Pastors' Fitness Challenge
Rev! Magazine
September/October 2008 Are You a Leader Worth Following?
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Here are the results of our three pastors' Totally Fit Life 10-week program, led by Coach Don Nava. Rev! subscribers can access the complete story at the Rev! back issues archive.

Pastor Dan Nold
Senior Pastor
Calvary Baptist Church
State College, Pennsylvania
Starting weight of 265 and ended weight of 245 loss of 20 pounds
Waist went from 45 inches to 42.5 inches loss of 2.5 inches
Hips went from 46 inches to 44 inches loss of 2 inches
Chest went from 48.5 inches to 46.5 inches loss of 2 inches
Thighs went from 30.5 inches to 29 inches loss of 1.5 inches
Before After


Pastor Jeff Buck
Senior Pastor
Emmanuel United Methodist Church
Noblesville, Indiana
Starting weight of 206 and ended weight of 192 loss of 14 pounds
Waist went from 41.5 inches to 37 3/4 inches loss of 3 3/4 inches
Hips went from 44.5 inches to 40 inches loss of 4.5 inches
Chest went from 37.5 inches to 38.5 inches gain of 1 inch
Thighs went from 25.5 inches to 22.5 inches loss of 3 inches
Before After


Mark Smith
Senior Pastor
St. Paul's United Methodist Church
Nitro, West Virginia
Starting weight of 186 and ended weight of 173 loss of 13 pounds
Waist went from 37.5 inches to 35.5 inches loss of 2 1/2 inches
Hips went from 40 inches to 38 inches loss of 2 inches
Chest went from 40.5 inches to 38 inches loss of 1 inch
Thighs went from 23.5 inches to 22 inches loss of 1 1/2 inches
Before After
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