Lose to Win Weight Loss Challenge

16th Annual “Lose to Win” Weight-loss Challenge

May 28 to September 3, 2024

Think you’ve got what it takes to lose? This 14-week weight-loss challenge is designed to jump start you to achieving a more fit, healthier you.

The Challenge Benefits

• Fun and challenging way to become healthier!
• Learn how to exercise and eat for better health
• 14-week membership to Fitness MD 24-7 Gym and all classes included ($175 value)
• Potential to win $1,000 to $300, plus a one-year membership to Fitness MD 24-7 Gym to continue your new, healthier lifestyle
• A body composition evaluation, which measures body fat, muscle, total body water and body mass index (BMI). This is an added value included in your entry.

Entry Fee

• $119 early-bird fee before May 10, 2024
• $139 entry fee from May 11 to May 28, 2024

Registration & Release Form

• Register at Fitness MD 24-7 Gym, 320 East Main Street, through May 28, 2024
• 2024 Lose to Win Release Form

Eligibility

• Be at least 18 years of age
• Have at least 20 pounds to lose
• Have a body mass index (BMI) of more than 30
• Commit to exercising and/or attending fitness workshops/education classes a minimum of three times per week.
• Consult with your physician to ensure you are physically able to participate in a challenge of this nature
• Fill out a consent and release of liability form for Barstow Community Hospital, Fitness MD 24-7 Gym, challenge partners
• Cannot have had weight-loss surgery (including, Lap Band, gastric bypass, bariatric, or other) in the past 12 months
• To be eligible for any prize, you cannot have won more than one challenge prize in any of the previous 15 challenges
• Complete a W9 tax form in the event you win a cash prize

* Restrictions apply. The presenters reserve the right to make changes to the challenge as necessary and all committee decisions are final.

Changes for 2024

• Individual Competition: Like the 2023 challenge, participants will compete as individuals with prizes based solely on individual weight-loss percentages; however, there is a sub-category this year:
  • Pairs: You will still participate in the over-all individual challenge, however, there are benefits to exercising with a friend, e.g., 
    • more fun; 
    • more likely to stick to your commitment and succeed in your goal; 
    • more accountability to participate and finish the challenge; and
    • more likely to work harder with someone else around.

You can sign up with another participant and have the potential to each win an additional $300 if you have the highest average weight-loss percentage between the two of you as compared to the other Pairs competitors. So, join with a friend! (Must join as a Pair at the beginning of the challenge.)

• Past Winners: If have won more than one challenge prize in the combined previous 15 challenges, you can still participate in 2024. And although you won’t be eligible to win the individual challenge prizes, you can win up to $300 if you have the highest weight-loss percentage amongst the other competitors in the Past Winners category.

14-Week Challenge

• Tuesday, May 28, 2024, to Tuesday, September 3, 2024

Pre-Event Kick-Off Reception

• Kick-Off Event: June 6, 2024, at Los Domingo’s Restaurant
• A social event to meet your fellow contestants and challenge coaches 
• Q&A opportunity to learn about the challenges rules and features
• Light refreshments

Initial Weigh-In

• May 28 through May 30, 8 a.m. to 7 p.m., at Fitness MD 24-7 Gym (320 East Main St., Barstow)
• An initial weigh-in photo will be taken as a way to document participant’s progress throughout the challenge. (Photos will not be used in promotional pieces, ads or events without the written consent of the participants.)
• Each participant’s starting weight will be recorded in a private room at Fitness MD 24-7 Gym and kept strictly confidential. At no time will weights be posted or announced. Only the amount of weight lost for each individual and/or his/her weight-loss percentage will be announced.

Challenge Weigh-Ins

(Each contestant will be responsible for having his/her weight officially recorded to be eligible.)

• July 8 through July 9, 8 a.m. to 7 p.m., Fitness MD 24-7 Gym
• July 29 and July 30, 8 a.m. to 7 p.m., Fitness MD 24-7 Gym
• August 12 and August 13, 8 a.m. to 7 p.m., Fitness MD 24-7 Gym

Final Weigh-In

• Tuesday, September 3, 8 a.m. to 7 p.m., Fitness MD, 24-7 Gym
• Each contestant must weigh-in for final percentage of weight loss. This weigh-in will be used for final results.
• Final weigh-in photo will be taken to document the participant’s progress through this challenge. (Photos will not be used in promotional pieces, ads, or events without the consent of the participants.)

Challenge Awards/Recognition

• Winners will be announced at the Lose to Win weight-loss challenge awards ceremony 
• Winners will be determined by largest percentage of weight loss.
• The following prizes** will be presented to the winners:
  • Individual Winner: Individual with the highest weight-loss percentage will receive $1,000 and a one-year membership to Fitness MD 24-7 Gym.
  • Individual Runner-up: Individual with highest weight-loss percentage will receive $500 plus a one-year membership to Fitness MD 24-7 Gym. 
  • Individual Placing 3rd through 10th: Individuals placing 3rd through 10th with the highest weight-loss percentage will receive $300 and a six-month membership to the Fitness MD 24-7 Gym.
  • Pairs Winner: The registered Pair who has the highest average weight-loss percentage against the other Pairs competitors will receive $300 each.
  • Past Winner: Individual with highest weight-loss percentage amongst other registered past winners (at least two previous cash prizes) will receive $300.
  • Participation Rewards: Earn 1 point each time you check in at the gym and 2 points each time you attend the outdoor group activities. You may then turn those points into gym merchandise, e.g., shirts, gym bags and more.

**Limit of two lifetime challenge prizes for individual prizes. Participants who have won two cash prizes in past challenges are only eligible to win the Past Winners prize.

Checks will by October 1, 2024. Restrictions apply. The presenters reserve the right to make changes to the challenge as necessary and all committee decisions are final.

For questions about the weight-loss challenge, contact Fitness MD 24-7 Gym at 760-255-3639; 320 E. Main Street • Barstow, CA 92311 • FITNESSMD247.COM