The Cayman Heart Fund War on Weight Challenge

The annual War on Weight challenge, also known as the WoW challenge, is funded by the Cayman Heart Fund, a non-profit organization dedicated to the reduction of heart and circulatory disease in the Cayman Islands. Every year the challenge battles Cayman's bulge and transforms the lifestyles of its lucky contestants.

2012 will be the 5th WOW. War on Weight has helped 40 contestants lose over 1,000 pounds and learn the essentials to a permanent healthy lifestyle since its launch in 2008.

The search for our 2012 challenge contestents begins this month.
Further information about the application process will be announced here shortly.

The WOW program educates participants on diet and fitness, and most importantly instills the disciplines to maintain weight loss after completing the program. Past contestants have continued to steadily lose more weight with the skills obtained in the program. 

War on Weight normally runs from late August up until a finale celebration in mid-December each year. During the sixteen-week contest, participants are committed to obtaining optimal results by dedicating at least eight hours a week to compulsory exercise, meetings, and appearances including:

• A five days a week fitness programme, which includes a wide range of group instruction and activities, as well as access to a fitness centre.
• Bi-weekly consultations with a dietician, as well as a customized meal plan.
• Health screening, blood testing and monitoring by physicians and service providers.
• Group counselling sessions by an approved professional.
• Informative seminars and educational workshops.
• “Pay it Forward”: Contestants represent WOW in media appearances, expos, and fundraisers to help promote the program, as well as assist with charity and community efforts.  

In addition to the core line-up, the WOW committee provides voluntary activities where contestants are encouraged to bring friends and family along for little to no cost.  Some activities include Happy Hour, Family Fun Day, Introductory Saturday Classes, and Sunday Safehaven Walks.

As a contestant, War on Weight provide the essentials to transform your current regime into an manageable, convenient, and healthy lifestyle that includes daily exercise, nutritious and tasty food choices, and a new outlook on life and your body, inside and out. A few more bonuses that you will acquire are:

• Exposure to a vast array of fitness services available in the Cayman Islands , such as Spinning, Yoga, Dance, Martial Arts, and Sports.
• Develop a network of new friends will encourage you by celebrating triumphs and supporting struggles. 
• Health professionals available 24/7 to answer all your fitness, nutrition, and medical needs.