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Largest Losers are the Big Winners!

Local health and wellness club announces Largest Loser Winners!

After 12 weeks, and many hours of hard work, the four teams of Largest Loser (a local take on the popular tv show) had their weigh in and the winners were announced at the Mount Vernon Athletic Club!

Congratulations to Faythe Sermons and Anthony Robinson who won in the female and male categories, along with Sarah McConachie as Most Valuable Player (most active participant of all teams), and the Green Team (8 people who jointly lost 220 pounds!). Congratulations to Personal Trainer Will Vogel for being the trainer for all of these people, as well as the winning Green Team!

The season started in October, and the participants came to Mount Vernon Athletic Club multiple times a week for group workouts, weigh ins, nutritional seminars, and one-on-one personal training. The pay-off was everyone was successful! By reaching their wieght loss goals, changing their diets, and putting exercise into their daily routine, each participant happily says they are a Largest Loser!

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Trainer Vogel said ,"This program was a motivational tool to put participants on the path to health and wellness." Largest Loser II will begin in February. For more information, write to Ilostit@mtvac.net

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