Fitness Fantasy Kicks Off with Government Support

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Mar 8 2010

Last year, the winning couple in our annual Fitness Fantasy contestlost a whopping 84 pounds in three months.

Winners Jennifer Polnau and Rob Schroeder were among the most recent group of Fitness Fantasy participants who have dropped pounds and improved their health as Province readers followed their progress.

Next week, we’ll introduce the four couples who’ll be chosen for a chance to follow in the footsteps of Polnau, Schroeder and other Fitness Fantasy success stories. (The deadline for entries was March 5 and selection process is underway this week.)

Although only four Lower Mainland couples can win three months of free training with Innovative Fitness trainers, this year people across B.C. will be able to benefit from the same shape-up program — free.

Fitness fantasy @ home

Beginning today, B.C. residents over the age of 19 can sign up online to follow fitness fantasy @ home, a free at-home version of the program that will help people shape up alongside the Fitness Fantasy foursome.

“This program gives people the resources, knowledge and expertise they want and need,” says Matt Young, president of Innovative Fitness, the Vancouver-based company that created the Fitness Fantasy training program.

The fitness fantasy @ home guide — produced with support from the province’s Act Now fitness initiative — includes input from many fitness organizations, recreation centres and training professionals, says Young.

Those who sign up will be able to go to participating B.C. Parks and Recreation Centres and other participating fitness centres on March 13 from noon to 5 p.m. to be weighed and measured without charge.

For the list of participating centres, see the link at right.

Download the 90-day FF @ home guide

Click on the entry button here and you’ll be linked to the webpage that includes the complete 90-day fitness program. Free meal plans, walk-to-run programs and weight and fitness tracking tools will also be offered online.

“With the level of support that’s going to be extended to B.C. residents, there’s no excuse not to get fit,” says Young.

Need extra incentive? Beginning March 15, fitness fantasy @ home participants will be able to enter online to win one of six free weekend getaways to luxury B.C. resorts.

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