One in three people in Washington State are at risk for developing diabetes, yet many don't know they're at risk or they aren't doing anything about it.

Up to 1.4 million people in Washington already have pre-diabetes. They are overweight, have high cholesterol and high blood pressure.

Some doctors have started writing prescriptions for gym memberships, just to get high-risk patients off the couch.

Study: Fitter Students Fare Better
Shreveport Times, Melody Brumble, 09/02/2010
A statewide study of public school students' physical fitness found the fittest students tended to perform better on state standardized tests. The Picard Center for Child Development and Lifelong Learning analyzed results of Fitnessgram tests taken by more than 25,000 students in 15 Louisiana school districts in the 2009-10 school year.

GetSweaty is the first web-based fitness program for kids,
8-14. It's free. It's fun. And kids can earn points redeemable
for incredible prizes just for working out.

GeSweaty features the coolest workout place ever - we call
it the Junkyard. Every day, you'll find a new and different workout
on the  Junkyard's large screen TV called the Daily Sweat.

Each Daily Sweat is about 10-15 minutes long. You'll workout with kids your own age who
show you how to do the exercises and then do them along with you.

Check it out.