The first of four national aerobics sessions will take place in the Student Recreation Center on Tuesday.

This new program, Campus Challenge, will be held at universities across the country to promote physical health for students.

“This is the first year the program will be taking place. College students all over the country will be competing to win a trip to Disney World,” said Sarah Zumbahlen, a graduate student and grad assistant in the rec center.

There will be a total of four sessions throughout the school year. Participants will be judged on their improvement in flexibility, agility, endurance and strength.

“All EIU students are welcome to come out. The larger turnout we have, the better chance we will be sending someone to Disney World,” Kirsten VanDuyne, a senior business management major, said.

The idea to start this program came from the company Campus Concepts. Their goal is to promote physical health in the lives of college students.

“Students will perform physical activities such as sit-ups, sit and reach, shuttle run, and several others,” Zumbahlen said. “Not only does this program help students get fit, it has a great prize for the winners.”

The four sessions that will take place in Sept., Nov., Feb., and March. Each session will be three days long, with two, two hour blocks each day.

Campus Challenge will begin at 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday at the Rec Center. The second block will begin at 5:30 p.m.