A Syrian resident loses 36 "kg" of weight for 18 thousand dirhams

Syrian resident Ghazwan Abdulelah Dakkak won a financial prize of 18,000 dirhams after winning first place after participating in the physical challenge category and losing 36 kilograms, while resident Hadeel Muhammad Ahmed won 16 thousand dirhams compared to her loss of 31.9 kilograms after winning second place.

Ras Al Khaimah Hospital revealed that 10,944 people participated in the Greatest Weight Loss Challenge, which it launched in cooperation with the Ministry of Health and Community Protection, for a period of 10 weeks. Female winners in the categories of physical challenge, virtual challenge and weight loss challenge, and the first 10 winners were honored in conjunction with the World Anti-Obesity Day.

The annual social responsibility initiative of Ras Al Khaimah Hospital, which aims to reduce the problem of obesity, witnessed an average weight loss of 10 kg for each participant, and the hospital organized the challenge into three categories, where the physical challenge category recorded the participation of five thousand and 655 people, while the virtual challenge recorded the participation of five thousand and 289 people.

Nine companies competed in the institutional teams category, where resident Ferdous Naladar lost 27 kg, and Alaa Al-Khidr resident lost 31 kg, while RAKtherm topped the list of participating companies in the institutional teams category, and the top ten winners, in addition to the generous cash prizes, won Five-star accommodations at Waldorf Astoria, Hilton Beach Resort, and Rixos Hotel in Ras Al Khaimah, in addition to an annual subscription to the Gym Nation Club, and the opportunity to benefit from free Swiss medical examinations at Ras Al Khaimah Hospital.

Executive Director of Ras Al Khaimah Hospital and CEO of Arabian Health Care Group, Dr. Reda Siddiqi, said that the statistics indicate that obesity is still one of the biggest global health problems we face today, as the UAE ranked fifth on the global obesity index, and obesity led to Complications of COVID-19 have increased dramatically, so Ras Al Khaimah Hospital continues to strive to reduce obesity by encouraging residents in the UAE to adopt healthy lifestyle choices such as the Greatest Weight Loss Challenge, which is part of our social responsibility initiatives.

He explained, "I would like to congratulate all the winners and participants in the challenge for taking this conscious decision and step that guarantees them a healthier life, as it is the real victory sought from this challenge. We are also pleased to have participated more than 10,000 people in the fitness journey and hope that they will inspire others."

For his part, the winner of the first place in the resident physical challenge category, Ghazwan Abdulelah Dakkak, said, “I would like to thank the Ras Al Khaimah Hospital team, who did not stop encouraging and motivating me by providing weekly nutrition advice, exercise programs and organizing virtual seminars under the supervision of a group of experts in the medical field, which Help me set clear, measurable goals and work hard to achieve them.

The results have also given me the strength, confidence, and determination to continue my fitness and health journey in my life.

I feel so happy to experience this amazing transformation that makes me feel more energetic, energetic and fit than ever before.”

The second place winner, resident Hadeel Mohamed Ahmed Hassan, indicated that she intends to maintain her new diet and exercise permanently, and expressed her happiness with her healthy and active lifestyle, adding, “Continuing the challenge for 10 weeks was not easy at all. However, the great support given to me by my family reinforced my determination to lose weight.

I also followed the instructions of the doctors at Ras Al Khaimah Hospital with utmost precision, and adopted simple changes in my diet every day, with my constant keenness to eat healthy food and stay away from fast food.”

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