Subject: St. Louis Post-Dispatch Online Placement
From: "Merilee Kern" <[email-masked]>
To: "David Roddenberry" <[email-masked]>, "Merilee Kern" <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 11 Oct 2011 12:41:51 -0700

http://www.stltoday.com/lifestyles/health-med-fit/health/health-matters/article_c77047a4-f43c-11e0-9d3d-0019bb30f31a.html

 

Think you and your co-workers can lose weight to win?
BY MICHELE MUNZ . [email-masked] >314-340-8263 STLtoday.com | Posted: Tuesday, October 11, 2011 11:55 am |

Read more: http://www.stltoday.com/lifestyles/health-med-fit/health/health-matters/article_c77047a4-f43c-11e0-9d3d-0019bb30f31a.html#ixzz1aVJMmnkdNeed a little incentive to get healthy? A national weight-loss competition begins Oct. 21 with weigh-ins at participating St. Louis area health clubs. Teams with the highest percentage of weight loss after 12 weeks can win mega bucks -- $10,000 for first place, $5,000 for second and $3,000 for third.
There's five people to a team. And there's also a "Company vs. Company" division. The company whose employees lose the most will also win a prize, depending on the number of participants. Some local companies signed up so far inlcude Martiz, Brown Shoe and RGA Reinsurance.

To sign up, visit the website for HealthyWage, a company founded in response to research showing cash rewards and support networks lead to successful weight loss. I also wrote this article last year about the effectiveness of weight-loss competitions.

Read more: http://www.stltoday.com/lifestyles/health-med-fit/health/health-matters/article_c77047a4-f43c-11e0-9d3d-0019bb30f31a.html#ixzz1aVIv00pg