Health & Fitness

Hinsdale Woman In The Running For Health Competition Title

Mistie Psaledas Lucht is currently in fourth place in Midwest Group Three.

HINSDALE, IL — Hinsdale resident and owner of Fit Force Training is in the running for the international title of Ms Health and Fitness 2018. Mistie Psaledas Lucht is currently in fourth place in Midwest Group Three.

Voting for this round closes at 10 p.m. Thursday, July 12, and the top five vote recipients move to the next round.

According to a release, Lucht owns the Hinsdale-based personal training business, Fit Force Training, and is also a Fitness Coach and Instructor at Midtown Athletic Club in Willowbrook. Winning this international competition would give Lucht great exposure in the fitness field, a field she just entered when she turned 40.

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“Before someone votes for me, I want them to know what I stand for,” Lucht said in a release. “Fitness should be attainable and not aspirational and as a Personal Trainer, Coach and group fitness instructor, I work with all levels to inspire, energize and teach.”

Voting for the competition can be done via Facebook every 24 hours and additional votes can be “bought” at any time with the proceeds donated to Jared Allen’s Homes for Wounded Warriors, according to a release. The winner of the competition will receive a grand prize of $20,000 and a spread in Muscle and Fitness Hers magazine.

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“I plan to donate a portion to Hinsdale Humane Society, where I am the large events director, and use the rest to invest in continued education in the fitness and nutrition industry,” Lucht added.


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