UALR students, faculty, and staff are competing in a campus-wide version of television’s “Biggest Loser,” a fitness and weight loss competition offering prizes for 12 weeks of exercise and diet, sponsored by Heath Services’ Fit/Well program.

The 12-week program started Monday and runs through April 23, offering “recruits” boot camp classes, nutrition guidelines, bi-weekly exercise challenges,  and bi-weekly weigh-ins.

Participating students, faculty, and staff are competing for prizes in each exercise challenge as well as the “Biggest Loser” at each weigh-in with and a grand prize winner at the end of the 12-week competition.