Thanks to Michele of Just a Thought for letting us know about this
Do you remember the Presidential Physical Fitness awards? I always hated those days in PE. I was never a great athlete growing up; I couldn’t climb the rope, my arms always wore out in the first few seconds of the chin-up, and when it came to running … let’s just say in a race, the tortoise would have nothing to fear from me. The one thing I’ve always been able to do is walk. I can walk for miles. Of course, they never counted that.
That’s changed. Now, kids can get points for being active in any way, including household chores and playground games. Kids keep track of how long they spend doing an activity each day. For kids under 18, the challenge is 60 minutes a day, five days a week for six weeks from 01 May to 24 July, 2009. Dynamo was all fired up to go, until I told him it meant he needed to carry through with this even on the days he spends with his dad. Suddenly, it wasn’t so exciting anymore.
Did you know they have an adult program, too? For adults (over 18), the challenge is 30 minutes at day, five days a week for six weeks. I’ve signed up and I’m planning on signing Dynamo up, too. He needs to do more than just sit at the computer all day. I’ll be tracking my progress here; it’ll help keep me honest and get me to actually move on the days I’m not at the dojang, so that I’m not sitting in front of the computer all day, either. 
If you want to join me, you can get more information at The President’s Challenge announcement page. For more information about the program in general, visit their homepage.
Tags: Fitness, president's challenge
My daughter ran the half-mile yesterday and qualified at the National level. I was really happy for her.
I have been logging my workouts. My schedule has been crazy these past two weeks but I am ready for May 1st. I am surprised by some of the point values assigned to the workouts. It seems like a long way to 20,000 points.