Four months after its launch, the ‘Weight No More – Fit It!’ campaign concluded on Sunday with a grand prize-giving ceremony.
The campaign, coordinated by HarrisArt Productions along with the Ministry of Health, was started as a way to encourage Guyanese to get up and get fit with attractive incentives, including a trip to a Caribbean destination.
Approximately 450 persons registered for the campaign and prizes were distributed to the best gym, best group, best gym instructor, best group instructor, 1st runner-up (gym), 1st runner-up (group), best female and male, and overall winner.
The show was promoted through twelve 15-minute episodes of a reality TV show which were aired on NCN Channel 11, HJTV Channel 72, TVG Channel 28 and on Facebook and YouTube.
The best group, Genesis Fitness Express, lost a collective weight of 110 pounds while the overall winner, Shawn Davis lost 22.66 pounds during the competition. Davis, of Ruimveldt Exact Fit group, won a Liat Airlines Caribbean destination trip, a Moksha Therapeutic Massage, a Jagan’s Dental Centre oral scaling and polishing, and a Gizmos & Gadgets phablet smartphone.
In a release, HarrisArt Productions lauded the Ministry of Health’s involvement in the health campaign. “The guidance HarrisArt Productions received initially from the Coordinator of the Chronic Disease Unit, Dr. Karen Gordon-Boyle, along with the keen interest she paid in her absence, was extremely beneficial to us and the work we did. Also, in general, the cooperation received from the offices of the Ministry of Health helped tremendously in the fulfillment of our tasks,” it said.
