D.C. area kids exercise with the First Lady on the South Lawn of the White House during a kick-off event for a new summer program. Lahaina Mondonedo/MNS
WASHINGTON – First Lady Michelle Obama welcomed almost 100 D.C. children to the White House to kick off the South Lawn Series Tuesday. In support of the Let’s Move! campaign, the summer-long series invites kids to participate in sports, games and various physical activities on the South Lawn.
The First Lady asked the children to make a commitment to exercise everyday.
“This series that we’re doing on the South Lawn is really to encourage kids,” the First Lady said to the kids at the launch. “What I want you guys to do is to make that commitment that you will do your best to get that 60 minutes [of exercise] in every single day.”
The kids participated in activities led by the trainers of the Washington Redskins, Capitals, Nationals and Wizards with the help of P.E. teachers from D.C. public schools.
See the Let’s Move! website for more information.