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