RED CLOUD GARRISON - Warriors and their Family members along with Civilians who placed high in Family, Morale, Welfare and Recreation Hooah Fitness Challenge were given awards during a ceremony held April 8 in Casey Garrison's Warrior's Club.
The ceremony lauded those who lost the most weight or gained the most muscle during the competition.
Christi Lee, FMWR fitness director, went over the awardees scores on a chart and showed the participants how much fat was lost, how much muscle was gained, and who scored the most points in the competition.
Throughout the event, a total of 223 pounds of fat was lost among the participants.
Individual and group awards were given to those who placed 1 through 5. All awardees received gifts and/or checks, courtesy of FMWR.
"I was fortunate to be fat at the right time," said Jundi Williams, placing 1 in both the individual and group challenge.
"This was a great event. The challenge itself took a lot of hard work and dedication. FMWR and Lee really did a great job in organizing the event."
"It was a good event that gave people the opportunity to challenge themselves and lose weight," Williams said. "The event is scored by measuring the amount of body fat loss and muscle gain," Lee said. "For every pound of body fat lost people receive one point toward their total score, and for every pound of muscle gained they received two points. More than 200 people signed up for the challenge. I think everyone of them trained very hard to meet their goals."
The awardees described their training as intense. They said they had to push themselves to another level to accomplish their goals.
"I did three workout sessions a day," Williams said. "My workouts included low cardio in the morning, weight training in the afternoon, and high intensity cardio and training in the evenings. It was pretty tough, but I pushed myself to the limit."
"Placing 1 in both the individual and group categories was a great feeling. It shows that hard work pays off. I wanted to challenge myself for 12 weeks to find if I could do it, and I did. This is a great start for me, and I have to keep persevering from here." Williams and Lee both agree that everyone who participated in the challenge did a great job and gave it their best effort.
"I was impressed by everyone's results," Lee said. "To see the participants in the beginning and watch them change throughout the process was impressive."
I'm proud of everyone who participated. Even though some people couldn't place everyone did a good job. I wish I could give everyone a prize because it was inspiring.
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