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Fit 4 Life | Kurt flexed the muscles at FLOW

Published:Monday | July 30, 2018 | 12:00 AM
Fitness instructor Kurt Dunn preparing Fit 4 Lifers for a gruelling workout.
Personal trainer Lorenzo McIntosh working those abs.
Fit 4 Lifers working the legs
Narine Thomas easily wins the kettlebell walk.
Fit 4 Life participants refuelling with tasty treats from GraceKennedy's Caribbean Choice.
GraceKennedy's Western Union representatives share about their services with The Gleaner's Fit 4 Life participants.
Medical Associates ensured that everyone was fit and ready for The Gleaner's Fit 4 Life workouts.
Who will take it in the static dumbbell hold challenge?
Who will take it in the static dumbbell hold challenge?
The Gleaner's Fit 4 Life participants enjoying power shakes from sponsor Chas E Ramson.
Fitness instructor Kurt Dunn taking Fit 4 Life participants through weight training at the FLOW Flex Gym.
Weight training at the FLOW Flex Gym.
Weight training at the FLOW Flex Gym.
Winners of the static dumbbell hold challenge - Julian Gordon (left) in the male category and Colleen Clayton (third right) in the female category - accepting their prizes from representatives from The Gleaner's Fit 4 Life, GraceKennedy and Body By Kurt.
Winners of the kettle bell walk challenge - Neville Graham (third right) in the male category and Narine Thomas (second left) in the female category - accepting their prizes from representatives from The Gleaner's Fit 4 Life, Chas E Ramson and Body By Kurt.
Working those abs.
Winners of the bear crawl challenge - George Thorpe (second left) in the male category and Monique Leighton (third left) in the female category - accepting their prizes from representatives from The Gleaner's Fit 4 Life, Chas E Ramson and Body By Kurt.
The Gleaner's Fit 4 Life sixth event with Body By Kurt at FLOW Flex Gym, FLOW head office, 2-6 Carlton Crescent, St Andrew on Saturday, July 28, 2018.
A race to the finish in the bear crawl challenge.
A race to the finish in the bear crawl challenge.
Neville Graham takes home the prize in the kettlebell walk.
The Gleaner's Fit 4 Life fitness instructor Marvin Gordon taking participants through legs workouts.
Sweating it in the 5k run
Sweating it in the 5k run

Personal trainers Kurt Dunn from Body By Kurt, Marvin Gordon, and Lorenzo McIntosh turned up the heat at the FLOW Flex Gym on Saturday for The Gleaner's Fit 4 Life sixth event, in its Season Two's Tuff Enuff Challenge.

5k run, leg works, weight training, treadmill run, cycling and abs work proved more than enough to work the full turnout of participants at the FLOW Flex Gym at FLOW's head office in St Andrew.

No doubt, everyone got a great, sweat-drenching workout, pushing every muscle to its limit.

Did they have enough energy left to take on the challenges?

Power shakes made with Foska Oats and Blue Diamond Almond Milk from sponsor Chas E. Ramson, as well as delicious samplings from GraceKennedy's Caribbean Choice really helped to refuel.

Sponsor Medical Associates gave free medical checks to ensure everyone was fit and ready.

The static dumb-bell hold, kettlebell walk and bear crawl challenges were fun and entertaining, allowing winners to earn prizes such as gift baskets from sponsor Chas E. Ramson; gift baskets from GraceKennedy; one-month membership with Life Fit Training Centre; Fit 4 Life gift bags, T-shirts and water bottles.

GraceKennedy's Western Union representatives were on hand to share info about their services.

The countdown heats up. Six more weeks to go. On Saturday, August 4, The Gleaner's Fit 4 Life team joins the Sweet Energy Fitness Club and Fit Rev Fitness Revolution Club at the Police Officers' Club, 34 Hope Road, St Andrew.

Everyone is invited to come out to each of the Saturday morning boot camps, free of cost, as the Fit 4 Life team journeys with Jamaica to a healthy, fitter life.

Follow us on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and The Gleaner's website to see where we will be next - #fit4lifeja

Each week - starting at 6:30 a.m. - will feature boot camp-style workouts, lifestyle and fitness tips, challenges to win great prizes, free medical checks from sponsor Medical Associates; and demonstrations and samplings from sponsors and partners.

For 12 weeks, the Fit 4 Life team will condition and prepare participants to take the ultimate Tuff Enuff Challenge - 10 intense obstacle courses arranged in three supersets - on Saturday, September 8.

The question is: Are you Tuff Enuff? Let's find out.

For more details or to enter the challenge, email: yourhealth@gleanerjm.com.