The Pine Forest Elementary Wellness Committee is holding a two-month fitness event, Walk Across America, to establish healthy habits for students and their families so they can learn to "Stay Fit for Life."
On January 14, students will begin a virtual walk from Jacksonville to San Diego, California. Students will be given pedometers to wear all day long to track their total steps. The steps will be recorded and converted to miles daily. Each class will compete and track their progress along their classroom map until they reach San Diego.
Along the way, students will be working through math calculations of their steps, learning state and historical facts as they cross America, and most importantly, there will be classes and information about fitness explaining the benefits of walking and exercise each day.
Parents and teachers will also be participating. Parents can record distances to parks, stores and around the block. The school’s art teachers are forming a team of their own to see if they can make it to San Diego first.
Students have measured their body mass index (BMI) and will measure it again when they reach San Diego to see the difference regular exercise can make.
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