2 Winners, 3 Months: Countdown to Energy FIT!

Congratulations to Amanda (Mandee) Coursey and Sharla McGee, winners of the 3 Months to Energy FIT contest!

As you may recall, the fine folks at Energy Fitness put out a fantastic offer at the end of June: a three-month membership to Energy Fitness Midtown (that’s for new members only), 24 personal training sessions, nutrition counseling, child care and motivational gifts along the way for two lucky winners. All folks had to do was submit their very personal story about why they deserved the opportunity.

The result? Energy Fitness received 56 entries from folks with lovely and heart-touching stories, along with 20 more letters of support from friends and family members.

Choosing just two winners was a difficult as lifting 100-pound dumbells, but the staff zeroed in on Mandee and Sharla! (See sidebar, right, to see the exciting surprises Energy Fitness has for ALL those who participated in the contest!)

Starting now, Mandee and Sharla will get their sweat and proper nutrition on under the guidance of the Energy Fitness experts (see below). By November 16 — a happy three months later — they’ll be even better than new. And we’ll celebrate their progress on iList Paducah and in Paducah Parenting & Family Magazine! Plus, we’ll share links to their weekly online journals, which will be posted to the Energy Fitness Web site.

Meet the winners:

Amanda (Mandee) Coursey
Age: 30
Height: 5’7”
Weight: Will know at first official weigh in
Lives in Paducah

Excerpt from Mandee’s letter: 
“Three years ago I lost the love of my life to a stroke. He left me with two small children to raise on my own (now ages 3 and 4). I still look pregnant after having my children — my stomach along with the rest of my body has suffered from two C-sections and depression. I need motivation to get my life and a better body back!”

Sharla McGee
Age: 64
Height: 5’ 3”
Weight: Will know at first official weigh in
Lives in Paducah

Excerpt from Sharla’s letter: 
“I need something for my health, something for my life. I want to feel and look as good as I can because due to recent events in my life, I am experiencing things at the age of 64 that I should have experienced at a younger age. So this is my life-changing experience, and I am so excited!”

Good luck to both Mandee and Sharla!

Meet the Trainers
Mandee and Sharla will take this journey with:

Felisha Prescott, NSCA Certified Personal Trainer
Felisha earned a bachelor’s degree in Exercise Science from MSU & specializes in weight loss.

“I love making an impact on a person’s life. I always give my best and ask for yours! We will work as a team and both be accountable for this life-changing transition that will become your new lifestyle.” 

Lona Culbertson, Nutrition Counselor & ISSA Certified Personal Trainer
“My goal is to help every person adopt the attitude of wanting to live a happy, healthier life…to live this life, they have to learn.” 

Get to Know Energy Fitness MIDTOWN (EFM)
Located at 3425 Oak St. (off Berger Road), EFM features 18,000 square feet of health and fitness, plus 24-HOUR workout convenience to make sure that you have every possible opportunity to get that workout into your day. A few benefits the winners will enjoy include:

• Cardio Theater & New Cardio Equipment
• Free Weight Area
• Mangum Circuit Training Equipment
• Free Group Fitness Classes Every Week Including BodyPump, Yoga, Turbokick, Cardio Circuit, JohnnyG Spinning
• Free Water Aerobic Classes Every Week Including Water Aerobics, AquaFit, Pilates in the Pool, Senior Water
• Newly Renovated 25-Yard Swimming Pool with 6 Lanes
• Tanning, Saunas & Whirlpool
• Racquetball Courts
• New Childcare Area for ages 7 & under, & Eneractive Game Zone for ages 8-13

Club Hours
Monday-Friday, Open 24 Hours (beginning Monday at 5 a.m. through Friday at 8 p.m.)
Saturday, 8 a.m.-7 p.m.
Sunday, 1-7 p.m.

Childcare Hours (Ages 6 wks - 13)
Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-noon and 4-8 p.m.
Saturday 8 a.m.-noon