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August 24, 2006
Dropping pounds like they’re going out of fashion
From staff reports
Linda Ihme posed the challenge last winter, and Dave Baxter answered. The proprietor of Leelanau Vacation Rentals promised a free elliptical machine to the employee who could lose the most weight between January 1 and July 1, and all winter and spring the slimmer-trimmer Dave resisted offers of free beer and pizza from his fellow colleagues who wanted to block his road to victory. As of July 1, Dave Baxter had lost a whopping 59 pounds, and is the proud owner of a new elliptical machine.
“Sometimes you just need a big incentive,” says Ihme. “We worked together and that made it easier. I’d encourage other businesses to do the same with their employees.”
Posted by editor at August 24, 2006 06:33 PM