Monthly Archives: April 2011

The WFC Knoxville, TN Kick-Off

August 11-13, 2011 will be 3 days that will change the lives of many. Those that attend will find themselves learning more and engaged in activities that will help them to grow in awareness regarding their health and fitness as … Continue reading

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So You Want to Be Healthier, Right? Read On….

America may be the land of the free, but we’re also the land of the fat. We’ve consumed our way to both debt and overweight. Many may think that they are okay. It’s not true. Among the industrialized countries of … Continue reading

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Obesity is Becoming a Way of Life in America & It Shouldn’t!

The Founder and Executive Director, Geoff Hampton, of The Weekly Fitness Challenge has put together this fantastic video showing more on the progression of the obesity epidemic that has fast become more of the norm instead of the exception. Know … Continue reading

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If You’re a Business Owner, What is Obesity Costing You?

In 2008, a report by Strategies to Prevent and Overcome Obesity (STOP), they talked about employers were concerned about obesity, but did not know what they could do about it.  See http://www.stopobesityalliance.org/ for more information. Earlier in 2006, Forbes reported … Continue reading

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What is The Weekly Fitness Challenge Kick-Off?

Since The Weekly Fitness Challenge is a grassroots campaign to change the face of fitness in helping the unfit become fit, then it’s natural to begin this journey for all of you in the city of the headquarters: Knoxville, Tennessee. … Continue reading

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The Obesity Crisis in America

For many years now we’ve been fighting the greatest health crisis that we’ve even faced.  If we continue on this path, our society will face both a massive overburden of our health care system and a loss of productivity. Just … Continue reading

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