Saturday, March 1, 2014
Dr. Valerie Montgomery Rice is the dean of the School of Medicine at Morehouse College in downtown Atlanta. The good doctor has been researching the effects of weight on people’s health for a long time now and has found evidence to support a recent Nurses’ Health Study where people with large waists may be at higher risk for heart disease and other illnesses. After 16 years, women who reported waist sizes of 35 inches or higher had nearly double the risk of dying from heart disease, compared to women whose waist was less than 28 inches. That’s why Dr. Montgomery Rice has instituted a 12 week challenge, which kicked off with a weigh in session and short introduction to working out, at the school on Saturday. Over 40 women have signed up to participate in the challenge which is to lose 15 inches during that time period. So if you’re feeling up to getting healthier check out the program.
Schauna Gillam (left) has her measurements taken by Halima Garba before starting Dr. Valerie Montgomery Rice’s 12 week challenge to lose 15 inches on Saturday, March 1, 2014.
Andrea Riggs (center) leads a workout during Dr. Valerie Montgomery Rice’s kickoff for her 12 week challenge to loose 15 inches at the Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta on Saturday, March 1, 2014.
Dr. Valerie Montgomery Rice (left), Dean and Executive Vice President of the Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta, works out with around 40 women during the kickoff for her 12 week challenge to lose 15 inches on Saturday, March 1, 2014.
Dr. Valerie Montgomery Rice (right), Dean and Executive Vice President of the Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta, works out with around 40 women during the kickoff for her 12 week challenge to lose 15 inches on Saturday, March 1, 2014.
Dr. Valerie Montgomery Rice (center), Dean and Executive Vice President of the Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta, works out with around 40 women during the kickoff for her 12 week challenge to lose 15 inches on Saturday, March 1, 2014.
Andrea Riggs (center) leads a workout during Dr. Valerie Montgomery Rice’s kickoff for her 12 week challenge to loose 15 inches at the Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta on Saturday, March 1, 2014.
Dr. Valerie Montgomery Rice (right), Dean and Executive Vice President of the Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta, works out with Rita Finley and around 40 other women during the kickoff for her 12 week challenge to lose 15 inches on Saturday, March 1, 2014.
Dr. Valerie Montgomery Rice (left), Dean and Executive Vice President of the Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta, works out with around 40 women during the kickoff for her 12 week challenge to lose 15 inches on Saturday, March 1, 2014.
Dr. Valerie Montgomery Rice (left), Dean and Executive Vice President of the Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta, stretches after a short workout during the kickoff for her 12 week challenge to lose 15 inches on Saturday, March 1, 2014.
Dr. Valerie Montgomery Rice (left), Dean and Executive Vice President of the Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta, demonstrates how to take measurements on different parts of the body with the help of Andrea Riggs during the kickoff for her 12 week challenge to lose 15 inches on Saturday, March 1, 2014.