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  • Wyoming County Commission president Silas Mullins Jr., in back, is pictured with a group of Wyoming County students who participated in West Virginia Physical Activity Day Jan. 19. At 1 p.m. on that day, students across the state simultaneously participated in the Cupid Shuffle, a dance made popular by Hip-Hop artist Cupid. At some of the schools, Mullins and commissioners Jason Mullins and Larry Mathis, danced with the students as part of the day’s activities. SUBMITTED PHOTO

    W.Va. Fit Day participants
February 13, 2012

Officials visit schools for W.Va. Fit Day activities

By Mary Catherine Brooks Wyoming County Bureau Chief

West Virginia Physical Activity Day was observed at schools statewide, including Wyoming County schools, Jan. 19.

At 1 p.m. on that day, students across the state simultaneously participated in the Cupid Shuffle, a dance made popular by Hip-Hop artist Cupid.

The county’s three commissioners — Silas Mullins Jr., Jason Mullins, and Larry Mathis — visited different schools to discuss health-related issues such as obesity, the importance of physical activity, nutrition, among other topics.

Both Silas Mullins and Mathis are retired physical education teachers and coaches.

The commissioners also danced with students at several of the schools.

“We wanted to go beyond just signing a resolution,” Silas Mullins said of the commissioners’ participation.

“The message was clear,” he added, “ we need to become physically active at a young age in order to avoid all the problems that beseech West Virginia today.

“Increasing physical activity is important to our state because it can prevent many chronic diseases, improve the health of our citizens, as well as improve overall quality of life.”

He also lauded the students’ attention and participation.

The Cupid Shuffle line dance event — which involved an estimated 78,000 students statewide — was part of the West Virginia Department of Education’s “Let’s Move! West Virginia Active Schools” project and the First Lady’s “Let’s Move!” campaign to raise a generation of healthier kids.

The day launched the West Virginia Physical Activity Plan, an effort to provide a strategic direction to increase and maintain healthy physical activity levels of state residents, according to officials.

The plan, called ActiveWV 2015, bolsters healthy living to improve the quality of life for every West Virginian, officials noted, and is supported by West Virginia University College of Physical Activity and Sport Sciences, West Virginia on the Move Inc., and The West Virginia CARDIAC Project.

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