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Charlotte Pilot · Casting Open
Health Is ASport™
A LIVE Health Sports show where Black men stop watching health from the sidelines—and enter the Game.
6 Black Men.3 Accountability Teams™.1 Health Sports Game™.
Featured pilot Game: Walk for Health™ — The 5-Day 5,000 Steps Game™
Watch Black men confront their health, make a commitment, train together, compete together, hold one another accountable, and discover what happens when health becomes something you actively participate in.
Health Is A Sport™ — Charlotte Pilot · Casting now open →Don't just watch health transformation. Participate in it.
HEALTH IS POWER.™◆NO BLACK MAN TRAINS ALONE.◆SIX MEN. THREE ACCOUNTABILITY TEAMS. ONE HEALTH SPORTS GAME.◆DON'T JUST WATCH. ENTER THE GAME.™◆PRAY FOR THE STRENGTH. TRAIN THE BEHAVIOR. MEASURE THE RESULT.◆HEALTH IS POWER.™◆NO BLACK MAN TRAINS ALONE.◆SIX MEN. THREE ACCOUNTABILITY TEAMS. ONE HEALTH SPORTS GAME.◆DON'T JUST WATCH. ENTER THE GAME.™◆PRAY FOR THE STRENGTH. TRAIN THE BEHAVIOR. MEASURE THE RESULT.◆
The Show
What if health became a sport?
Most health media tells you what you should do.
HEALTH IS A SPORT™ asks you to do something different:
Get in the Game.
Each LIVE show brings Black men together to confront a real health behavior, enter a Health Sports Game™, train alongside other men, practice accountability, and measure what happens.
This isn't simply a conversation about health.
It is health participation—LIVE.
- 01WATCH→
- 02ENTER→
- 03TEAM UP→
- 04TRAIN→
- 05COMPETE→
- 06MEASURE→
- 07TRANSFORM
Charlotte Pilot Casting
Six men enter the Game.
Six Charlotte-area men will be selected to become the first featured Health Athletes™ on HEALTH IS A SPORT™.
Every Health Sports Game™ begins with six men willing to stop being spectators of their health.
They aren't required to already be healthy. They aren't required to already be fit.
They only have to be willing to participate.
Each man enters the show as an individual. But nobody plays alone.
Casting Open01
Health Athlete 01
This could be you · Apply → Casting Open02Health Athlete 02
This could be you · Apply → Casting Open03Health Athlete 03
This could be you · Apply → Casting Open04Health Athlete 04
This could be you · Apply → Casting Open05Health Athlete 05
This could be you · Apply → Casting Open06Health Athlete 06
This could be you · Apply →The Draw
6 Health Athletes.
3 Accountability Teams.
Before the Game begins, the six Health Athletes participate in the LIVE AI Drawing™.
ChatGPT randomly pairs the six men into three two-man Accountability Teams™.
The man standing beside you becomes more than a teammate.
He becomes the brother you check on. The brother you encourage. The brother who can challenge you. The brother whose participation now matters to you. And the brother you agree not to leave behind.
6 Individual Health Athletes
Athlete 01Athlete 02Athlete 03Athlete 04Athlete 05Athlete 06
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LIVE AI Drawing™
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TEAM 03Athlete 01 + Athlete 03
TEAM 01Athlete 02 + Athlete 06
TEAM 02Athlete 04 + Athlete 05
No Black man trains alone.
Your brother is now part of your Game.
Every Accountability Team™ begins with a simple commitment:
- I will show up.
- I will tell the truth.
- I will encourage my brother.
- I will challenge my brother.
- I will allow my brother to challenge me.
- And I will not leave my brother behind.
One man + one brother = an Accountability Team™
The Competition
Then the Game begins.
Each episode introduces a specific Health Sports Game™ designed around a health behavior men can practice, document, measure, and improve.
No Ultra-Processed Foods Game
Train food choices.
Muscle & Movement Game
Train strength and physical capacity.
Sleep Like a Health Athlete Game
Train sleep and recovery.
Regulation & Recovery Game
Train awareness, stress regulation, and recovery.
Every Game has
A STARTING POINTRULESHEALTH SPORTS PLAYS™ACCOUNTABILITYPOINTSA SCOREBOARDA FINISH LINE
From health advice to health participation.
- 01
ENTER
Accept the Health Sports challenge.
- 02
GET PAIRED
Meet your Accountability Teammate through the LIVE AI Drawing™.
- 03
MAKE THE COMMITMENT
Declare what you are willing to do.
- 04
EXECUTE THE PLAYS
Complete your assigned Health Sports Plays™.
- 05
DOCUMENT
Show the work.
- 06
HOLD EACH OTHER ACCOUNTABLE
Your brother is part of the Game.
- 07
SCORE
Track individual and team participation.
- 08
RETURN LIVE
Come back to the show and face the scoreboard.
- 09
TRANSFORM
Learn what happens when healthy behavior becomes something you train.
Health Sports Scoreboard™
If health is a sport, we need a scoreboard.
Pilot Format Preview · Illustrative scores only
The scores below demonstrate how verified Health Sports Plays™, consistency and Accountability Team™ participation may be measured during the pilot. Final scoring rules and official participants will be announced before the Game begins.
Participation is documented.Consistency is measured.Teams earn points.Results are revealed.
Individual ScoreboardIllustrative · Sample
Swipe table →
| Health Athlete | Plays Completed | Consistency | Points | Game Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health Athlete 01 | 27/30 | 90% | 151 | LEADING |
| Health Athlete 02 | 26/30 | 87% | 142 | ON PACE |
| Health Athlete 03 | 25/30 | 83% | 139 | ON PACE |
| Health Athlete 04 | 24/30 | 80% | 134 | ON PACE |
| Health Athlete 05 | 23/30 | 77% | 128 | IN RANGE |
| Health Athlete 06 | 21/30 | 70% | 117 | IN RANGE |
Accountability Team ScoreboardIllustrative · Sample
Swipe table →
| Team | Athletes | Check-ins | Bonus | Team Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEAM 03 | Athlete 01 + Athlete 03 | 28 | +20 | 310 |
| TEAM 01 | Athlete 02 + Athlete 06 | 25 | +15 | 274 |
| TEAM 02 | Athlete 04 + Athlete 05 | 24 | +10 | 272 |
Play completionDaily participationAccountability check-insTeam completionConsistencyBonus points
Training Participation
- Health Sports Plays™ completed
- Daily participation
- Consistency
- Accountability check-ins
- Individual points
- Accountability Team points
- Game completion
Health Outcomes
Personal health outcomes may be measured separately from training participation. They will never be included in public competition standings without the participant’s informed consent.
Pray for the strength.
Train the behavior.
Measure the result.
This Isn't Just Their Game
You can enter the Game too.
The six featured Health Athletes may be onscreen—but the Game isn't limited to them. Black men watching across America can participate alongside the show.
- Choose the Game.
- Accept the challenge.
- Complete the Plays.
- Bring an accountability brother.
- Track your participation.
And begin changing your relationship with health.
Coming Soon
Scan during the LIVE show
Public Game enrollment is not open yet. A scan code will appear here when it opens during the LIVE show.
Health Sports™
What do Health Athletes train?
Health Sports™ convert important preventive-health behaviors into activities that can be practiced, trained, shared, and measured.
01
Walk for Health™
02
Run for Health™
03
Sprint for Health™
04
Strength for Health™
05
Eat for Health™
06
Juice for Health™
07
Fast for Health™
08
Sleep for Health™
09
Meditate for Health™
10
Connect for Health™
11
Feel for Health™
12
Think for Health™
13
Pray for Health™
Health isn't merely something you have. Health becomes something you train.
Identity
Stop thinking like a patient waiting for something to go wrong.
Start training like a Health Athlete™.
A Health Athlete™ is someone who actively participates in protecting, developing, and improving his health.
You don't need to be perfectly healthy. You don't need to be an athlete. You don't need to have everything figured out.
You begin by deciding:
My health matters enough for me to participate in it.
From Viewer to Health Athlete
- 01WATCH
- 02ENTER THE GAME
- 03MAKE A COMMITMENT
- 04JOIN AN ACCOUNTABILITY TEAM
- 05TRAIN HEALTH SPORTS™
- 06MEASURE PARTICIPATION
- 07BECOME A HEALTH ATHLETE™
- 08BUILD HEALTH SOVEREIGNTY
The goal is not more health content.
The goal is more health participation.
NBMLB Network™
The Health Sports Network™
NBMLB Network™ is the media platform of the No Black Man Left Behind™ ecosystem. Its purpose is to transform health from something Black men are merely told about into something they can see, experience, participate in, discuss, train, document, and share.
HEALTH IS A SPORT™ is a flagship LIVE property of the NBMLB Network™.
The Movement
Health Is Power.™
No Black Man Left Behind™ is a movement advancing greater health participation, agency, brotherhood, and Health Sovereignty among Black men.
We believe Black men can become active participants in protecting, developing, and transforming their health—and that we do not have to make that journey alone.
Launch Updates
Watch the Game. Follow the journey.
Not applying? Get notified when the Charlotte pilot goes live on the NBMLB Network™.
The next Health Sports Game is coming.
Will you watch?Or will you play?
Join Black men across America who are changing their relationship with health by participating in it.
Don't just watch. Enter the Game.™