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Greatest losers are healthiest winners M
WR Sports, Fitness & Aquatics and Warrior Zone hosted a virtual challenge — Quarantine’s Greatest Loser — at fb.com/ JBLMmwr and JBLMmwr. com April 15–July 14. This fun weight-loss competition challenged our community to make the best of quarantine by adapting a healthier lifestyle. The scoring was based on highest body-weight loss, and prizes included a Peloton stationary bike and one-year membership for first place, Apple Watch Series 5 for second place and a Fitbit Versa 2 smartwatch for third place. We had so many success stories! Here are a few from our winners and our spokesperson, Alex Demitras.
Carly Mueller wins first place After Carly was informed that she won first place for the Quarantine’s Greatest Loser contest, she was elated. She writes,”I’m so grateful for everyone at MWR for putting on the Quarantine’s Greatest Loser Competition. In March, I was furloughed from my job, and my son’s school switched to virtual education due to COVID-19. “I took a chance and decided to sign up for the Quarantine’s Greatest Loser Competition. It was a great time for me to focus on myself and my health while the world around me seemed to slow to a halt. “I’ve made several sustainable changes to my diet and lifestyle throughout and beyond the duration of this competition, and it has had a profoundly positive impact on me and my family’s lives! “We make healthy meals together and take family walks together every day. My kids even follow along while I do yoga in the mornings and the Facebook “Workout of the Day” in the afternoons. The workout each day, along with other MWR activities, such as the Virtual Trivia Nights, gave me something to actually look forward to every single day during quarantine — at a time that could easily have been a negative time of uncertainty, anxiety and dread. It turned into one of the greatest years of my life! “I’m eternally grateful to Alex and everybody at MWR for the
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