Lisa Jones Townsel
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Teams move out of their comfort zonesMar 24, 2014 5:30 am - The 23 corporate and 13 park district teams vying in the Fittest Loser Community Challenge banded together in no uncertain terms to propel their individual teams to grea...
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Boot camp blues: Surviving brutal workoutsMar 17, 2014 5:45 am - Last Friday night I had a dream that each day leading up to Saturday boot camp I had eaten a square of chocolate toffee, and it was going to show as a gain on the scale ...
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Pushing it: Contestants take on boot camp challenge togetherMar 17, 2014 5:45 am - With a third of the Fittest Loser Challenge now behind them, the five contestants assess what has to be one of the most challenging components of the 12-week fitness and...
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Community teams take fitness routines to the next levelMar 17, 2014 5:45 am - Week 4 got off to a strong start for our corporate and community partners. With a third of the Fittest Loser Community Challenge behind them, they are busily making stri...
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A trainer's eye view of our Fittest Loser contestantsMar 10, 2014 4:45 am - It might've been close to impossible for the members of the 2014 Fittest Loser Challenge to imagine reaching their fitness goals without the steady guidance of the perso...
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Corporate, park district teams get creative with workouts, dietsMar 10, 2014 4:45 am - Our 23 corporate and 13 park district teams take the Fittest Loser Community Challenge seriously. During the first weeks of the competition, these groups have rallied t...
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Community teams get off to a healthy startMar 03, 2014 4:01 am - The corporate and community Fittest Loser teams are pumped and ready to make some lasting changes this week. Here, take a look at some of the ways they have used the fi...
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Contestants find out new bodies aren't built on exercise aloneMar 03, 2014 4:00 am - They may have begun as strangers, but everyone became friends during the group boot camp this past Saturday in the wee hours of the morning at Push Fitness in Schaumburg...
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Hold the chopsticks: Chinese food not on nutrition planMar 03, 2014 4:00 am - When I met with my personal trainer, Joshua Steckler, for my first full training session at Push Fitness in Schaumburg, I was hyped. I was ready to sweat, push and gush...
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Ready for a change: Meet our Fittest Loser contestantsFeb 24, 2014 4:30 am - Out of more than 200 applicants, five Daily Herald readers emerged as finalists in the 2014 Fittest Loser Challenge. They are Chris Kalamatas of Lake in the Hills; Chery...