GET FiT brings healthier lifestyles to Tech community - The Daily Toreador










This week begins the GET FiT competitive event hosted by the Garrison Institute on Aging of the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center.

For eight weeks, contestants will test their willingness to do what is healthy while accumulating points in a team effort to reach the final prize: four round-trip tickets from Southwest Airlines.

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