You see success stories every time you step into a club: people who have achieved their goals and are maintaining results, or people who have made the critical step in starting on an exercise program. For all of us, the path we take towards our health and fitness goals is strewn with vacillations between hope, aspirations, hurdles, doubt, grit, determination, joy and elation. You find these elements too in the stories of the people who have auditioned for a chance to be Singapore’s representatives on The Biggest Loser Asia reality TV show. In just 6 weeks, 500 people in Singapore have auditioned for the show (live or online), thousands more have auditioned across Asia. These figures say a lot about the trust these people have in the expertise that will be provided in the show.
How Fitness First is involvedFitness First Asia is proud to be a sponsor of a show that has helped change the lives of people around the world for the better. We will provide the workout methodology in the show which encompasses our seven key training principles: fuel(nutrition), core, strength, cardio, resistance, flexibility, balance and rejuvenation. Fitness First will be training and guiding contestants to stay focused on their goals to shed as much weight as possible in a safe and effective manner.
About The Biggest Loser Asia
Since its debut in 2004 in the US by NBC reality television, The Biggest Loser has become a worldwide hit viewed by millions, airing in over 90 countries and produced in 25 countries. In the US, The Biggest Loser has gained an enormous following of 11.8 million and ranks 3rd after American Idol and NCIS during its broadcast time. This is the first reality show where obese contestants are challenged and encouraged under guided expert supervision to undergo strenuous physical and mental training in order to shed kilos.
The winner of the inaugural The Biggest Loser Asia TV show who loses the most weight will win a grand cash prize of USD100,000! But most importantly, he or she will gain a healthier and better quality life.
Produced by Imagine Omnimedia (producers of The Contender Asia) for the Hallmark Channel in Asia, The Biggest Loser Asia will help change the lives of obese Singaporeans who want to take up the challenge of shedding bad lifestyle habits and embracing healthier ones. The Biggest Loser Asia does not only look into the physical challenges of the contestants’ personal journeys but also their emotional and psychological trials and tribulations as they lose the kilos, inspiring and empowering others to do the same.
So, what’s a LIVE on-ground screen test?
LIVE screen tests in Asia kicked off in Singapore before the TV crew went on to Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines. Check out our photo coverage to see the process! Fitness First at The Cathay played host to over 100 people on 25th July at the on ground auditions for Singapore, with the earliest person starting to queue 3 hours early at 6:50am! All participants underwent a health check conducted by a team of Fitness First personal trainers before heading off to the screen test in the Group Exercise studio.
The reasonSuccess begins with deciding to get off the couch and seek advice from the right experts. For many people, that is a major psychological obstacle in itself. It entails leaving the comfort of your personal space. Each participant has his/her own compelling reason for having the courage to join the program. We spoke to participants, perhaps their reasons strike a chord with you as well:
“I am afraid of developing obesity-related illness and as such not being able to see my daughter, who is now four, walk down the aisle twenty years from now. Also I want to resume concern me. My objective is weight loss,” - Iskandar, 30, a Singaporean civil servant. Married with one child, he has been overweight for six years. Weight: 122kg.
