Since “nearly half of American youths 12 to 21 years of age are not vigorously active on a regular basis” (Surgeon General’s Report on Physical Activity and Health, 1996), integrating pedometer use in physical education may be a motivating factor to get students moving! The notion of taking the highly promoted, yet arbitrary, 10,000 steps/day can be traced to Japanese walking clubs (Tudor-Locke & Bassett, 2004). The Surgeon General’s Report has documented that accumulating 30-60 min of moderately intense activity provides significant health benefits for adults and children, respectively. As the prevalence of obesity is on the rise with children, Tudor-Locke and Bassett noted that 10,000 steps/day may not be enough for children. The purpose of this project was to determine the number of steps students in River Falls accrued during physical education. The number of steps was obtained via pedometers and the corresponding physical activities were recorded. Class lengths were approximately 25 minutes (elementary school) and 40 minutes (middle school) and activity times ranged from 20- 35 min. The number of steps for third grade activities: tinikling, 564; games, 604; fitness tests, 682; balance, 696; roller-skating, 797; locomotor patterns, 844; aerobics, 962; walking, 1550; and scavenger hunt, 1931. Number of steps for the fourth grade activities were: tinikling, 530; big base, 801; dance, 850; basketball, 913; Pacer, 940; balance, 920; relays, 1161; hiking, 1175; games, 1467; cross country, 1640; tag, 1872; mile run, 2052; and long hike, 4240. Fifth grade activities and steps: team building, 408; sit-reach test/games, 641; Pacer, 686; trunk lift test/games, 722; map relay, 882; balance, 1004; juggling, 1028; fielding, 1304; step aerobics, 1429; hiking, 1495; games, 1543; run/walk, 1645; cross country/game, 2016; game/pull-up test, 2547; cross country long run, 3292; and walk/mile run, 3436. Number of steps in sixth grade activities: circuit training, 1342; football, 1345; and mile run, 2061. Seventh grade activities and steps: circuit training, 1322; football, 1385; and mile run, 1860. Activities and steps in eighth grade: football, 1315; games, 1657; badminton, 1734; and mile run 1759. One ninth grade class (90-min block) reported 4593 steps in soccer/hockey activities. Future research may include determining: (a) the percent contribution of steps taken in physical education classes to total steps accumulated in a whole day and (b) the activities and methods in physical education that are appropriate for educating children about increased physical activity and health.Keyword(s): exercise/fitness, physical activity, professional preparation