The 10-week incentive-based Seven Seas Wellness Challenge in association with the Heart Foundation of Jamaica got under way last week and now it is time to meet the challengers.

Four participants, two men and two women, were nominated and will over the period challenge themselves to achieve various wellness goals.

And guess what? You can track their progress in the reality-type show that airs every Monday on Smile Jamaica, TVJ, following the 6:30 am news.

Meet the four challengers:

NAME: Donna-Marie Phipps

AGE: 31 years old

WEIGHT: 202 lbs

BACKGROUND: A proud Portlander who is a primary school teacher. Her idea of wellness is being in a healthy state, physically and mentally.

GOAL: To lose 15 lbs in 10 weeks with exercise.

“Seeing too many family members suffer from lifestyle-related diseases, has caused me to take a look at my lifestyle and what I eat and to see how I can lessen my chances of developing any of those lifestyle-related diseases,” she said.

NAME: Dwaymian Brissette

AGE: 34 years old

WEIGHT: 327 pounds

BACKGROUND: An information management manager from St James who has been overweight all his life. However, he wants to live a long and healthy life, and realised that yoyo dieting and his fitness regime was neither sustainable nor helpful in his weight loss quest.

Goal: To lose 20-25 lbs in 10 weeks.

After completing this 10-week wellness challenge, Dwaymian hopes to experience holistic development and to better understand the power of changing fat into fit, while encouraging the world to put down the fork and get moving, choosing life on the “magical train of THINspiration”. He hopes to further boost his confidence and self-esteem. Additionally, he wants someone to see him as a catalyst to change their own lifestyle to one that is healthier, leaner and happier.

NAME: Carol-Jean Haslam

AGE: 65 years old

WEIGHT: 149 lbs

BACKGROUND: She is passionate about travel, music, creativity in all expressions and forms. She is working towards healthy mind and healthy body.

GOAL: To lose 15 lbs in 10 weeks.

To achieve growth and success in several areas of life, to create balance.

NAME: Wayne Hylton

AGE: 48 years old

WEIGHT: 189 lbs

BACKGROUND: From Kingston, Hylton is an entrepreneur that is extremely competitive, loves to help people and is a great motivator. One of his favourite statements is “whatever you are doing just do it good and done”.

GOAL: To lose body fat and maintain weight of 184 pounds.

Hylton wants to maintain a healthy lifestyle, build muscles and get stronger.