FORT COLLINS - Now is the time to register for the Banner Health 2009 Fittest Execs challenge. This year the Northern Colorado Business Report, Banner and LiveWell Colorado have teamed up to offer two ways to improve your physical fitness -- and prove your overall commitment to the concept that good health is good business.

Kroll Factual Data of Loveland was the first team of five to claim a spot in the TeamFit competition, and has now been joined by a team from RC Special Events. Only 10 teams will be accepted -- one member must be a CEO or manager, and the other four full-time employees. Other than that, there is no limit on age, gender or fitness level, because the challenge is to see how much your team can improve over the three-month course of the challenge.

The Personal challenge is an individual event open to 50 business owners, executives and managers in three age groups: 25-40; 41-50 and over 50, separated into male and female categories.

As with the team competition, the goal is to see who can improve their performance on a number of benchmarks set by a comprehensive health assessment performed by Banner Health staff at the beginning of the challenge.

After 90 days, another assessment will be conducted, and let the fittest exec -- and team -- win. Results will be announced at the Fittest Execs Power Breakfast at Bixpo, Sept. 17.

Registration deadline is April 30, so visit www.ncbr.com, click on Events on the lefthand side of the homepage to go to the Fittest Execs area. Click on I'm Taking the Challenge or Our Team is taking the Challenge, and wait for your confirming phone call and all the details on how to get fit, have fun, and earn some bragging rights in the bargain.

For more information, contact NCBR Marketing Director De Dahlgren at 970-221-5400, ext. 202.