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Scale Back Alabama is a statewide contest held the first of each year to encourage Alabamians to get healthier by losing weight and exercising. The 2009 contest will begin the week of Jan. 10, and we urge you to participate.
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Roger Shultz, finalist on last year's Biggest Loser Couples show, selected to serve as coach for 2009 Scale Back Alabama.
Shultz, who was an award-winning, All-American football player at the University of Alabama, worked for a spot on NBC’s Biggest Loser’s Couples show in 2008 and was a finalist in the contest.
"One of the biggest motivators for me was that I wanted to be healthier and to set a good example for my son," said Shultz. "I realized that I was killing myself slowly with my habits and that I had to change. During the contest, I lost 164 pounds. It was hard work, but it was worth it, and I want to see all Alabamians have the chance to become healthier." |
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Scale Back Alabama is a statewide campaign held the first of each year to encourage Alabamians to get healthier by losing weight and exercising. It is a joint project of the Alabama Hospital Association (AlaHA) and the Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH), with generous underwriting from Barber's Dairies, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama, and the Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries.
Here are some important tidbits about the contest:
>> It's free. There is no charge to participate. All you have to do is go to a public weigh-in site (to be listed on this Web site in December) to register and weigh-in.
>> The contest is geared toward adults, aged 18 and older.
>> We need businesses to assist hospitals and health departments by serving as weigh-in/registration sites. Please click on "Organization Info." for more information about how your company can participate.
>> Weigh-in week Jan. 10 - 16
>> Weigh-out week March 14 - 20
>> Statewide kickoff, Jan. 8
>> Final celebration, April 1