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By ERICA ESTEP 6 News Education Reporter

KNOXVILLE (WATE) - AKnoxCountyhigh school known for exercising the mind is also getting creative to exercise the body.

The L&N STEMAcademy was created to boost the study of science, engineering, technology and math andpreparing students for careersin those disciplines.

The school doesn't even have a gym, but that's not keeping students from getting fit. They have a one-of-a-kind physical fitness program that's getting someinterested in exercise for the first time.

"Going to STEM, that's the last thing I expected was getting fit," said freshman Josh Smith. The 15-year-old said exercise and sports weren't even on his radar. "At a typical high school, I was that one kid that you didn't want to pick for your basketball team."

But Josh has had a transformationsincethe beginning of the school year. We found him working outon resistance training equipment like a pro in on of the school's studio rooms. "I like that you can choose what you want to do," he said.

It was like a beehive of activity in one of the small rooms.Some students were dancing. Some wereboxing. Others were working on resistance bands suspended from the ceiling.

"We didn't have a whole lot of space here at the school so we were challenged with, what's the most we could do with the smallest amount of space," explained Dr. Jeff Knox, STEM and PE teacher.

Students were exercising wall to wall, allchoosing the activities they prefer. And of course, technology plays a big role, even in exercise.

"It's really neat having the Xbox Kinect," said 14-year-old freshman Deanna Rickerman. "It's activelearning, but a teacher doesn't really need to be active in it."

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Unique PE program prompts some high schoolers to enjoy exercise for 1st time

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