GAC Transformation Challenge
The first Genesys Health System Transformation Challenge started January 12, 2010, with 18 employees competing for a one-year membership to Genesys Athletic Club (GAC).
Transformational Challenge is a 12-week personal training program where participants have an opportunity to transform their health and fitness lifestyle through motivational seminars, nutritional seminars and personal training.
The 18 employees, divided into three teams, need your support and encouragement! Please jump on board to help them stay on the Transformation Challenge track!
Track Challenge Results
| Team | Total Miles |
| Red | 24.5 |
| Blue | 20.25 |
| Green | 17.8 |
Pool Challenge Results
| Team | Total Laps |
| Red | 291 |
| Green | 250 |
| Blue | 238 |
Bike Challenge Results
| Team | Total Miles |
| Red | 95.6 |
| Blue | 81.9 |
| Green | 77.3 |
Ball Relay Challenge Results
| Team | Total Laps |
| Red | 135.5 |
| Blue | 114.5 |
| Green | 105.5 |
AMRAP Challenge Results
| Team | Total Laps |
| Red | 258 |
| Green | 178 |
| Blue | 159 |
Six team members win another 12-week Transformation Challenge!
Congratulations to the top six who have had the highest percentage weight loss during the first eight weeks of the challenge! These individuals have won another 12-week Transformation Challenge to continue on their exemplary path to a healthy lifestyle:
- ASHLEY GARRETT (16% / 39 lbs.)
- BRETT ROGERS (16% / 36 lbs.)
- LARRY WILLIAMS (15% / 43.6 lbs.)
- HEATHER DUGAY - 12% / 37 lbs.)
- KRISTI KEARNY (11% / 36 lbs.)
- ELIZABETH JOSEPH- 11% / 20.6 lbs.)
Track Challenge II Results
| Team | Total Laps | Improvement |
| Red | 116 | 18 laps |
| Green | 69 | 8 laps |
| Blue | 69.5 | 1.5 laps |
MEET THE TEAMS:
FIRST PLACE
| The Red Team | Total Weight Loss: 198 lbs. |
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| Here are some of the reasons this group wants to transform ... |
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“I have tried to stick to a diet and exercise plan but always seem to fail for some reason or another.”
– Heather Dugay, Pharmacy |
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“I’m a prime example of a ‘yo-yo dieter.’ It’s a lifestyle change but I can’t seem to grasp how to continue long-term on my own.”
– Ashley Garrett, Lab |
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“I want to be fit and healthy for my kids and pass a healthy lifestyle on to my family.”
– Jeanette Gradowski, 4 South / 4 North |
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"At this time in life, I am ready to put me, my body, my health, and my spirit first. I am ready to meet the healthier and fitter me!"
- Elizabeth Joseph, SICU |
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“I am at a point in my life where I need to make some serious lifestyle changes to ward off the diabetes and heart conditions that run in my family. Being overweight is NOT the example I want to set for my kids.”
– Brett Rogers, Marketing |
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“Lack of endurance is the hardest part of being overweight.”
– Larry Williams, CICU.
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SECOND PLACE:
| The Green Team | Total Weight Loss: 139.4 lbs. |
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| Here are some of the reasons this group wants to transform ... |
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"Being overweight limits my activities that I can do everyday.”
– Stacy Beckwith, Lab |
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“Being at a healthy weight would mean I have a future.”
– Keisha Doolan, MICU |
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“I want to be able to keep up with my kids!”
– Rebecca Evans, Respiratory Care |
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“The hardest part of being overweight is missing out on life.”
– Kristi Kearny, Labor and Delivery |
“I would like to have more energy to care for my patients.”
– Karrie Keen, float nurse |
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“I’ve been overweight my whole life – my dog has more miles on my treadmill than I do!”
– Nathaniel Ludwig, Orvel’s Deli at Genesys |
THIRD PLACE:
| The Blue Team | Total Weight Loss: 113.6 lbs. |
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| Here are some of the reasons this group wants to transform ... |
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“I want to feel good about myself again.”
- Tony Alexander, Telemetry float nurse |
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“I want to make permanent changes so I can enjoy life with my family at the amusement parks.”
– Carolyn Clemons, MICU |
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“I need to make time for myself to get healthy.”
– Judy Dineweth, Case Management |
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“I have a hard time breathing when I do something that requires physical activity.”
- Christine Hertzberg, Office of Research |
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“I have not taken any family pictures because I don’t like what I see – and scrapbooking was my hobby.”
– Lisa Tedrow, Clinical and Organizational Education |
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“I want off the two medications I take for blood pressure and cholesterol.”
– Jim McRill, Linen Services |
If you are interested in learning more about the Transformation Challenge program offered at GAC throughout the year, please call
606-7300.