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Superintendent Shumway Launches Fitness Challenge

Utah State Superintendent Larry K. Shumway is challenging all members of the state’s educational community to get active and fit during this school year. More than two-thirds of our nation’s adult population is either overweight or obese — in Utah it is about 57 percent of the population — so most of us can afford to lose some weight and improve our overall fitness. Obesity brings many health complications that activity and proper nutrition can prevent.  The Superintendent’s Challenge may help you improve your fitness levels and enhance your life in many ways.

Resources

Superintendent Shumway is asking education staff to create positive ways to increase fitness at school and district levels. Tools are available at the USOE Health and Physical Education website that will assist participants in their quest to improve fitness. Included are links to self-assessment fitness measures, tools to track progress, and guides to healthy eating. More will be added as we progress through the school year.

Health and Fitness Newsletter

You may sign up to receive an electronic newsletter, which will be sent four times over the course of the school year. Each edition will have suggestions to improve your activity levels and nutritional habits, plus dates of upcoming events. To get more of our educational community involved, please forward the newsletter to colleagues who will benefit from renewed healthy habits.

To sign up for our mailing list go to:  https://lists.uen.org/mailman/listinfo/utahhealth-pe/

For questions or comments about the Superintendent’s Fitness Challenge, contact USOE Health and P.E. Curriculum Specialist Frank Wojtech at frank.wojtech@schools.utah.gov or Jamie Ney at jamie.ney@schools.utah.gov.

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