{"id":8228,"date":"2015-06-03T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-06-02T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.btc.si\/2015\/06\/cutting-down-50-kg-participants-in-the-millenium-athlete-challenge-enter-summer-season-in-excellent-shape\/"},"modified":"2015-06-03T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2015-06-02T22:00:00","slug":"cutting-down-50-kg-participants-in-the-millenium-athlete-challenge-enter-summer-season-in-excellent-shape","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.btc.si\/en\/press-releases\/2015\/06\/cutting-down-50-kg-participants-in-the-millenium-athlete-challenge-enter-summer-season-in-excellent-shape\/","title":{"rendered":"Cutting down 50 kg, participants in the Millenium Athlete Challenge enter summer season in excellent shape"},"content":{"rendered":"

Under the professional guidance of four personal trainers,
\nthe participants in the challenge jointly lost 52.1 kg and lowered the
\nassessed metabolic age by no less than 72 years. The photo op of all the
\nparticipants after finishing the programme was followed by a healthy
\nlunch in Atlantis Water Park.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Beginning in March and training 4- to 5-times a week in Sports Centre
\nMillenium and the Fitness Clinic of the Professional Health Centre in
\nAtlantis Water Park, candidates participating in the Millenium Athlete
\nChallenge wanted to reach their personal goals – get their bodies in
\nshape, reduce their body weight and\/or gain muscle mass. The final
\nmeasurements as well as the before and after photos of the participants
\nall testify to the excellent results brought in by the Challenge.<\/p>\n

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 “The measurements that were conducted after three months of training
\nshow incredible results, with respect to weight loss and a lower body
\nmass index as well as decreased circumference, metabolic age, and body
\nfat content. Three months of continuous training isn’t a short time to
\ndevote yourself to and it often seems that people lose motivation
\nwithout proper encouragement. I’m proud that our participants persisted,
\nchanged their lifestyles, and attained the goals they set before
\ntraining commenced,” says a clearly satisfied Matej Bunderla<\/strong>,
\none of the four personal trainers, who prepared the candidates for
\nindividual training sessions and encouraged them in overcoming all
\nobstacles.<\/p>\n

The training programme differed from one participant to another,
\nsince exercises were tailored to the goals and capabilities of each
\nindividual. As singer Werner<\/strong> proudly stated when
\ntalking about his goal, which was to lose weight and re-shape his body:
\n“With personalized, particularly adapted training sessions, each of the
\nchallengers focused on exactly those exercises that helped him or her
\nreach the desired goal as fast as possible. I’m extremely proud of my
\nachievement. As part of the Millenium Athlete Challenge I lost 8.9 kg
\nand reduced my assessed metabolic age by 25 years. In addition, I
\nre-shaped my body and improved my endurance.” <\/p>\n

Taking part in the Millenium Athlete Challenge, the candidates
\nfamiliarized themselves with different forms of fitness training. “The
\ndiverse training routines helped keep the three-month-long challenge
\ninteresting,” said participant Manja Blaha<\/strong>, when asked
\nabout potential sources of motivation, and added: “What really stayed
\nwith me the most is the recent training session together with members of
\nthe Slovenian Gymnastics Federation. Seeing the focus and motivation of
\nelite athletes, such as Mitja Petkovšek, Sašo Bertoncelj, Rok Klavora,
\n\u017diga Šilc, and Teja Belak, I also got some additional incentive to do
\nthe hard exercises. I’m very happy that I’ve managed to complete the
\nMillenium Athlete Challenge. It means a lot that I could prove to myself
\nthat I can do it – lose no less than 14.3 kg! For that, I want to thank
\nthe excellent coaches who guided us along the way, cheered us on, and
\nconstantly reminded us that we are on an excellent path to reach our
\ngoals. I’ll definitely continue exercising!”<\/p>\n

In addition to the personalized training sessions, the challengers
\npaid attention to a quality diet, in combination with the Athlete line
\nof sports products. The extravagant Salome<\/strong> also talked
\nabout changing diets and her plans for maintaining a good physical
\ncondition. “Every one of us got a special diet plan, prepared by our
\ncoaches. And that is how I plan my meals now – I choose quality
\ngroceries, weigh the amount of food, and eat a higher number of smaller
\nmeals every day. I also resort to shakes and Athlete bars, especially
\nthe delicious chocolate bar with the taste of orange and the coconut
\nchocolate shake. Combining personalized training sessions with a
\nbalanced diet, I managed to get in excellent shape after only two months
\nof training, and I plan to maintain it in the future. It is my wish to
\nrun at least 21 km at the Ljubljana marathon in autumn, so most of my
\nsummer will be spent running in preparation for that particular
\nchallenge. Starting in autumn, I’ll definitely spend a lot of time in
\nthe Sports Centre Millenium fitness facility and continue on the path
\nset by our coaches in the Millenium Athlete Challenge. <\/p>\n

The final meeting of challengers and their personal trainers
\nconcluded with a healthy lunch in Atlantis Water Park. All the
\nparticipants agreed that the Millenium Athlete Challenge was an
\nexcellent entryway into regular exercise, and consequently also more
\nfrequent athletic engagement, while also improving their respective
\ndiets. A clear goal, strong willpower, and a combination of regular
\nphysical activity, quality nutrition, and encouragement from the coaches
\nas well as other participants, brought each challenger a step closer to
\nthe perfect figure.<\/p>\n

The Millenium Athlete Challenge is one of a number of projects in the
\nfield of sports undertaken by the BTC Company, encouraging an active
\nlifestyle and the advancement of diverse sports disciplines. The company
\nhas been supporting numerous athletes and sports associations for a
\nnumber of years, and is the organiser and sponsor of many prominent
\nsports events. In January of this year, for example, the BTC Company
\nvowed to support the development of Slovenian gymnastics by signing
\nsponsorship contracts with eight gymnasts, while also signing a
\nfive-year sponsorship deal with the Olympic Committee of Slovenia in
\nMay. As the event’s general sponsor, the BTC Company proudly awaits
\nSlovenia’s traditional festival of cycling, the 34th Marathon Franja BTC
\nCity, which will take place between 12 and 14 June in BTC City
\nLjubljana.<\/p>\n

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Additional information<\/strong><\/p>\n

Maja Oven, Director of the Market Communications and Public Relations Sector<\/p>\n