Healthy & Fit Expo

Early bird discount

Tim Kissman — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 14:22:26 +0000

We’re excited to be adding new vendors every day. If you’re waiting to see if you have time to be available for this excited expo, on Sept. 17 from 10 a.m to 4 p.m. at the Lansing Center, make sure to get that application filled out and turned it. Act now and receive 25% off! Don’t wait. Get it in today.

Cougar Weightlifting holds event; gearing up for expo challenge!

Tim Kissman — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 14:16:50 +0000

The 30^th Annual Spartan Open Olympic Weightlifting Championships were held Saturday, March 26, 2011 at Lansing Catholic High School. The meet sponsored by the Cougar Weightlifting Club (WLC), which contested the snatch lift and the clean and jerk lift, attracted 26 female and male lifters from five states with ages ranging from 11 to 51. This meet was first held in 1982 on the Michigan State University Campus. After 8 years it moved to the Lansing Catholic Central High School and has been held there for the past 22 years.

Anna Robbins a 15 year old school-age lifter from Wisconsin won the gold medal in the women’s 63 (139 lbs) kilogram (kg.) class and was best school-age girl lifter with lifts of 42 kg. (92.5 lbs) in the snatch, 56 kg. (123 lbs) in the clean/ jerk and a 98 kg. (216 lbs) total. Carey Fortunate, a 36 year old master woman lifter from Roseville Michigan won the Best Open and Master Female Lifter awards. Competing in the 53 kg. (117 lbs) class she won the gold medal with a 42 kg (92.5 lbs ) snatch, 61 kg. (134 lbs) clean/jerk and 103 kg. (227 lbs) total.

Paul Jahjah, a 42 year old Lansing firefighter who battled Thursday’s fire at Jersey Giant near the Frandor area came out blazing and smoked the competition. Lifting in the 105 kg. (231 lbs) class, Paul earned the gold medal with his 117 kg. (258 lbs.) snatch and 141 kg. (311 lbs) clean and jerk. His 258 kg. (569 lbs) total also won him both the Open Men’s Best Lifter trophy and Men’s Best Master Lifter trophy which are based on a weight and weight/age coefficients. Paul is a member of the Cougar WLC and lives in Dimondale with his wife and two daughters.

The Cougar WLC and the YMCA of Lansing will hold this year’s Lansing Healthy & Fit Magazine Expo Olympic Weightlifting Invitational meet at the Lansing Center on September 17.

Get the expo early bird discount!

Tim Kissman — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 16:46:15 +0000

Kids line up (and climb!) at the popular Tiki-head climbing wall.

Register today for the 2011 Healthy & Fit Expo, set for Saturday, Sept. 17, 2011 and receive an early bird discount (plus a great booth location). Space is filling up fast. Check out this page and download a vendor packet today!

YMCA Weightlifting is back

Tim Kissman — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 16:29:23 +0000

After a great first year, the Healthy & Fit Magazine Expo Olympic Weightlifting Invitational is back and better than ever! The event, which will run the entire day of the expo, consists of two events: the snatch and the clean and jerk. Competitors from across the area will be at the expo, hoping to take top prize. For more information contact Frank Tuma, Michigan LWC, Cougar LWC at (517) 899.5642.

Kids race now on Saturday

Tim Kissman — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 15:55:00 +0000

The Healthy & Fit Magazine Expo is proud to announce that the 2010 Kids’ Mile and Kids’ Spring, sponsored by Sohn Linen Service, will take place on Saturday, September 17 during the expo! The start time is set for 1 p.m.