No more hamstring pulls!
For community and encouragement, our WhatsApp group is filled with positive energy. But our founders’ early competitions had a different, macabre tone.
It all started in March 2023. A group of out-of-shape, middle-aged men—us—decided to climb Mt. Whitney. Naturally, the first step was a one-month weight loss competition.
About two weeks in, Jeff started looking suspiciously skinny. So, being a supportive friend, I sent him five pounds of cookies.
The next day, a pizza and chicken wings showed up at my office, along with a note that read: “Congratulations! You’ve won the grand prize.”
Andre’s sweet tooth was rewarded with a cake so rich and sugary, it might’ve been illegal in some states. Jeff, meanwhile, checked into a hotel in Washington, D.C., where six chocolate cakes were waiting for him.
But the true masterpiece of sabotage came when my wife and I got matching texts saying our HelloFresh box had arrived. We opened the front door… and there it was: a suspiciously large HelloFresh package containing three pints of Ben & Jerry’s and absolutely zero vegetables.
A security cam caught a masked figure sprinting away from our porch, laughing maniacally—right up until he pulled a hamstring mid-escape. He limped through his next business trip but was comforted by a recovery shipment of chocolate-dipped Oreos.
After that month of nutritional warfare, we decided to shift gears and make the competitions more about exercise.
These days, it’s about fitness, giving back to our community, supporting each other—and Jeff thoroughly understands the importance of stretching.
How about that for a lead in to show our appreciation for our sponsor, StretchLab.
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Thank you to our amazing participants. We are noticing how hard you are working and appreciate you!
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Chief Saboteur, Adam
Twinsies on a walk earning Move points. Hope those were purchased at RoadRunner with their 20% off code, C5X2K170.