Athens Takes it Off 2012


Information on the What "Healthy" Food Should Taste Like Cooking Demonstration

It is on Monday, January 30 at 5:30 pm. Please register so that we may be able to prepare the right amount of food.

 

If you are participating in this year's competition and are not receiving emails, check your spam folder first in your email. Because we send out mass emails, some accounts think that it is spam. If you have looked there and still are not receiving emails, contact us at athenstakesitoff@gmail.com and we will try to work through whatever issues there might be.

 

What’s New?

- Weekly entries for individuals to win great prizes

- Food Demonstrations

- Recipe exchanges

- Fruit and Vegetable potluck and cooking challenge

  

For More Information:

- Athens Takes it Off Facebook page 

 

  

*Individuals who have won prize money before are not eligible to win again, but are welcome participate.   

Looking for the motivation to get fit?

  • Round up a team of your co-workers, family members, or friends and sign up for Athens Takes it Off -A friendly area competition designed to help community members to get in shape and improve their health.
  • There will be several seminars and speakers during the program, promoting and encouraging individuals on a variety of topics.

How do I participate?

  • To enter the competition, you must create a team of three to five members, designate a captain, and make a name for your new group. Each team is required to pay an entry fee of $50, which is due at the time of registration.
  • Once created, teams must read through the rules and regulations, then complete the attached registration form, and return it to the Athens Community Center along with the $50 entry fee.
  • Make checks payable to Athens Takes it Off. They may be dropped off in person at the Athens Community Center. NO CREDIT CARDS will be accepted at the community center.
  • You may also register online at Active.com. Just search for Athens Takes it Off in the search bar on the main page.
  • There will be a weigh-in and a weigh-out for your team. Individual weight will be confidential. The location for weigh-ins will be at WellWorks, the Athens Community Center and HeartWorks.

When does the contest begin and how do you win?

  • The contest is 10 weeks long
  • The winning score is determined using the following formula: a = starting team weight, b = ending team weight, c = difference
  • a - b = c
  • c / a = Team score aka percentage lost for team
  • There will be other prizes and awards to be announced soon!

Athens Takes it Off is a collaborative effort to get Athens area residents to change lifestyle and eating habits, begin regular exercise, and lose weight in a healthy way. 

Questions, ideas, need more information?  Email us:  athenstakesitoff@gmail.com

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Athens Takes it Off 2011

Click here for complete results and to see how your team did in 2011.

 

Athens Takes it Off 2010

Click here for complete results and to see how your team did in 2010.

 

Businesses and Organizations Currently Involved:

Athens Community Arts, Parks & Recreation; WellWorks; O'Bleness Memorial Hospital; Hocking Valley Bank; Athens City-County Health Department; Holzer Clinic; Zonez; Athens Area Chamber of Commerce; Athens County Convention & Visitor's Bureau; CHiP; Live Healthy Appalachia; Southeast Agency