Fit4Feb: Prove You Moved III

8 – 22 February 2023

Get ready for year three of our Fit4Feb: Prove You Moved Fitness Challenge!

Beginning 8 February until 22 February, Cayman Connection is inviting members to join CC Fit Club’s Fit4Feb: Prove You Moved III fitness challenge. Our CC Fit Club community offers exactly what one needs when starting a journey in fitness for the first time, or after an extended break. And if you are a fitness pro or seasoned athlete, we also have members who teach and/or compete locally and internationally so you will feel at home. Fit4Feb is an opportunity for EVERYONE to succeed in their personal health goals over a two-week period with others cheering you on and feeling inspired by your efforts.

Once the challenge ends, CC Fit Club doesn’t – we share our activity year-round. We support members’ efforts via the ‘CC Fit Club’ WhatsApp chat, where literal ‘movers and shakers’ are able to share photos and video clips to ‘prove they moved’, encourage others, and also, feel supported in their own efforts to get fitter.

We also partner with award-winning fitness professionals who provide videos to get you started in your workouts, no matter your level of fitness.

The grand prize for the fitness challenge will be awarded to the person who ‘proved they moved’ and engaged the most during the two-week challenge, and a prize draw will also take place for participants of the Fit4Feb.

Here’s how to join ‘Fit4Feb: Prove You Moved III’ and enter to WIN!
8 – 22 February 2023

Email us here to take part in the Fit4Feb Challenge

Then to be in with a chance to WIN…

Post a minimum of 2 comments on the Fit4Feb Forum during the two-week period.
Join the Fit4Feb (CC Fit Club) WhatsApp group to give and receive support, reminders and to share your moves AND/OR
Engage on Social Media – Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube, and/or Twitter – post, tweet, retweet, comment, tag, share – on our page or your page with our tag – and prove you moved!

The Prizes
In addition to winning by working towards your personal fitness goals, you could win:

For being the Most Engaged and Proving you Moved the Most:

4x Personal Training Sessions with Hayley at Mindful Movement
Red Sail Sports Experiences including: – Trip for 2 to on Kittiwake & Reef Snorkel Sail
– 1 Intro to Scuba Diving course
– 2 stand-up Paddle Board rentals for 1 hour
A Cayman Connection Gold Medal
Mention in Cayman Connection’s Newsletter & on social

Prize Draw (All Participants Entered):

A Cayman Connection Prize Pack
Mention in Cayman Connection’s Newsletter & on social

Fit4Feb Forum 2023

Fitness Feb! Webinar

Need more info? Call or message +44 7861 597 795 for full details.
Prizes will be announced on 22 February 2023 at the Fitness Feb! event.

FIT4FEB fitness professionals

HAYLEY BURNS

Hayley Burns was born and raised near Loch Lomond in the highlands of Scotland.

“I spent my childhood dancing. For 15 years I competed, gaining the title of 6-time Scottish champion. The joy I felt dancing is what I want for you. Movement has always been an important part of my life. I believe that there is a vital connection between movement and the mind and that this relationship is personal to everyone. What sets me apart is my understanding that training someone really is a unique experience and that experience depends on a lot of factors. I can plan high intensity cardio sessions in contrast to slow controlled weight work but ultimately I plan around you. Are you stressed? Do you feel anxious entering a gym? Do you need a mixture of routines? Keep it simple? Do you need to be pushed hard? It truly depends on what your mental and physical state is that day. By really listening to your body and your mind, we will achieve goals more efficiently.” Hayley is gifting four Mindful Movement personal training sessions with the winner of this year’s challenge.

Rabia Abdul-Hakim

Rabia Abdul-Hakim is an author, speaker, athlete, illustrator and an entrepreneur from the Cayman Islands (Cayman Brac). She has been a life-long ambassador for the country in a variety of fields from the arts to sports and women’s empowerment, and will be our guest speaker at Fitness Feb on 22 February in the Yard.

Crowned Miss Teen Cayman Brac and Miss Teen Cayman Islands in 1986, she went on to complete in taekwondo, ultimately being awarded the 1992 Sportsperson of the Year and a 1994 World Cup taekwondo team member. Recognised as the 1998 Outstanding Graduate in Economics from the University of Tampa, she moved to Saudi Arabia where she cofounded a cause marketing company, working with some of the Kingdom’s most well known charities. In 2011, she created Granny & Tokyo, Cayman’s first family entertainment brand. Today, she is the mother of six and the Director of ContessaBlack Entertainment, a publishing company. She is also a member of the FoC Core Group which advises on, and supports, the national interests of the Cayman Islands. She is a Community Ambassador for Fight for Sight UK and a advocate for women’s empowerment.

Deanna Merlino

Creator of DM Fit exercise app & Host of EmpowereD with Deanna Merlino Podcast @fitdeannalolita | Linktree

Deanna Merlino is a CC Fit Club Lead.

“I am a proud American and Cayman Bracker, a lover of all things fitness, a wife to my best friend who I met while in the police academy together, a momma to a little boy, a dog momma to two rescue pups, and a Certified Elite Personal Trainer with specialization as a Sports Nutritionist, and Transformations specialist…

Ashlea Jade Smith

Ashlea Jade Smith is Cayman Connection’s Executive Director and a CC Fit Club Lead. She is a Caymanian Sports Development Professional & Fitness Specialist living and working in the UK.

Ashlea graduated from Loughborough University in 2015 (Sport Management) and has since worked in the sport, physical activity and health sector working with partners such as Sport England, Public Health and Nike.

Ashlea is a Level 3 qualified personal trainer, pre and postnatal instructor and fitness tutor and assessor. Ashlea runs her own business ‘AJ Fitness’ through which she’s worked with UK partners such as Mencap and Sport England to create fitness content supporting people across the nation. This includes her recent creation of PE lessons hosted on the innovative ‘Studio You’ virtual platform built to inspire girls across the UK to be physically active. She will be hosting Fitness Feb in the Virtual Yard on 22 February! Mark your calendars.

Jamil Solomon

Born and raised in Grand Cayman, Jamil first moved to the United States to attend Stetson University where he obtained a Bachelors of Business Administration with a concentration in Accounting.

After graduating he returned home for a little over three years and worked in finance and banking. He returned to the US in 2005 and obtained an MBA from the University of Miami.

He has since successfully obtained a designation as a Level 1 sUAS Certified Infrared Thermographer which he incorporates into his business as the owner of Cynosure Media, a drone services provider in Orlando, FL.

Over the course of his life Jamil has been an avid football player, martial artist, and lover of sports in general. His daily fitness routine includes Spinning, rowing, weights, and evening walks with his wife, son, and Welsh Corgi.

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Prize T&Cs:
We want to help you achieve your goals to move a more each day, plus give you an opportunity to be entered to win. To be eligible, you must be a Cayman Connection member and:

Post a minimum of two (2) comments on the Fit4Feb Forum.
Posts should include: (i) One comment as you begin, with: why you are signing up/what you hope to achieve/how the group can support you, and (ii) one post before 12:00 midday UK time on 22 February 2023 to share your experience over the 2-week period. Posts can be made any time between 8-22 February (12:00 midday GMT) when the competition will close.
Join the CC Fit Club WhatsApp Group and/or engage with our Fit4Feb posts from 8-22 February on Social Media (Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube, and/or Twitter) to share your progress throughout the two weeks.

‘Prove You Moved’ T&Cs:
To win prizes you must be a Cayman Connection member and share proof of engagement in physical activities in the following form:

Screenshots of your tracker app – run, walk, cycle – date, time, distance etc.
Screenshots of your steps monitor
Video of you in action (can include photos if editing video)
Links to your TikTok or other creative ways proving you are joining in (daily) and moving!

These can be shared via the WhatsApp CC Fit Club Group or to the Fit4Feb posts across social platforms. Not on WhatsApp or social media but still want to join? Email your “Prove you Moved” images and video clips to hello@caymanconnection.org before 12:00 midday GMT 22 February 2023. To be eligible for Prize Draw you must take part from 8-22 February 2023.

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