Rules & Regulations
Physical Participants
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Winners, 1,2,3, (M/F) with the greatest weight lost will get cash prizes.
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Percentage of weight lost, will be used to decide the winner in case of same weight lost.
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Participants with the best percentage of weight loss, will also get prizes.
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Weighing will be done at RAK Hospital, first day, 16-17 Dec, 2023 & Final day 2-3, March '24.
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UAE Residents above 18 years can participate, Emirates ID Number compulsory.
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Medical Indemnity Form compulsory for all participants.
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RAK Hospital encourages Healthy weight loss methods, and will provide weekly tips & webinars.
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Participants on medication must consult their physician for participating.
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Surgical weight loss methods are not allowed.
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Participants are advised to read all the rules carefully.
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Decision of the Organizers’ is final in all matters.
Virtual Participants
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Male & Female (1,2,3) with the greatest weight loss will get gift vouchers & sponsored prizes
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Percentage of weight lost, will be used to decide the winner in case of same weight lost.
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Weighing can be done at any clinic duly certified by the clinic. First day & Final day weight compulsory.
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UAE Residents above 18 years can participate, Emirates ID Number compulsory.
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Medical Indemnity Form compulsory for all participants.
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RAK Hospital encourages Healthy weight loss methods, and will provide weekly tips & webinars.
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Participants on medication must consult their physician for participating.
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Surgical weight loss methods are not allowed.
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Participants are advised to read all the rules carefully.
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Decision of the Organizers’ is final in all matters.
RAK Hospital OP Cases,
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All RAK Hospital OP Clients with a BMI of above 30, or RBS above 200 are, automatically registered for the challenge.
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They will get the benefits of Health Tips & Weekly Webinars for the 3 month duration of the challenge in order to manage their weight.
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In case the participants in this category want to qualify for Awards & Prizes, they will need to register under the Physical or Virtual Categories.
Corporate Team Weightloss Challenge
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Corporate team event, where a corporate organization puts up a team of employees to compete against other corporates.
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Employees are also entitled to participate & register as individuals in the physical & virtual weight loser categories
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Incase employees mention their employers company name in the Registration form . They will be automatically included in their company corporate team.
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Alternatively, the HR/HSSE/Admin of a Corporate may prefer to register & weigh their company employees at the company worksite
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The minimum numbers to form a corporate team is 10. The maximum can go to any limit
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The initial weighing in must be completed during the period 15-17, Dec 2023.
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The recorded weight along with employee name, gender, employee number, emirates Id number must be filled into the chart attached.
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The filled in chart should be certified by two HOD level officers of the company & sent to the organizers.
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The organizers reserve the right to verify the weights mentioned by randomly weighing one or two team members & request the Corporates support for this procedure.
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Every week the Corporate co-ordinator, will receive Healthy Weight Loss Tips from RAK Hospital to share with their weight loss team members.
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The weight of the team members may be recorded during the last days of every month, duly certified, in the weight record chart & sent to the organizers of the RBWLC
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The First weighing in from 15-17 Dec,’23 & the last weighing in during the period 1-3 March 2024, duly certified is necessary to qualify for an Award.
School’s Weight loss Challenge
School Childrens Lowest BMI Challenge
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Where the students in the school form a team that competes against other schools.
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Students participating may be of either gender & preferably from classes 5 & above.
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Necessary approvals from School or other authorities will be taken for accessing the children’s details.
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Teams may comprise of Boys only or Girls only, or could be mixed teams comprising both genders.
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School children are to be weighed at the school clinic, or during the RAK Hospital Screening.
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The minimum numbers to form a school team is 100. The maximum can go to any limit
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The weighing in must be completed during the period July 2023 – March 2024.
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The recorded weight along with the student’s name, gender, class/grade, must be available for record & scrutiny.
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The filled in chart should be certified by two school officials one of which must be the Principal or Vice Principal & sent to the organizers.
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The organizers reserve the right to verify the weights mentioned.
School Staff & Teachers Weight Loss challenge
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School Teachers & other Employees may form a team & participate in Weight loss Challenge
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The minimum numbers to form a School team is 10. The maximum can go to any limit
- The registration & weigh of the team members may be done at the school clinic
- The initial weighing in must be completed during the period 15-17, Dec 2023.
- The recorded weight along with employee name, gender, employee number, emirates Id number must be filled into the chart provided.
- The filled in chart should be certified by two officials one of whom should be the Principal or Vice Principal of the School & sent to the organizers.
- The organizers reserve the right to verify the weights mentioned by randomly weighing one or two team members & request the School’s support for this procedure.
- Every week the School co-ordinator, will receive Healthy Weight Loss Tips from RAK Hospital to share with their weight loss team members.
- All team members will be invited to attend the Weekly Weight Loss webinars.
- The First weighing in from 15-17 Dec,’23 & the last weighing in during the period 1-3 March 2024, duly certified is necessary to qualify for an Award.