BANFIELD PET HOSPITAL® AND DOLVETT QUINCE LAUNCH WORKOUT PLAN TO TACKLE PET OBESITY
July 19, 2013 • Health & Wellness
Banfield and Dolvett Quince, Celebrity Trainer on NBC’s “The Biggest Loser,” Serve Up Healthy Nutrition Tips and a Workout Focused on Four-Legged Friends
Portland, Ore.- Calling all pet owners: it’s time to weigh in on your pet’s health! Do you consider your Pomeranian pleasantly plump? Does your hound have a few extra pounds to shed? If so, it may be time to call in the big dogs! Banfield Pet Hospital and celebrity fitness trainer Dolvett Quince from NBC’s “The Biggest Loser,” are tipping the scale on pet obesity by kicking off a campaign to help your pooch lose extra pounds through preventive care, nutrition and exercise.
Quince’s workout plan goes beyond just walking and running with pets. This comprehensive plan includes moves such as the “Plank Fetch,” where pet owners assume a plank position, resting forearms on the ground, keeping their bodies in a straight line with their weight on their toes and forearms. While in this position, pet owners can hold out a dog toy or ball to the side, and play a game of fetch. When the dog brings the toy back, the pet owner can release from the plank position.
Quince’s pet workout plan will be featured on www.Banfield.com/fitness and put into action in his public fitness classes for pet owners and their pets in select cities across the country during July.
Woof Worthy Workout
Banfield Pet Hospital and celebrity trainer Dolvett Quince will host public fitness classes for pet owners and their canine friends in Atlanta, on Saturday, July 20 at 9 a.m.; and in Minneapolis, on Saturday, July 27 at 10 a.m., to help educate pet owners on the importance of preventive care which includes regular exercise and a nutritionally balanced diet.
Pet owners are invited to participate in the fitness classes, led by Dolvett Quince, and meet with Banfield Pet Hospital veterinarians who will perform body condition testing, answer nutrition questions and provide wellness checks. Attendees will also receive a coupon for a free office visit, nutrition consultation and body condition assessment at any Banfield Pet Hospital. Pet owners can go to www.Banfield.com/fitness for locations and event details.
Pet owners who can’t make the public fitness classes can visit www.Banfield.com/fitness or Banfield’s Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/banfieldpethospital for Quince’s workout plan, a downloadable coupon for a free office visit and nutritional consultation at any Banfield Pet Hospital, and for tips to manage their pet’s weight and nutrition.
Additionally, be sure to catch Dolvett Quince and the season premiere of “The Biggest Loser” on Tuesday, October 8 on NBC 8 p.m. ET/7 p.m. CT.
