Healthy U Class of 2013 sets goal to break 2012 mark of 472 pounds lost

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Healthy U assessment half-mile

Healthy U students Ariel Soderberg, left, and Penny Pummill work on their timed half mile in the cardiac rehabilitiation unit at Bothwell Regional Health Center.

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Healthy U assessment squats

Healthy U students, from left, Shelley Hotsenpiller, Lucas Robinson and Blanca Briones perform the chair squat test as part of their initial physical assessments. They had to see how many times they could go from standing to a seated position, without using their arms for assistance, in 30 seconds.

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Healthy U assessment flexibility

Megan Webb, University of Missouri Extension Service nutrition and health education specialist, right, does a flexibility measurement for Nikki Berg as part of the initial assessments for the 2013 class of Healthy U Jan. 12 at the Bothwell Education Center.

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Healthy U assessment sit-ups

Carla Halane, left, Chad Weis, center, and Londyn Wright are tested on how many 3-inch sit-ups they can do in a minute as part of their initial physical assessments as members of the 2013 class of Healthy U. The students will undergo the same assessments each quarter to track their progress.