Looking for a new fitness program? How about trying the Presidential Fitness Challenge. This challenge comes in three varieties:

1. The Active Lifestyle Program - For those of you who aren't active on a daily basis yet, this is a great way to begin. The rules are basically to get a minimum of 30 minutes of exercise at least 5 days a week, for a total of 6 weeks.

2. The Presidential Champions Program - If you're already active and want a new challenge, this program is for you. Your goal is to see how many points you can earn by staying active. Points are based on the amount of energy each activity burns. So the more active you are, the more points you'll get. When you reach 20,000 points, you'll earn a Bronze award. Then you can continue on in the Presidential Champions program for a Silver or Gold award.

3. The Advanced Performance Presidential Champions Program - This is basically the same system as the Presidential Champions Program, except that the award goals are higher. For instance, you need to get 40,000 points to earn a Bronze award.


The Presidential Champions Fitness Program Website (where you can log your progress and also order your awards when you've reached your goal)

Also, if you want, come join the LJ pres_challenge community to chat with others who are challenging themselves with this program.

_Name: celeste
_Age: 19
_Height: 5'6
_Location: Phoenix, Az
_How long you've been exercising: 3 years
_How often do you exercise: 3 times a week
_What kind of exercising you do: cardio, weight lifting, running, swimming, hiking, roller blading, surfing, snowboarding
_Current body/weight situation: Decent, I guess. Working on it always and forever. Health is a lifetime object.
_Exercising, body, weight goals for the future: continue to stay healthy and fit throughout my life. Eventually become satisfied and comfortable in my own skin.

Hmm, now that I've filled that in I guess I start by saying: where is everybody? I guess I'll take it upon myself to drag people here with me since this place is obviously dead. (1 entry? wow..) One thing I don't understand is why a community that promotes health and actual exercise is left for dead but a community that promotes deprivation, starvation, binging and purging, etc. is so crammed full of people it's sad. Is that what people want now? I guess some will say "Anything for beauty" but you can count me out.
I'll post later.

Name: Brian Ramsey
Age: 20
Height:5'9"
Location:NH
How long you've been exercising: 3years
How often do you exercise: twice a week
What kind of exercising you do: DDR or Biking
Current body/weight situation: 175lbs
Exercising, body, weight goals for the future: get abs