WASHINGTON (AP) — Jumping jacks. Football. Push-ups. Dancing.
Michelle Obama says she'll try anything to get kids up and moving — and she has.
The first lady released a short video Wednesday that shows all the different ways she's tried to promote active play as a way to combat childhood obesity.
She told a Partnership for a Healthier America conference that she's "pretty much willing to make a complete fool of out of myself to get our kids moving."
Mrs. Obama says there's a reason why she's been jumping rope and hula hooping and dancing to Beyonce.
"I want kids to see that there are all kinds of ways to be active," she said. "And if I can do it, anybody can do it."
The first lady did plead guilty, though, to sometimes letting her kids park in front of a TV when they should be doing something more active.
"As much as we all hate to admit it, sometimes, on those Saturday afternoons when the kids are complaining that they're bored, sometimes it's just easier to give them permission to go watch TV, right?" she said. "I did that last weekend. And we know that's not good."
Mrs. Obama said everyone in society needs to play a role in encouraging kids to be more active.
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http://www.whitehouse.gov/videos/2011/November/112911_FLOTUS_Fitness_30Sec-QuickTime_H.264.mov
