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2025 Weight Loss Challenge

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Welcome

Welcome to the West Hills Weight Loss Challenge. We are excited to see where 2025 takes us. 

Where to meet your team

You will meet your trainer for the workouts in the fitness center. If you are new to West Hills, someone at our reception desk can assist you in getting to the correct location.

Teams and Times

Monday and Wednesday

TimesPersonal TrainersParticipants
5–6 a.m.Dre and Jack 
noon–1 p.m.Olivia 
5:30–6:30 p.m.Dave M. 

Tuesday and Thursday

TimesPersonal TrainersParticipants
5–6 a.m.Olivia and Jack 
7–8 a.m.Dave and Jack 
12:30–1:30 p.m.Drew A. 
5:30–6:30 p.m.Drew A. 

Meet the Personal Trainers

Directory

Challenge Overview and Macronutrients Education

Macronutrient education

Olivia Green will provide an overview, macronutrient guidelines, and macro education. You can join us live on Saturday, Jan. 11, @ 10 a.m. or watch the video that will be provided.

If you want to sit in on the live training, you can join us via WebX. (See meeting information below.) 

Training Video coming soon

WebX Training session

Join us on Saturday, Jan. 11 @ 10 a.m.

Meeting link:

 
Meeting number:
2869 016 8142
 
Meeting password:
2maMjP3wpN6
 
Join from a video or application
Dial @email
You can also dial 173.243.2.68 and enter your meeting number.
 
Join by phone
Access code: 28690168142

Customized Macro Plan

Once you complete your Weight Loss Questionnaire, Olivia will email you your customized macro plan.

Digital Food Scale

You should use a digital food scale to assist in your macro tracking. 

Tracking App

small cronometer app

A great tool to assist you in tracking your macros is the Cronometer: Calorie Counter app. You can find it on the Google Play or the Apple Store.
 

 

Chronometer Google Play QR
Chronometer Google Play
Cronometer Apple Store QR
Cronometer Apple Store
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Recommended digital food scales

Weekly Challenges

Submit your average step count from Jan. 13–17 by Saturday, Jan. 19. The team with the highest average step count wins. 

Report your steps here.

What should you be drinking? Water, lots and lots of water. (See the video under Resource section to learn why and how much you should consume.) Keep a log from Jan. 20–24 of the oz of water you drank each day. Report the weekly average consumed by Saturday, Jan. 25.

Report your weekly average here.

During one of your training sessions this week, your trainer will time everyone's plank hold, encourage each other to keep holding as long as you can, and average the team time will be submitted—the team with the longest average wins.

Trainer will report results

We want to see how you are doing on your macro plan. On Thursday, Feb. 6, snap a picture of your meals, post them on your Facebook or Instagram accounts, and mention @WestHillsAthleticClub. The team with the most participants posting meals will be the winner.

Results tallied from social media

Bring Sally Up Bring Sally Down, those lyrics sound familiar? During your training session, you will be squatting up, down, and holding to the song “ Bring Sally Up”. Yes, your legs will be on fire, see if you can last the whole song. The times each team member completes will be recorded and the highest average wins.

Trainer will report results

Who doesn't like a costume contest? Monday or Tuesday (whatever is your first workout of the week) will be a dress-up day! We want to see your absolute best gym fit. Team pictures will be taken and posted on social media, and our followers will vote on their favorite. The team with the highest votes wins the point.

Grab a bosu ball and focus because we are going to be working on some balance. This challenge will get progressively harder, the goal is to have the most participants still on the bosu by the end of the challenge.

Trainer will report results

A series of questions related to the West Hills will be asked. You and your team will work together to answer the questions—you had better be quick to answer as you only have 30 seconds! The team with the highest number of correct answers wins.

Trainer will report results

Line up and give me burpees! Your team will work together to pass the 25lb plate down the line with a burpee in between. The team to complete the challenge in the shortest time wins.

Trainer will report results

Participant's Reporting form

Enter weekly results

Resources

Reasons to drink more water.

Body weight x .05 = # oz. a day150 x .05 = 75 oz a day