Fit to Print Volume 25 Issue 3 September 2016 | Page 7

The Contest 2016

By Paul Smith

Looking Fantastic!
Success Stories From The Contest

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his year's contest—The Fantastic
Four Fit 4 Summer Challenge…and
beyond!—is in the books. There
were a couple of new twists this year:
first, this was a two-phase contest. It
began with the traditional initial
assessment-training period-reassessment
portion (AKA Phase One). This was
followed by an additional 12 weeks (AKA
Phase Two) during which contestants had
the option to “keep it going,” to
continue training either with their teams
and trainers or on their own and after
which there would be a third, final
assessment. Phase Two also had an added
motivator: the Fitness Incentive
Triathlon, which consisted of three timed
events: a bike ride on the Expresso
Bikes, Rowing on the Concept II rowers,
and a