WBC has just completed its first Nutrition and Weight
Management programme, OPERATION WARRIOR TRANSFORMATION, over the period 13
April to 8 June.
Operation Warrior Transformation (Op WT) is an 8 week
programme focusing on healthy diet, nutrition, exercise and attitude. It is a
group programme designed to help people;
•
Lose
weight or gain weight, if necessary,
•
Gain
knowledge on diet, nutrition, and exercise,
•
Learn
mental skills to change thoughts and behaviour,
•
Receive
support from the group setting,
•
Identify
unhealthful habits in their lifestyles, adapt or eliminate these and replace
them with more healthful habits,
•
Improve
mental health through an increase in self-efficacy and self esteem,
•
Learn
about the effects their current lifestyle has upon their bodies and their
wellbeing,
•
Compare
their results from after the programme with the beginning of the programme, and
to
•
Encourage
membership & participation at Warrior Bootcamp.
The programme
is not just for those who want or need to lose weight. It is also for those who
are significantly underweight and need to gain extra ‘healthy’ weight, and for those who want to
improve their physical performance by being lighter and leaner, which reduces
the chance of injuries and can assist with speed. The programme is also for
those who want to learn more about good nutrition and review their current
eating habits.
44
participants started the programme, with 40 finishing the entire 8 weeks. From
the 40 who completed the programme, a total of 144.1kg was lost, with weight being gained by those
who participated with the goal of gaining weight. In addition to this massive
weight loss, from those who completed the final measurements, a total of 549.5cm
was lost from their circumferences - this is a massive total of 5 metres of
body fat!
The
participants of the programme were a fantastic group and really assisted and
supported each other throughout the programme. This group support made the
programme successful, and the attitude displayed by the participants was
inspiring and motivating - everyone wanted to succeed, and they (mostly) did!
Some were new to both Warrior and exercise, and others were members of
the Warrior family already. The diversity of the group added to the success.
As the Lead
Coach on the programme, I found the results of the participants incredible, but
despite the fantastic physical results, it is the changes I noticed in peoples
mental health that I enjoyed the most. The move towards physical health and
fitness has a significant and noticeable effect on peoples attitudes and mood,
and, as a psychologist, it is incredibly inspiring for me to see people bloom
both physically and mentally. The changes I noticed in people included more energy, greater
self-esteem, a higher self-efficacy and belief that their goals can be
achieved, more positive moods, and of course, a massive reduction in body size.
Another
Operation Warrior Transformation will run in September/ October (dates to be
confirmed), so if you want to experience the same positive results as those
above, watch this space!
Thanks to all
those who participated in the programme - you made the programme successful!
May you continue with your healthy habits throughout life.
COMMIT,
FOCUS, BELIEVE, ACHIEVE
Mariane Wray
WBC Coach
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