Kingfisher Celebrates Life 2 the Max fitness challenge participants already have lost a combined total of 738 pounds in the first two weeks, organizers said.
The challenge, part of the health and wellness program sponsored for the second year in a row by Kingfisher Times and Free Press, Kingfisher Regional Hospital and local businesses, has drawn 87 competitors on 22 teams.
The team losing the largest combined percentage of body weight at the end of the eight-week challenge will win a cash prize of close to $900.
The individual losing the largest percentage of body weight will be awarded a health and beauty makeover package worth several hundred dollars.
Life 2 the Max also includes a series of fitness and nutrition classes offered free to the public each Saturday through March 6.
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