REQUIREMENTS FOR THE CHALLENGE

1. Choose a category.
2. Fill out and submit the Challenge Entry Waiver Form by fax or email directly to T-Tapp by May 31, 2010.
3. Take Beginning photos and measurements on May 7, 2010 (no exceptions).
4. Submit Beginning photos and measurements by May 9, 2010.
5. Take Final photos and measurements on July 7, 2010 (no exceptions).
6. Submit Final photos, measurements and essay by July 9, 2010.

You will have 2 days from the day of photos and measurements to get them submitted on the T-Tapp site. Meaning that Beginning photos and measurements (May 7) need to be received by May 9 and Final photos, measurements and essay (July 7) must be received by July 9.

You may only enter ONE workout category for this challenge.

Please understand that although Kitty loves handling these challenges, keeping track of all the photographs and information is very time consuming and these rules make it go as quickly as possible. Yes, we know there are a lot of them but please read them in full as we believe they will answer all of your questions. We really appreciate you following the rules.

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WAIVER

Fill out the 2010 Contest Waiver* and Fax or Email it to T-Tapp
by May 31, 2010 at:

Fax: 727-725-3384

Email: info@t-tapp.com (send a scanned copy as attachment)

If fax or email is not an option, you may mail it to us at the following address.  However, if the form is not received by May 31 you will be disqualified completely.

T-Tapp Inc.

Attn: 60-Day Challenge Waiver

1450 10th Street South

Safety Harbor FL 34695

*We MUST receive your waiver in order for you to qualify to win this challenge. If you are not comfortable with your images being used on our website or in future publications, please do not officially enter this challenge.  If your waiver is not received by the deadline date you will be disqualified completely.

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PRIZES

ONE Grand Prize Winner will be chosen and ONE winner per category will be chosen.**

GRAND PRIZE WINNER will be flown to Tampa, Florida and receive the entire retreat FREE. This will include airfare to and from Tampa, Florida, the cost of the retreat including hotel* and the group meal. Any incidental expenses, including other meals are the winners responsibility as well as transportation to and from the airport and any "baggage fees" that the airline charges.

CATEGORY WINNERS will receive the retreat free including hotel* and a group meal. Any incidental expenses, including other meals are the winners responsibility as well as transportation to and from the airport and any "baggage fees" that the airline charges.

*All hotel rooms will be assigned on a double basis. Winners may have the ability to upgrade to a private room by covering the price difference between a shared and private room but this is determined solely by availability at the time requested.

**T-Tapp reserves the right to select more than one winner in any category including Grand Prize.

***Airport transportation to and from the hotel is at your expense. Safety Harbor Resort & Spa does offer a shuttle service and discounts for groups. Please contact the Safety Harbor Spa at (888) 237-8772 for details.  Super Shuttle is another company for airport transportation (supershuttle.com).

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CATEGORIES

For all categories, please only use T-Tapp Workouts. The additional things that you are allowed to do are regular walking, treadmill or elliptical. Of course family activities for fun are allowed but not for "exercise".

1. LESS TO LOSE: You have 1 or less size to lose. You may use any combination of T-Tapp workouts you choose.
2. LESS TO LOSE/HEALTH IMPROVEMENTS*: You have 1 or less size to lose and looking to also address health improvements. You may use any combination of T-Tapp workouts you choose.
3. AVERAGE TO LOSE: You have 2-3 sizes to lose. You may use any combination of T-Tapp workouts you choose.
4. AVERAGE TO LOSE/HEALTH IMPROVEMENTS*: You have 2-3 sizes to lose and looking to also address health improvements. You may use any combination of T-Tapp workouts you choose.
5. MORE TO LOSE: You have 4 or more sizes to lose. You may use any combination of T-Tapp workouts you choose.
6. MORE TO LOSE/HEALTH IMPROVEMENTS*: You have 4 or more sizes to lose and looking to also address health improvements. You may use any combination of T-Tapp workouts you choose.
7. BASIC PLUS/SATI/SITTM/TAPPCORE: You can enter this category no matter how many inches or clothing sizes you feel you need to lose.  This is a workout specific category and you are ONLY allowed to use the Basic Plus Workout, Basic Plus Tempo, Step Away the Inches, Step it to the Max and TappCore workouts. No other T-Tapp workouts can be used.
8. BASIC PLUS/SATI/SITTM/TAPPCORE + HEALTH IMPROVEMENTS*: You can enter this category no matter how many inches or clothing sizes you feel you need to lose and are looking to also address health improvements. You can ONLY use these workouts: Basic Workout Plus, Instructional #1, Basic Plus Tempo, Step Away the Inches, Step it to the Max and TappCore. No other T-Tapp workouts can be used.
9. MEN'S: You must be a man to enter this category. You may use any combination of T-Tapp workouts you choose.
10. TRAINERS: You must be a T-Tapp Trainer or Trainer in Training to participate in this category. We are including Trainers this year in memory and honor of T-Tapp Trainer Karen Seraphine who we recently lost to cancer. You may use any combination of T-Tapp workouts you choose.
    

*HEALTH IMPROVEMENT: If you enter one of the categories that includes health improvements, please be sure and list all your health issues in your entry so that we know, going in, what areas you are looking for improvement in. Relief of pain or chronic pain or illnesses would be included in this category.

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CHALLENGE ENTRY RULES

To enter this challenge, please go to www.t-tapp.com/challenge2010, read the rules and instructions entirely, and enter the information requested in the proper place on the Challenge Entry Form page (will be available by May 7, 2010 and up until midnight Pacific Time on May 9, 2010).

Once your information has been verified as being correct, you will receive a confirmation email from Kitty (kitala@aol.com) saying that you are confirmed in the Challenge.

Information needed for Challenge Entry Form will consist of:

Contact Information:

• Name
• Address
• City, State, Zip
• Country
• Daytime Phone
• Evening Phone
• Cell Phone (if applicable)
• Email Address
• Body Type
• Category Entered
  

Measurements:

• Pecs
• Bust/Chest
• Ribs
• Waist
• Abs
• Hips
• Right Upper Thigh
• Left Upper Thigh
• Right Lower Thigh
• Left Lower Thigh
• Right Calf
• Left Calf
• Right Upper Arm
• Left Upper Arm

Measurements must be entered in inches and decimal format only.

Measurement Conversion Chart

1/8 = 0.125

1/4 = 0.25

3/8 = 0.375

1/2 = 0.50

5/8 = 0.625

3/4 = 0.75

7/8 = 0.875

Photographs (total of 5 beginning and 5 ending)

Photographs will be uploaded to the site and must follow the Photograph Rules (see instructions below) or you will be asked to resubmit if done incorrectly.

You will need to include the following photographs:

1. 1 Photo of you holding a Newspaper from the correct date facing forward. (Nothing can be substituted for the newspaper; this is to prove the day that you start and stop this challenge.)

2. 1 Photo of you FULL LENGTH* FRONT

3. 1 Photo of you FULL LENGTH* RIGHT SIDE

4. 1 Photo of you FULL LENGTH* LEFT SIDE

5. 1 Photo of you FULL LENGTH* BACK

*FULL LENGTH means HEAD TO TOE. Do NOT submit photos with your head or feet cut out of the photo.

PHOTOGRAPH RULES

YOU COULD BE ASKED TO RETAKE YOUR PHOTOGRAPHS OR BE DISQUALIFIED FOR ANY OF THE REASONS IN THE RULES.

PLEASE take pictures and measurements on the following dates for submission:

May 7, 2010 – Beginning
July 7, 2010 – Ending

Although photos and measurements must be TAKEN on these dates, you do have 2 days to upload them on the site meaning that they must be uploaded by:

May 9, 2010 – Beginning
July 9, 2010 – Ending

Please note that the upload form for beginning and ending entries will be removed from the site at midnight Pacific Time on May 9 and July 9, 2010 respectively. If you have any trouble doing this please contact Kitty at kitala@aol.com immediately.

All photographs must be named properly before submitting them online.  Please follow these instructions:

Name your photos with your First Name, Last Name and Angle.  Make sure there are NO spaces in your file name. 

For example:

• TeresaTapp-Newspaper
• TeresaTapp-Front
• TeresaTapp-Right
• TeresaTapp-Left
• TeresaTapp-Back

NO SPACES IN THE FILE NAME PLEASE!

If the photos are not named properly when submitted, you will be asked to resubmit them as named files.

All photographs MUST be taken vertically rather than horizontally (this means that you have to flip the camera sideways to take the photos). Please also have the person taking the photograph frame it where the photo is as close of you as possible while still including you head to toe. Make sure that the photos are clear, with plenty of light and upright when you send them. If the photos are dark, blurry or grainy then we can’t use them and you will not be confirmed in the challenge. If the photos are not upright when submitted, you will be asked to resubmit them until they are upright.

PLEASE stand normally in your photos. Do NOT stand in the KLT position for your pictures – again, these are pictures that will be used for promotional/marketing purposes if you win and we need you to stand in a normal stance.

PLEASE face the direction of the picture – in other words do NOT look back over your shoulder if it is a rear shot, do not look to the camera if it is a side shot. This changes the alignment of your body and can misrepresent some areas of concern making them look more or less than they really are.

PLEASE save a copy of all pictures and measurements on your computer, CD ROM or flash drive for your own records.

PLEASE wear form-fitting clothing in your pictures – workout wear is preferred (or swimsuits if you like). Regular clothing usually CAMOUFLAGES your problem areas rather than accentuating them. We need to see the problem areas. Please submit pictures that SHOW what you are trying to lose, define, firm up, etc. If this is a problem for you, then perhaps you should rethink entering the challenge. Wearing one color head to toe with no skin showing makes it VERY difficult to see anything so check your clothing in a mirror to make sure that it shows what you want it to show in terms of where you want to lose. It is also helpful if you wear something sleeveless. Sweat pants, loose yoga pants, baggy t-shirts are NOT good choices for this and may disqualify you. Remember that choosing the correct clothing allows you the best chance of winning as the contrasting photos will show the most difference if you can see the problem areas in the beginning photo and where you have lost in the ending photos.

PLEASE send each photo with a high resolution (quality/largest pixel possible). If we ever need your photos for anything the higher the resolution we have, the better the photo.

PLEASE submit ALL pictures in JPEG format.

PLEASE take the “after” pictures in the same outfit EVEN IF YOU HAVE LOST TOO MUCH. If that is the case, please take them in THAT outfit and then another set in something that fits or something like that – it is much more effective and visual that way.

If, for any reason, we can't use the photos sent we will ask for new ones and keep both on file to prove you entered on the correct date.

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FINAL ESSAY

A final “essay” about your experience during the Challenge must be submitted with your final entry by July 9, 2010. This would include what you accomplished, any health improvements you made and why you would like to be the winner.

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ADDITIONAL RULES TO KEEP IN MIND

PLEASE do not email Kitty or the T-Tapp office to ask if we have received your information. You will receive a confirmation from Kitty once she has checked that everything in your entry is correctly submitted. Once Kitty is finished with ALL the entries, she will post on the T-Tapp Forum (http://forum.t-tapp.com) to see if there was anyone who submitted his or her entry that for some reason is missing. You will NOT be penalized for this and will, at that time, be asked to resubmit your information. PLEASE be patient as there are usually well over 300 entries for these challenges.

PLEASE put your full name in any/all correspondence for this challenge. We don’t want to get your email confused with another person that has a similar name and it’s easier to keep track of each person’s questions this way. Better safe than sorry.

PLEASE decide which category you need to enter yourself. We can't determine that for you.

PLEASE download and fax or email the waiver to the T-Tapp office ASAP. If you are not willing to have us use your pictures, inches lost (NO we will not use your measurements – just amount lost in each place), first name and last initial as well as city/state in which you reside – do not enter this challenge. This waiver must be received in the T-Tapp office by May 31, 2010 or you will be disqualified.

PLEASE do NOT ask T-Tapp office staff to make exceptions for any of the rules. If you have an issue, please ask Kitty about it directly. You are welcome to utilize your free customer service with any workout type of question throughout this challenge.

PLEASE keep a log of your workouts – this is for your benefit so that if you need to call the office or ask a trainer anything specific about your results you can answer any questions that they may have. You will usually not be asked for this log.

You MAY workout with a trainer, do Tele-T-Tapp, web cam T-Tapp, or attend a trainer run clinic while in ANY of the categories including the specific workout only categories. Just note that you did so in your final essay so that we know. Our intention with this challenge is not to keep you from having these opportunities of working out with a trainer so – AGAIN – even if you are in a workout specific category – the exception is going to a trainer run clinic – one-on-one trainer workouts MUST fall within the parameters of the category that you selected, but obviously the trainer will not customize the entire clinic for one person. Please keep that in mind.

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