Third-grader Cameron Collins doesn’t much care that he can run a mile in under seven minutes, or that he’s able to focus better in class. He’s walked 120 miles over the course of the school year for one simple reason: prizes.
“The crowning achievement in the Feelin’ Good Mileage Club at West Elementary in Lancaster is one Collins long has surpassed. On Friday, 111 students who topped 26.2 miles got to throw a pie in the faces of the gym teacher and principal.” [Source: Zanesville Times Recorder]
Schools across Ohio have found creative, inexpensive ways to encourage physical activity in their students. In addition, the Ohio General Assembly has passed the Healthy Choices for Healthy Children act, which raises school nutritional standards and creates a pilot program requiring students to get 30 minutes of exercise per day.
Labels: schools, prevention
Posted By: Stefanie Hamilton
