kumu gupta ceo and founder of kumu consulting ma usa recently became a new presidents challenge advocate to promote the presidential active lifestyle award pala the presidents challenge is a program of the presidents council on sports fitness and nutrition as a presidents challenge advocate kumu will help raise awareness of pala which encourages regular physical activity and good nutrition the presidents challenge is the premier program of the presidents council on fitness sports and nutrition administered through a cosponsorship agreement with the amateur athletic union the presidents challenge helps people of all ages and abilities increase their physical activity and improve their fitness through researchbased information easytouse tools and friendly motivation the pala challenge is for anyone from students to seniors but its geared toward people who want to set themselves on the road to a healthier life through positive changes to physical activity and eating behaviors and participants can choose all kinds of activities to meet this goalplaying with the kids gardening walking playing basketball running yoga and moreall while fueling the body with nutritious foods its easy to earn the presidential active lifestyle award all it takes is a commitment to being active and healthier eating for 6 out of 8 weeks stick with the program and one can earn an award in less than two months the presidents council on fitness sports and nutrition pcfsn is a committee of 25 volunteer citizens who advise the president through the secretary of health and human services president obama expanded the mission of the council to include nutrition in the executive order signed june 2010 through its programs and partnerships with the public private and nonprofit sectors pcfsn serves as a catalyst to promote healthy lifestyles through fitness sports and nutrition programs and initiatives that engage americans across the lifespan the presidents challenge is the councils signature awards and recognition program kumu gupta has been active in sports and exercise since childhood competing in her high school annual sports meets for 100m race shotput long jump and discus throw kumus team won bronze medal in basket ball in high school where kumu played defense while in school and college kumu took classes in swimming gymnastics and shotokan karate green belt at present kumu plays tennis badminton golf and loves sailing car racing and polo kumu also does yoga and aerobic exercises regularly in 1998 kumu gupta sang the american national anthem at a giants baseball game and her name is mentioned in baseballs hall of fame in cooperstown ny at present kumu is on the board of directors of a non profit museum whose founder took part in all winter olympics from lake placid 1980 to vancouver 2010