| Minneapolis Schools Honored by Governors | | | | backs to show how much extra weight Huckabee |
| Minneapolis Schools have made numerous changes | | | | had been carrying with him. |
| in order to create better physical education and | | | | Minneapolis Schools Take Part in the Presidential |
| nutritional programs with the goal to make the | | | | Active Lifestyle Award |
| healthiest schools in the state. Minneapolis Schools | | | | The Presidential Active Lifestyle Award program |
| were honored for the many steps that they have | | | | is designed to help students in the Minneapolis |
| taken to improve student fitness at all the | | | | Schools make and keep their commitment to |
| schools. Minneapolis Schools have instituted several | | | | living an active life. The program helps students |
| changes including: changes in school lunch menus, | | | | make realistic goals about fitness. This program |
| physical education taught through a fitness | | | | helps the students by setting rules to follow and |
| approach, and participation in the President's | | | | providing fitness logs so students can track their |
| Active Lifestyle Award program. These changes | | | | progress. Students who participate in the program |
| were mentioned by Minnesota State Governor | | | | are eligible for Presidential Active Lifestyle Awards |
| Tim Pawlenty when he was speaking about | | | | when they perform activity beyond the set |
| healthy schools across the state at a Saint Paul | | | | fitness goal of sixty minutes a day for youths |
| YMCA with Arkansas governor, Mike Huckabee. | | | | under 18 at least 5 days per week, for a total of |
| The governors spoke to students about the | | | | 6 weeks. As an alternative you can count your |
| importance of exercise and nutrition. Governor | | | | daily activity steps using a pedometer. A |
| Huckabee was there to provide an example of | | | | pedometer is a small device that automatically |
| how exercise and proper eating can work; | | | | counts the number of steps a student takes; |
| Huckabee has lost over 100 pounds. To show the | | | | many Minneapolis Schools physical education |
| change Huckabee's weight loss has had on his life, | | | | programs have them. |
| the governors briefly carried a student on their | | | | |