Schools Embrace P90X to Help Teach Fitness
In an article posted on the WCCO web site, a CBS affiliate in Minneapolis, Dennis Doudo talks about local schools fight against child obesity and the use of programs like P90X to get kids to exercise.
“The issue is already front and center at schools like Wayzata, where computers track fitness, and a new approach to physical education includes yoga, dance, ultimate Frisbee and even P90X — the training system you might have seen on TV.
“They’re encouraged by the newest technology,” said Wayzata Health and Physical Education teacher Kris Jones, “and some of those kinds of things that push them in another way. And P90X, in terms of the ab workout routine, is something that’s really caught on and grabbed their attention, so they’re willing to do it.”
The entire article can be found here.
