March 1, 2022 - It’s a new year and time for a new you! Become the biggest loser in Shelby County — of weight, that is. Prizes will be awarded to the most successful competitors in the county’s weight loss and physical fitness program. Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service in Partnership with Panola College is offering Step Up & Scale Down, a 12-week weight management program to help the public in their efforts. Join Texas A&M AgriLife Extension and Panola College for this program.
Registration is going on now at the Shelby College Center, Loop 500, Center, TX 75935, (936) 598-9543. Please register today and submit your $40 participation fee. Participants will weigh-in on the first day of class which is March 1, 2022, at Panola College, Loop 500, Center, TX 75935 in Room 106. Class is on Tuesdays from 5:30pm to 6:30pm.
Winners of the 12-week challenge will be determined by the percentage of body weight they lose during the three-month competition, not by lost pounds. All participants will weigh-in bi-weekly to chart their progress (weights will be kept confidential), which ends with a final weigh-in on April 26, 2022. The winners will be awarded monetary prizes for 1st – 3rd places, respectively, and recognized at a celebration event on May 10th.
Shelby County Extension Agent, Feleshia Thompson, says the Step-Up Scale Down program will also include:
- weekly 'Walking with a Purpose' fitness program
- weekly healthy cooking nutrition classes
- guest speakers on various topics
- health screenings
- weekly door prizes
- fun, hands-on cooking demonstrations and tastings
Thompson says she expects the weight-loss program to make a big impact again this year. “This is a challenge designed to be fun” she says, “but at the same time help people achieve their weight-loss goals and although there are prizes, everyone who reaches a healthier weight is a winner.”
If you have questions about this program, please contact Panola College at (936) 598-9543 or Feleshia Thompson, County Extension Agent – Family and Community Health at 598-7744 or feleshia.thompson@ag.tamu.edu or follow us on Facebook at Shelby Extension Service.
