The Challenge-RGV is an opportunity for participants to make sustainable healthy lifestyle changes and lose weight when appropriate. The Challenge-RGV partners with local gyms, fitness experts, nutritionists, and local organizations. Over the course of three months, participants have FREE access to gyms, exercise classes, health screenings, cooking classes, and fun walks/runs.
The event is open to people 18 years and older from anywhere in the Rio Grande Valley. Participants are also not required to be overweight. Individuals who participate in The Challenge-RGV have their baseline weight taken at the kickoff event in January, and then again at a midpoint weigh-in and at the finale in April.
There will be an additional weigh-in opportunity on Thursday, January 16th at the Brownsville Event Center and Brownsville’s Southmost Library.
We are in need of assistance with blood pressure checks and BMI readings for The Challenge-RGV weigh-in events in Brownsville and Edinburg. All volunteers are required to arrive an hour before the event start time to assist with set up.
Save the Date
- Training (required):
- Brownsville: Tuesday, January 7th from 9:30am – 11:30am or Thursday, January 9th from 11:30am – 1:30pm
- Edinburg: Tuesday, January 21st from 10:30am – 12:00pm or Wednesday, January 22nd from 10:30am – 12:00pm
Date of the event:
The Challenge-RGV Weigh-in (Brownsville Southmost Library): Thursday, January 16th – Brownsville Southmost Library (4320 Southmost Rd, Brownsville, TX 78521) from 4:00pm - 7:00pm (UTRGV volunteer arrival time is 3:00pm)
Once we receive confirmation, volunteers will receive a calendar invite from TheChallengeRGV@uth.tmc.edu.
For questions, please contact our team at TheChallengeRGV@uth.tmc.edu.
Please CLICK HERE to view the safety guidelines recommended by the university.
Information of the next events:
- The Challenge-RGV Weigh-in (Brownsville Event Center): Thursday, January 16th – Brownsville Event Center (1 Events Center Blvd, Brownsville, TX 78526) from 4:00pm - 7:00pm (UTRGV volunteer arrival time is 3:00pm)
- The Challenge-RGV Weigh-in (Brownsville Southmost Library): Thursday, January 16th – Brownsville Southmost Library (4320 Southmost Rd, Brownsville, TX 78521) from 4:00pm - 7:00pm (UTRGV volunteer arrival time is 3:00pm)
- The Challenge-RGV Upper Valley Kick-off (Edinburg): Saturday, January 25th – Edinburg City Hall Courtyard (415 W. University Dr, Edinburg, TX 78539) from 9:00am - 12:00pm (UTRGV volunteer arrival time is 8:00am)
Please be advised that the training session is optional. However, volunteers interested in assisting with blood pressure checks or BMI readings are required to attend a training session. If you are interested in volunteer for these activities, click here.
