Sikeston Middle School students are being encouraged to step up their activity level in physical education thanks to a donation from Missouri Delta Medical Center’s Delta Diabetes Center.

Laveta Williams, physical education teacher at the middle school, said she saw pedometers at a recent health conference used as a way to elicit more activity and hoped to get a few to use during her classes.

Students at the middle school are ages 10-13, the very age group the Center decided to target, Thornton said. Encouraging more physical activity is among the recommendations to prevent obesity and the corresponding increased chance of diabetes.

Additionally, Thornton had personal experience using a pedometer. She said it definitely increased her awareness about daily activity and inspired her to make changes in her routine such as using the stairs instead of an elevator or choosing a parking space farther from the store.

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