In a news release, Ohio Lt. Governor Jim Tressel and Ohio Department of Education and Workforce announced the Team Tressel Fitness Challenge to encourage healthy habits in students from grades 4 through 8.

From the release:

The challenge was created as part of Governor Mike DeWine’s efforts to make Ohioans healthier and help every person live up to their full potential. Led by Lt. Governor Tressel, the challenge strives to help students across Ohio form healthy habits in fitness, nutrition, and sleep through individual goal setting. 635 schools have opted into the challenge, serving over 160,000 students.

"We created this challenge so it's truly for everyone - from the super athlete to the student who needs an adaptive exercise, from the very active to the less active and everything in between," said Lt. Governor Tressel. "We want kids to be excited about living a healthy life. Our goal is to teach them good habits that will shape their behavior, self-image, and overall health and show them how beneficial it is to carry those habits through life."

To learn more, please read the full release.

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