Healthplex Sports Club Announces Second
Year of 'A New You,' a Weight-loss Challenge for
Those Looking to Change Their Live

After the success of last year’s inaugural program, the Healthplex^Ò Sports Club, Crozer-Keystone Health System and Good to Go Delivery will once again offer “A New You,” a unique weight loss and wellness challenge. A New You will give five selected participants the opportunity to achieve greater personal health and well-being through a free, comprehensive program that includes supervised exercise, healthy eating and relaxation.

Like last year, the participant who makes the greatest improvement in their overall health will receive a one-year membership to the Healthplex® as well as other prizes, including a healthy party for 15 friends from Good to Go Delivery. But there’s a new twist this year - those who are not selected as one of the five finalists will still have the opportunity to enter the program at a reduced price – and compete for the prizes.

If chosen to take part in “A New You,” participants will receive the following from these organizational partners: 

• The Healthplex^Ò Sports Club will provide a three-month all-inclusive club membership as well as three months of personal training.
• Good to Go Delivery, based in New Castle, Del., will provide participants with three healthy gourmet meals and two snacks freshly prepared and delivered to their doorsteps each day.
• The Center for Occupational Health at Springfield Hospital will give participants a full physical examination, dietary analysis (including glucose/cholesterol screenings) and biometrics (body composition analysis).
• The Spa at the Healthplex will provide monthly facials and massages.
• Healthy Inspirations at the Healthplex will provide weekly nutritional counseling.

The participants will be monitored throughout the program in several key areas, such as weight, body mass index, waist size, cholesterol, glucose, triglycerides and more. The program works: Last year’s A New You contestants lost more than 120 pounds. Winner Denise Mazza lost more than 20 pounds and more than 9 percent of her body fat.

The deadline for submitting an application to be part of the program is Sept. 27. Participants must be over 21 and a resident of Delaware County, and there is a $25 application fee. A printable application form is available at http://anewyou.healthplex.net. Applications can also be picked up at the Healthplex^® Sports Club, 194 W. Sproul Rd. in Springfield, or potential participants can call 610-328-8888 to have an application sent to them.

All applicants will be invited to  a qualifying event at the club on Oct. 4. Candidates will be interviewed by a selection committee, and the five participants will be chosen at the end of the evening. Applicants who are not chosen as one of the five participants will have the opportunity to sign up for the program at this event. The contest will officially begin on Oct. 18 and end on Jan. 10.