Beach Bums Host Fitness Night May 22; Brittany And Bernie From NBC's The Biggest Loser To Visit
Published on May 8, 2008 under Frontier League (FL)
Traverse City Beach Bums News Release
TRAVERSE CITY, MI - The Traverse City Beach Bums are proud to announce Fitness Night at Wuerfel Park on May 22. Celebrity fitness experts Brittany Aberle and Bernie Salazar from NBC's hit TV show, "The Biggest Loser-Couples," will be in attendance.
Brittany and Bernie will sign autographs and greet fans from 5:45-6:30p.m., before heading onto the Wuerfel Park Astroturf GamePro XPE sports turf to publicly address fans. The pair will promote fitness while sharing their stories with the fans and then throw out the ceremonial first pitch prior to the 7:05 p.m. game with the Midwest Sliders. The event will be sponsored by several local businesses including Digestive Health Associates and Anytime Fitness.
Brittany, a native of San Jacinto, Calif., was on the show for 12 weeks and lost over 50 pounds. Bernie, who hails from Chicago, Ill., dropped 88 pounds in a matter of 10 weeks while on the show. After being eliminated, Bernie continued to lose weight and won the off campus Biggest Loser prize of $100,000. His total weight loss was 130 pounds. Brittany and Bernie were teammates on the show.
According to NBC's website, the first reality series in which everybody "loses," "The Biggest Loser" challenges and encourages overweight participants to undergo physical makeovers, without any kind of surgery, in a safe and recommended manner through comprehensive diet and exercise as they compete for a grand prize of $250,000.
In addition to the appearance of Brittany and Bernie, the Beach Bums will raffle off a membership to Anytime Fitness in Traverse City. Other activities are planned as the event continues to grow. Check the Beach Bums website as the event approaches.
The Beach Bums open the Frontier League season on May 21 with a 7:05 p.m. game at Wuerfel Park against the Midwest Sliders. Individual game tickets are now available by phone, (231) 943-0100, in person at the box office, or online. Wuerfel Park hosts the Frontier League All-Star festivities on July 15-16.
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