Valley Weight Loss Challenge launches Saturday in Ansonia

ANSONIA >> A program to find the area’s biggest loser, and help all participants lose pounds, launches with a free weight loss seminar at 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 24 at River Walk Cross Training, 1 Chestnut St.

Attendees can sign up for the two-month Valley Weight Loss Challenge, which begins Jan. 31. Signup costs $99.99. That fee covers supervision by certified trainers, a beginner membership for the period, two workouts a week, and two 30-minute personal training sessions. The contest fee also includes a discount on unlimited class membership and 25 percent off personal training packages.

A cash prize will be awarded to the contestant who loses the biggest percentage of their starting body weight by the end of the contest.

Participants can sign up at Riverwalkcrosstraining@gmail.com. The facility’s website is at Riverwalkcrosstraining.com.

Riverwalk Cross Training opened July 19 in Building 4 at 1 Chestnut St, across from Rite Aid in the Big Y plaza. The co-owners are two experienced fitness trainers, Jonathan Gonzalez and Bobby Calabrese. Both are trainers certified by the National Academy of Sports Medicine. Gonzalez is also certified as an instructor by Body Power Systems, and Beach Body. Calabrese is also certified by the International Sports Sciences Association, and Renegade Training.

Morning and evening classes at Riverwalk Cross Training include cross-training, boot camps, and training with TRX and kettlebells.