Ton of Fun fall weight loss campaign gets underway

photo: UHC Regional Director of Health Strategies, Suzanne Perkins, speaks with Ton of Fun participants about setting goals and shares insights on the benefits of menu planning and keeping a food and exercise journal as important components of their weight loss journey.

The third 10-week Ton of Fun weight loss campaign session got underway last week with 25 more individuals joining the 100+ participants who have discovered healthier and fitter ways to live their lives. A partnership between Fleet Feet Sports Sarasota and UnitedHealthcare (UHC), “Ton of Fun” is a community-wide initiative to help Sarasota residents lose a ton of weight (2,000) pounds in 2015-16.

To kick off the fall program and get participants on a healthy eating track, UHC’s Regional Director of Health Strategies, Suzanne Perkins, engaged the group in a special “Lose & Win: Your Healthy Eating Roadmap” session. Focusing on the components of healthy eating for weight loss, participants received copies of UHC’s Lose and Win Guide covering topics on how to get started, keys to success, keeping a food and activity journal and resources and apps for participants to assist them in reaching their goals.

About Ton of Fun Weight Loss Challenge

Led by professionally certified Fleet Feet Sports Sarasota Coach and Director of Corporate Wellness Whitney Bartlett, the Ton of Fun Challenge aims to help Sarasota, Fla. residents lead a healthier lifestyle, one day, one step, one recipe at a time. The UHC healthy eating session is part of an ongoing series of information and interactive sessions designed to help guide participants through a variety of nutrition, exercise, physical therapy and biometric screenings that demonstrate how living a healthy life benefits them both on and off the scale. Additional participants benefits included in the program fee of $50 include coaching and mentoring services, weekly nutrition tips and recipes, access to a registered dietitian, free bi-weekly workouts and step contest including a free UnitedHealthcare pedometer, private weigh-ins, email updates, a private Facebook group and prize incentives as individuals reach weight-loss goals. Interested participants can join at anytime by contacting Whitney Bartlett, Ton of Fun Program Director at 941-323-0100. For more information on the Ton of Fun program visit www.fleetfeetsarasota.com.

About UnitedHealthcare

UnitedHealthcare is dedicated to helping people nationwide live healthier lives by simplifying the health care experience, meeting consumer health and wellness needs, and sustaining trusted relationships with care providers. The company offers the full spectrum of health benefit programs for individuals, employers, military service members, retirees and their families, and Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries, and contracts directly with more than 850,000 physicians and care professionals, and 6,000 hospitals and other care facilities nationwide. UnitedHealthcare is one of the businesses of UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH), a diversified Fortune 50 health and well-being company. For more information, visit UnitedHealthcare at www.uhc.com or follow @myUHC on Twitter.