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Students at Hatzic Elementary School in Mission are on the right path to health and fitness, and they proved it by winning a national activity challenge in April.

More than 230 students from kindergarten to Grade 7 took part in the 60 Minute Kids Club challenge, a health and fitness competition that challenges and motivates students to do 60 minutes of physical activity every day for 60 days.

"We are so proud of the students of Hatzic for their dedication to the 60 Minute Kids Club," said principal Carolynn Schmor. "The enthusiasm, passion and perseverance they displayed were inspiring not just to their teachers, but to their parents and families as well. It has been wonderful to watch their commitment to health and fitness grow over the last two months."

The goal of the program is to increase awareness about exercise and eating right for children ages five to 13.

"We are a very active school and active community at Hatzic. The kids really took it upon themselves to do their best," said Grade 1 teacher Louise Rempel.

Competing schools were ranked according to how many kids participated in the program and the total amount of student log-ins to the 60 Minute Kids Club website.

Each day, students recorded information relating to their fitness and health achievements that day, including how many minutes of activity they completed, how much sleep they had gotten and how much water they drank.

With 92 per cent participation, Hatzic beat out 10 other elementary schools in B.C. and Ontario to win the competition.

In addition to their PE class at school, all students did an additional 15 minutes of physical activity in class, which included going for a quick walk around the block, yoga or activities to music.

"The 60 Minute Kids Club was created to increase activity in children and provide an incentive for them to take ownership of their health and fitness," said Matthew Young, program founder and owner of Innovative Fitness.

"We want kids to enjoy exercising, sleeping and eating right. The hope is that kids and their parents walk away from the program with a new appreciation for health and fitness in their lives."

The challenge ran from January 15 to March 15. Grade 6 student Sophia Shandella logged in the most and was named the top student in the competition.

"We're very surprised and very proud of our school. I thought we would do well, but this was an unknown," added Rempel.

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