[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 161 (Thursday, December 15, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2544]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  CONGRATULATIONS TO LOXLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ON BEING NAMED ``STATE 
  CHAMPION'' BY THE PRESIDENT'S COUNCIL ON PHYSICAL FITNESS AND SPORTS

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                             HON. JO BONNER

                               of alabama

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, December 15, 2005

  Mr. BONNER. Mr. Speaker, it is with great pride and pleasure that I 
rise to congratulate Loxley Elementary School on receiving the State 
Champion Award by the President's Council on Physical Fitness and 
Sports.
  The President's Challenge Physical Activity and Fitness Awards 
program, available to the Nation's schools since 1966, offers 
presidential recognition and awards for fitness to all participating 
young people.
  The State Champion award is presented annually to three schools in 
each state having the highest number of students scoring at or above 
the 85th percentile on the President's Challenge Physical Fitness Test.
  As a State Champion, Loxley Elementary School is a role model for 
other schools because of its dedication to helping students encourage 
physical activity and gain fitness skills along with an understanding 
of the health benefits of being regularly active. Encouraging adequate 
amounts of daily physical activity is an excellent way to instill 
healthy lifestyle habits at an early age.
  The five assessments of the President's Challenge Physical Fitness 
Test measure four components of physical fitness: a one-mile run/walk 
for heart and lung endurance; curl-ups for abdominal strength and 
endurance; a ``sit and reach'' stretch for muscular flexibility; pull-
ups for upper body strength and endurance; and a shuttle run for 
agility.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in congratulating Loxley 
Elementary School in Loxley, Alabama, for this honor. This school 
deserves public recognition and our appreciation for their concerted 
efforts to instill healthy lifestyle habits in the youth of south 
Alabama.

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