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The Biggest Loser Season 6
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The Biggest Loser Season 6
Tom Desrochers Sr. (Cab driver), 42, and his son Tom Desrochers Jr. (Cab driver), 22, Everett, Massachusetts.
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The Biggest Loser Season 6 Update:
NBC ENCOURAGING AMERICANS TO LIVE HEALTHIER, MORE ACTIVE LIVES WITH "THE BIGGEST LOSER LEAGUE,"
A SUPPORTIVE SOCIAL NETWORK ON NBC.COM, KICKING OFF IN CONJUNCTION WITH NBC'S SEASON PREMIERE OF "THE BIGGEST LOSER: FAMILIES" ON TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16 (8-10 P.M. ET)
Released by NBC
NBC is committed to helping Americans live healthier, more active lives with "The Biggest Loser League" www.thebiggestloserleague.com), a supportive social network on NBC.com kicking off right before the premiere of NBC's "The Biggest Loser: Families" on Tuesday, September 16 (8-10 p.m. ET).
"The Biggest Loser League" will allow people to create their own teams and recruit members from their communities at any level - families, friends, cities, companies, schools, organizations and neighborhoods. The site will provide the tools and resources needed for team leaders to create motivational messages, grab tips and weight loss tracking widgets, and utilize a tool kit of food journals, workout logs and challenge tips. Teams will also be able to compete against other teams to start living healthier, more active lifestyles while earning points for participation.
In addition to user-generated challenges, there will also be a weekly challenge that relates to that week's on-air episode of "The Biggest Loser: Families." The site will include helpful features like profiles, message boards, photo and video galleries and blogs for teams and members, a weight/BMI tracker, exercise, diet and motivational tips and a robust search page to help users find new friends or teams to join. It will also offer welcome kits for captains, leaderboards to track top point-earning teams and members, and special promotions and offers from the NBC store and www.biggestloserclub.com. Select teams may also be featured online and on NBC's local affiliate stations.
"'The Biggest Loser League' is the perfect example of what can happen when great television meets an active online community. With NBC.com's social networking capabilities, the possibilities are endless," said Vivi Zigler, President, NBC Universal Digital Entertainment. "We're really excited to see how far these enthusiastic, engaged fans will take it."
Some of the teams already proposed by fans include:
College Crusaders - College students who want to get healthy while getting their degrees!
Super Stay-at-Home Moms - Stay-at-home and work-from-home mothers who want to get fit!
Bay Area Beauties - For people who live in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Single & Sassy - Single gals looking to get back their confidence!
The Fifties - People looking to stay fit at 50.
The Wild Oats - The Biggest Loser League's vegetarian team!
Newlyweds - Newly wed, not newly fed...stay fit after saying "I do."
Yummy Mummies - Moms trying to lose the baby fat, even if their babies are all grown up!
Brides to Be - Dropping the weight in preparation for the big day.
"The Biggest Loser League" is the ideal way to encourage everyone from viewers at home to employees of major corporations to improve their health and their lives through a supportive and motivational online community. One top company already on board is Willis Group Holdings Limited, a leading global insurance broker which develops and delivers professional insurance, reinsurance, risk management, financial and human resource consulting and actuarial services to corporations, public entities and institutions around the world. Willis has more than 300 offices in some 100 countries, with a global team of approximately 16,000 associates serving clients in some 190 countries.
"We are excited to be partnering with NBC's 'The Biggest Loser' to promote 'The Biggest Loser League' and our new Winning With Willis program. We share a common goal: to help Americans lead healthier lives," said Mike Barton, leader of the Willis Employee Benefits Practice. "Nearly 80 percent of medical claims today are the result of long-term lifestyle choices. That's why companies want to encourage diet and exercise among their employees as a way to better manage ever-escalating healthcare costs, workers compensation losses and absenteeism. We can help them do that with our innovative program to support employee health and wellness. And the power of 'The Biggest Loser' brand gives us the instant recognition we need to make this program a tremendous success."
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.... an interesting article:
Rodale, NBC Universal, and Reveille Extend The Biggest Loser Partnership Through 2008/2009 Season
Rodale to publish two additional The Biggest Loser books, including a companion cookbook in November
The Biggest Loser Club, the show's companion subscription Web site, to debut mobile application this fall
Rodale Inc., NBC Universal's Television, DVD, Music and Consumer Products Group, and leading production company Reveille announced today an extension to their partnership that includes more books, mobile, and Rodale integrations into the 2008/2009 seasons of the hit series The Biggest Loser, premiering September 16 on NBC at 8 p.m. EST. With the addition of a mobile application for the subscription Web site The Biggest Loser Club, the launch of two new Rodale-published The Biggest Loser books, multiple editor guest appearances on the show, and a comprehensive print promotion program, the integration will extend across more Rodale platforms than ever before.
"We are pleased to continue our partnership with Reveille and NBC to expand The Biggest Loser's assets to additional media platforms and revenue streams," said Gregg Michaelson, Executive Vice President, Customer Marketing, Rodale. "As a health and wellness media company, Rodale is always looking to work with partners who share our mission of promoting healthy living and embrace innovative ways of delivering content. Reveille has been such a partner for the past three years, and this season holds even more great opportunities for both of us than ever before."
"Rodale has built its reputation on helping people transform themselves through health and wellness," said Kim Niemi, Senior Vice President, NBC Universal Television, DVD, Music and Consumer Products Group. "It has been an ideal partner for us on The Biggest Loser and we are looking forward to our continuing success together." Mark Koops, managing director at Reveille, added, "Our aim has always been to provide great programming that engages our viewers. In the instance of The Biggest Loser, we have an additional goal--namely, to change lives. With the upcoming premiere of The Biggest Loser: Families, we are excited to work with Rodale to deliver another season of compelling, life-altering viewing integrated with online tools, books, and mobile applications."
For the first time, Rodale's companion subscription service Web site, The Biggest Loser Club (www.biggestloserclub.com), will be available via mobile devices. Users will be able to access many of the site's tools and features--including shopping lists, recipes, and customized diet and exercise plans--with their cell phones, ensuring that they can make the right choices and track their progress, anytime, anywhere. The site, which launched in 2005, will be highlighted during the "Where Are They Now?" segment of each The Biggest Loser episode this season as a key element of each participant's weight loss strategy.
Building on the success of the bestselling The Biggest Loser Cookbook, released in 2006, and the three additional The Biggest Loser books since, Rodale will publish a second cookbook in November. Author Devin Alexander will help readers recreate the healthy meals and habits they see on the program in their own homes with all-new recipes, trainer tips, and motivational stories. Rodale will also publish another The Biggest Loser companion book early next year, in conjunction with the launch of season seven in January.
Also new this season will be guest appearances from Men's Health Editor-in-Chief David Zinczenko and Prevention Nutrition Director Cynthia Sass, MPH, RD. Zinczenko will appear on the October 28 episode to show contestants how to make the right food choices, based on his bestselling book Eat This, Not That!, which has sold more than 600,000 copies to date. Sass will appear on the November 11 episode to show participants how to prepare healthier meals and overcome common food obstacles.
The Biggest Loser will also be integrated throughout Rodale's print properties. Contestant(s) from The Biggest Loser will again be featured on the cover and in the pages of the December issue of Prevention magazine. Editorial content related to The Biggest Loser will also run in the December editions of Men's Health, Women's Health, and Best Life. In addition, Rodale will publish The Biggest Loser-branded special interest publications in October, December, and February that will include meal plans, exercise programs, and other advice from the series' trainers, nutritionists, and contestants. Finally, a The Biggest Loser advertising campaign will run across all of Rodale's magazines.
Source: http://www.centredaily.com/business/technology/story/825270.html
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BROWN TEAM
Husband and Wife Team
Brady Vilcan (Pharmacist), 36, and Vicky Vilcan (Anesthetist), 37, Houma, Louisiana.
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ORANGE TEAM
Husband and Wife Team
Ed Brantley (Chef), 31, and his wife, Heba Salama (Pharmaceutical sales representative), 30, Raleigh, North Carolina.
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