The students and staff members did most of the exercising on their own time out of school. They were not allowed to count the exercise from their physical education classes. The students were able to count times they went sledding this winter, since they were usually running back up a hill in order to slide down it. They can tell if they got their heart rate up and kept it up. Sullivan herself exercised enough to reach the silver level.
Platinum is the highest level.
She says it teaches the students something about exercise. Sullivan and two other Nock staff members will accompany the students to the Boston Common Wednesday.