2010 Walk On! Challenge for Fifth-Graders
Overview
The 2010 Walk On! Challenge is challenging fifth-graders across Arizona to
exercise for 60 minutes per day each day during the month of February. The
goal is to inform kids about the benefits of exercise and inspire them to
get moving for at least 60 minutes every day.
To do it, we need help from teachers like you. The Walk On! program is
implemented in fifth-grade classrooms and relies upon the influence
of teachers.
To support the Challenge, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona supplies an
interactive brochure filled with tips for getting 60 minutes of exercise,
along with a collection of resources online.
New to the Challenge this year, kids will be tracking the minutes
they exercise instead of the steps they take. This change will give
more of them the chance to participate doing the activities they love most.
And a little incentive always helps. During the Walk On! Challenge,
fifth-grade students will track how much exercise they get and
work toward prizes such as 40 iPod® shuffles and five Wii™ Fit
consoles. And every fifth-grader who completes the Challenge will
receive a popular drawstring backpack.
Fifth-grade teachers who implement Walk On! and the schools that
support them have a chance to win a $5,000 grant to be used to
further impact the childhood obesity level at their school and in Arizona.
Click Here for more information about grants selection criteria.