Weight gain during the pandemic

Weight gain during the pandemic

BEEN WEIGHT GAIN.

GYMS ARECLOSED -- AND PEOPLE ARE STUCKINSIDE.

AS PART OF OUR REBOUNDARIZONA INITIATIVE -- KGUN 9LOOKED INTO HOW WEIGHTWATCHERS IS KEEPING IT'SMEMBERS ON TRACK.

HERE'SSHAWNDREA THOMAS WITH THATSTORY.THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC ISCONTINUING TO AFFECT OUR LIVESAND ACCORDING TO A RECENT WEBMD POLL ---NEARLY 50 PERCENTOF WOMEN AND 22 PERCENT OF MENIN THE U.S. SAY THEY'VE GAINEDWEIGHT BECAUSE OF COVID-19RESTRICTIONS.

(NAT POP)DEBORAH WRIGHT WITH WW ARIZONASAYS A LACK OF ACTIVITY ANDSTRESS MADE THE PROCES MOREDIFFICULT FOR MEMBERS.

ANDWHILE CENTERS WERE SHUT DOWNIN MARCH FOR COVID-19PROTECTION.

TEAMS QUICKLYMODIFIED OPERATIONS..

BYENHANCING COMMUNICATIONS VIAPHONE, ZOOM AND SOCIAL MEDIA."WE KNEW TO GIVE THEMRESOURCES LIKE VIDEOS ONYOUTUBE.

SOME OF THE BESTTRAINERS IN THE COUNTRYOFFERED FREE STUFF DURING THISTIME.

THERE WERE VIDEOS THATWEREN'T NORMALLY AVAILABLE,"ACCORDING TO WRIGHT ENROLLMENTNUMBERS ARE UP.

"SOME HAVECOME ON BECAUSE OF THEWEBINARS, THEY SAY THIS IS ANOPPORTUNITY FOR ME TO DO IT MYWAY," "IF I CAN DO THISANYBODY CAN DO THIS," AMYMUSICK&.

HAS BEEN ON HERWEIGHT LOSS JOURNEY SINCE20-16..

SHE SAYS PANIC BUYINGAND EMPTY SHELVES AT STORESMADE IT HARD TO MAINTAIN HERGOALS ---- BUT SHE MADE ITWORK.

:12 SEC "THAT WAS ATOUGH THING I KIND OFDETERMINED THIS IS WHAT WE'REDEALING WITH SO I'M GOING TODO MY BEST TO MAKE IT A GAMEAND TRY AND PUT TOGETHER.

OKTHIS IS AVAILABLE ON THE SHELFI'LL PUT IT TOGETHER WITH THISAND THAT'S DINNER," SHE'S LOST70 POUNDS SO FAR AND HAS ABOUT30 MORE TO GO.

"WEIGHT GAIN ISSO PERSONAL WHETHER ITS 5POUNDS OR 55 POUNDS OR NOMATTER WHAT YOU HAVE TO LOSEIT AFFECTS YOU AT A CORELEVEL," SINCE THE START OF THEPANDEMIC WEIGHT WATCHERSARIZONA TRANSITIONED INTO 185WEBINARS AND VIRTUAL WORKSHOPSPER WEEK TO KEEP MEMBERS ONTRACK- AND THOSE WORKSHOPSARE HERE TO STAY.

"ONE THINGABOUT VIRTUAL WORKSHOPS THATHAS GIVEN A LITTLE BIT OFANONYMITY TO THE MEMBER AS FARAS THEIR BODY SIZE WERE SEEINGLARGER MEMBERS PARTICIPATEBECAUSE THEY HAVE A BETTERCOMFORT LEVEL WITH THAT," AMYSAYS WHILE THINGS SEEM OUT OFCONTROL IN TODAYS WORLDTHERE'S AWAYS A WAY TO TAKECONTROL OF YOUR OWN HEALTH."HERE IT IS THE WORLD HASCOMPLETELY FALLEN APART ANDLIKE DEB SAID I'M ABLE TOCONTROL SOMETHING WHEN THEWORLD IS OUT OF CONTROL.

I'MABLE TO CONTROL WHAT I PUT INMY BODY HOW I MOVE," RIGHT NOWTHERE'S ONE WW ARIZONA CENTERIN TUCSON AND 10 IN PHOENIX.AS FOR THE COST- THE FIRSTTHREE MONTHS ARE FREE..

THENMEMBERS PAY $52 PER MONTH.LOCATIONS ARE SLOWLY STARTINGTO REPOPEN WITH STRICT CDCGUIDELINES.

"WE'RE REQUIRINGFACE MASKS OF COURSE ANDLIMITED ACCESS TO THE SUITE ASFAR AS MEMBERS COMING IN,"SHAWNDREA THOMAS KGUN 9 ONYOUR SIDEIF YOU HAVE A REBOUND ARIZONASTORY TO SHARE -- LET US KNOWAT KGUN9DOTCOM