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