Team Tressel Fitness Challenge

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Welcome to the Team Tressel Fitness Challenge

The Team Tressel Fitness Challenge is more than a school-based activity - it's a statewide movement to teach and inspire Ohio's next generation of leaders. The challenge helps students build lifelong habits around fitness, healthy eating, and sleep and lays the foundation for a brighter future by improving students physical and mental health.

The challenge is:

• Student-led and designed to build self-discipline and confidence
• Flexible and wide-ranging, with activities that work for every ability level
• Built to last, with future challenges planned

Students in grades 3-8 are eligible to participate.

How it Works

Round two of the Team Tressel Fitness Challenge has been updated based on feedback from school leaders. Students will receive workbooks that guide them through a 30-day challenge that schools can plug in when best fits their schedule. During the challenge, students will focus on the five activity groups of cardio, strength, flexibility, nutrition, and sleep, working through the Bronze, Silver, and Gold Levels to become a Healthy Habits Champion.

Students will choose activity groups to focus on at each level and set SMART goals in those groups, then track their progress for a set number of days. At the end of each level, students are asked to reflect on their progress, focusing on mindfulness and gratitude. 

Round two provides student workbooks for each grade level, aimed to meet students where they are. 

Who Can Participate

Any public, private, or community school student in Ohio has the option to participate if their school opts in. Homeschool students also may participate.

The challenge is designed with flexibility in mind, so students may complete it before, during, or after school, so schools may take a more active role if desired.

Schools who participated in round one are automatically opted in to round two and do not need to sign up again.

Last Modified: 12/4/2025 4:09:13 PM

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