Healthy Memphis

The President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports just rolled out a new fitness challenge. This one is aimed at adults, not junior high students.

Designed for folks age 18 and older, it is designed to measure flexibility, strength and cardiovascular fitness. Participants can visit the council's Web site, enter their results and see how they compare with other Americans of the same age and gender.

Melissa Johnson, the council's executive director, told the Associated Press that the test was developed in response to Baby Boomers looking for exercise advice and a way to compare their performance to peers. Johnson said developers hope it will also inspire Americans to get moving.

The test involves:

-A one-mile walk or 1.5-mile run,

-Doing push-ups to exhaustion;

-Doing sit-ups for one minutes;

-A stretching exercise called sit and stretch.

More information is available online at the council's Web site.

Sorry, this time there is no patch. But if you take the challenge, let us know how you fare.