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.

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.