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Nebraska Sports Council to Host Fitness Challenge

The Nebraska Sports Council is encouraging families to adopt healthier lifestyles through a new fitness challenge that includes thousands of prizes.

Posted: 2:07 AM May 15, 2012
Reporter: Associated Press

The Nebraska Sports Council is encouraging families to adopt healthier lifestyles through a new fitness challenge that includes thousands of prizes.

The first-ever LiveWellNebraska.com Family Challenge runs from
June 4 through July 16.

Families that accumulate at least 50 points per week are eligible for family vacation packages and other prizes.
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Registration is now open under the "Family Challenge" tab on
the group's website.

The cost is $25 per family. Families must track their healthy behaviors and log them weekly at LiveWellNebraska.com.

Major prizes include a Colorado rafting adventure, a Wyoming sky
trip, a Niobrara River tubing excursion and a handful of Nebraska
State Park getaways.

The winners will be announced July 20 at the Cornhusker State
Games Opening Ceremonies at Seacrest Field in Lincoln.