Beyonce Supports First Lady's Childhood Obesity Campaign

Beyonce Knowles, famously of Destiny's Child, released a workout video last Tuesday in support of Michelle Obamas campaign against childhood obesity.

The video features the famous signer dancing to high-energy songs in combination with traditional exercises like running and jumping rope.

According to the Huffington Post, the video, which is set in a school cafeteria, is a remix of Knowles racier song "Get Me Bodied". The song was rewritten with new lyrics encouraging children to exercise. The video was produced to put a new twist on traditional exercise videos and in an effort to make children to work.

"What we want to do is make it fun," Beyoncé said in a preview video released earlier this month.

Knowles initiative supports Michelle Obamas "Let's Move" campaign, however according to The Washington Post, a White House spokesman said the first lady wasn't directly involved but added, "a great example of how people can get involved...and bring this message to more and more young people."

Fittingly, according to the New York Times, The video ends on a patriotic note. Before the cool down, the final dance is "wave the American flag."

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