Get in shape with the ‘Ballard Fitness Fest’

Adding to the Festivals in Ballard, Erik Hroncich is introducing the first ever Ballard Fitness Fest. “In the spirit of feeling neighborly I have come up with a challenge, a fitness challenge, for everyone in Ballard and the surrounding area,” Hroncich writes on his blog.

Hroncich is the owner of EDGE Fitness (2821 NW Market St Suite H) but you don’t have to be a member of his club to participate. For ten bucks you can go in to EDGE and get a fitness assessment, which takes about 15 minutes. Three months later you come back in and go through the same testing.

The contest is simple;

To enter, you must live or work in Ballard (or the surrounding area, i.e.: Queen Anne, Magnolia, Crown Hill)

Call EDGE Personal Training (782-1505) and set up an initial fitness assessment During the dates of February 22nd and March 5th. (The fitness assessment consists of a body composition test, circumference measurements and body weight)

Kick your butt for 3 months and re-test between May 17th and May 27th

The winners will be based on individual improvement on a percentage scale. Hroncich gives this example, “If someone weighing 200lbs. loses 20lbs of total body weight and someone weighing 130lbs. loses 13lbs. they each lost 10% of their beginning body weight. The same goes for body fat % and circumference measurements.”

To get in shape, Hroncich is offering ten percent off training sessions at EDGE. He will also have sign-up sheets for group workouts and group runs if people are interested.

The grand prize is a $250 gift card to the Ballard business of your choice, three free training sessions at EDGE and an EDGE t-shirt. First prize is a $100 gift card to the Ballard business of your choice and the t-shirt. Second prize is a $50 gift card to the Ballard business of your choice and the EDGE t-shirt. Third prize is a $25 gift card to the Ballard business of your choice and an EDGE t-shirt. (Photos provided by Erik Hroncich, EDGE Personal Training.)