 Free Session
Sangree: 133 points
Trisa: 117 points
Wendy: 115 points / Most Improved = 1 Free Massage

Everyone on the leader board participated anywhere from 4 - 6 days per week. By the end of the contest, all had seen some changes whether in body composition or in their cardiovascular health. This contest was a good reminder that by staying active each day, you can make changes to your body, you just have to make the commitment to yourself for the time.

Fall Fitness Challenge - Week 6 Results

It's a see-saw battle for the Top 5. Skip a beat and you will fall to the back of the pack. As we near the end of the competition, the head games begin. Time to place your bets on how the standings will finish out.

Everyday Ada 154
Rich B. 146
Sangree F 95
Chris 93
Trisa 78
Wendy 76
Anne G 75
Bette J 54

Push it to the max gang! "Better to burn out then to fade away." - Neil Young

Fall Fitness Challenge - Week 5 Results

You can't miss a beat with this group. One slip and you fall to the back of the pack. Rich and Ada keep setting the pace, but Sangree has made the jump to the second tier on our studio wall tracker. A couple others are ready to make the leap as well in the next week.

Everyday Ada 132
Rich B. 124
Sangree F 76
Chris 67
Anne G 65
Wendy 60
Trisa 57
Bette J 54

Keep those legs moving and the lungs a busting!

Fall Fitness Challenge - Week 4 Results

We are half way through the contest with Rich and Ada continuing to put distance between themselves and the pack. However, the newcomer duo of Chris and Trisa have made a move this past week jumping into the 4th and 5th place slots respectively. This should heat things up for the Top 5 finishers. Here are the totals at the end of the fourth week.

Everyday Ada 104
Rich B. 99
Sangree F 63
Chris 55
Trisa 53
Bette J 51
Anne G 51
Wendy 45

Keep on moving!

Fall Fitness Challenge - Week 3 Results

Its a battle for 3 rd place as Rich and Ada have elevated the pack and made the jump to the second tier on our wall board. We have a couple of new participants beating on the door with Chris and Trisa pushing hard each day. So the middle of the pack needs to stay on their game or risk being passed.

Week 3
Everyday Ada 79
Rich B. 73
Sangree F 45
Wendy 43
Bette J 38
Anne G 38
Chris 38
Trisa 37

Keep up the hard work!

Fall Fitness Challenge - WEEK 1 Results

While there is a great turnout for the Fitness Challenge, the leaders are starting to pull away from the pack. At the end of the first week, here are the leaders:

Week 1
Everyday Ada 23
Rich B. 21
Bette J 15
Anne G 12

Follow the lead of Rich and Ada and you will find yourself in good health. Keep up with the commitment. It is a race to see who can reach 76 points first. Good luck to all!

Fall Fitness Challenge

As the leaves turn colors and fall to the ground and the temperature begins to fall , its time to move inside for your workouts. What better way than to kick off the end of summer than with a cardio contest.

For the next 8 weeks, clients will pedal, jog, walk, elliptic, burpee, and tabata as they compete for honors as the top Kettle Bell in our studio. More cardio workouts, more exercise bonuses, more nutrition journaling- all leads to better health and champion of the Fall Fitness Challenge. Check back for more updates on who is leading the pack.

Mt. Rainier Cardio Contest: Final Team Standings

Congratulations to Team 7 for their total domination of this cardio contest. It goes to show how far you can go when everyone is involved.

Here are the final team standings for the Mt. Rainier Cardio Contest:

Team 7: 148 pts (Verne, Frank, Rene, Don)
Team 1: 103 pts (Keith, Megan, Bridget, Victoria)
Team 9: 86 pts (Ada, Richard, Antoinette, John C)
Team2: 79 pts (Rich, Aili Dee, Veronica, Tony)

Great job by all who participated. Remember, everyone is a winner when they do their cardio!

Mt. Rainier Cardio Contest Winner

It's official! Mt. Rainier has been summited, by not just one, but 3 people. It was close right up to the end. If not for an ill timed vacation, the results would have been different.

Congratulations to our finishers for all their hard work:

1st: Rich
2nd: Verne
3rd: Ada


The only award still up for grabs is the team prize. However, team 7 has a commanding lead and should hold onto the lead as we finish out week 6. Great job by all involved!

Mt. Rainier Cardio Contest: Week 5 Standings

After 5 weeks, the first group is looking to summit the mountain while team 7 is running away with team portion. We expect the winners to finish the beginning of week 6. Everyone else needs to keep pushing hard up the mountain through the final week.

Here are the standings after Week 5.

Team 7: 121 pts (Verne, Frank, Rene, Don)
Team 1: 88 pts (Keith, Megan, Bridget, Victoria)
Team 9: 79 pts (Ada, Richard, Antoinette, John C)
Team2: 73 pts (Rich, Aili Dee, Veronica, Tony)

Mt. Rainier Cardio Contest: Week 4 Standings

After 4 weeks, we have one team that is dominating and 3 individuals who are challenging everyone to catch them. Team 7 has taken a commanding lead with their consistency as we head into the final two weeks of the competition. Ada has laid down the challenge, but can she hold it till the top. The first person to summit should happen this week.

Team 7: 93 pts (Verne, Frank, Rene, Don)
Team 1: 70 pts (Keith, Megan, Bridget, Victoria)
Team 9: 64 pts (Ada, Richard, Antoinette, John C)
Team2: 61 pts (Rich, Aili Dee, Veronica, Tony)

Despite the summer weather, keep hitting the cardio not only for your team, but your health. Stay tuned for results of this furious finish!

Mt. Rainier Cardio Contest: Week 3 Standings

The race is on between Ada, Verne, and Rich. No slip ups as Ada is setting the pace for the boys.

Team 7 has taken a commanding lead. With Don back from vacation, the added points have vaulted his team out in front. There is a heated battle for 3rd and 4th place. Here is how the team standings are shaping up.

Team 7: 67 pts (Verne, Frank, Rene, Don)
Team 1: 53 pts (Keith, Megan, Bridget, Victoria)
Team 9: 46 pts (Ada, Richard, Antoinette, John C)
Team2: 44 pts (Rich, Aili Dee, Veronica, Tony)

The winner of the team competition will be the one that has the most participation. Get those teammates involved.

Mt. Rainier Cardio Contest: Week 2 Standings

Slowly but surely, the dedicated are rising to the top. After 2 weeks of cardio, there is a heated battle for the climb to the summit between Ada, Rich, and Verne. Everyday they are leap frogging each other on the mountain. It will come down to who doesn't miss a day of cardio.

From the team side of things there are 4 teams in the hunt right now:

Team 7: 37 pts (Verne, Frank, Rene, Don)
Team 1: 33 pts (Keith, Megan, Bridget, Victoria)
Team 9: 29 pts (Ada, Richard, Antoinette, John C)
Team2: 28 pts (Rich, Aili Dee, Veronica, Tony)

It will be a fast and furious race to the finish and as we approach the half-way mark of the contest, may the best axe win!

Mt. Rainier Cardio Assault Contest

Do you have what it takes to assault and conquer Mt. Rainier? Like the real mountain, it takes individual perseverance and team work to make it to the top.

The latest cardio contest will reward those that are consistent with their workouts. In addition, all points earned will be added to a team total. The team with the most points at the end of the 6 week contest will also win a prize.

See if you have what it takes to reach the summit!

Blackout Cardio Bingo Contest II Winners

Another long, hard contest has reached its conclusion. This masked person was one of two people to complete the Blackout card. Congratulations to Rich and Antoinette on their accomplishment. Both will receive $50 gift certificates to a store of their choice.

Here are the winners for the raffle drawing:

Free Session - Afsi

$15 PCC Gift Card - Jeni B.
Stability Ball - Bette

Great work by all who participated in this contest. Next contest is just around the corner, so keep hitting the cardio and you will continue to see the results.