The Coca-Cola Company Rewards Record-Breaking Achievement by Funding Eight New Fitness Centers in California Schools
Delivering on an important goal first announced at his 2010 Summit on Health, Nutrition and Obesity: Actions for Healthy Living, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today joined California Governor's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports Chairman Jake Steinfeld in announcing more than 1 million California students have signed up to participate in the 2010 Governor's Fitness Challenge. The total number of participants of 1,302,769 sets a new standard for statewide fitness challenges, dwarfing similar efforts in all other 49 states, and makes California the clear leader in promoting physical fitness nationally."In California, we are showing the nation and the world that we are committed to fighting obesity, being fit and living healthy. This is why I issued a challenge earlier this year, when I hosted an Obesity Summit with President Clinton, to expand my Fitness Challenge to 1 million participants - more than any other state," said Governor Schwarzenegger. "I am proud to announce today that our students rose to that challenge with the help of our school administrators, teachers, parents and my dedicated Council on Physical Fitness and Sports Chairman Jake Steinfeld, we have reached well over our goal of 1 million. And, I am excited to join with our great partners at Coca-Cola, who have announced they will reward this
