Ed Reed hosts annual Fitness Day to keep Baltimore kids active

BALTIMORE - For Baltimore Ravens safety Ed Reed, one of his missions is to help where Baltimore City Schools can't: keep kids active and in shape.

On Tuesday, Reed was joined by several other teammates including Anquan Boldin and Ray Rice at Baltimore's Booker T. Washington Middle School for Reed's annual Fitness Day.

The purpose was to show kids, especially those in middle and elementary schools, that staying active every day instead of sitting in front of the TV or video games will help lead to a healthier life in the future.

So today, with help from celebrity trainer Monte Sanders, Reed put kids through some simple exercises and some football-type drills to get their blood pumping and their bodies moving.

Reed hopes this can help kids not only with a healthier life, but also help them in the classroom. He also believes that kids who stay active and see how it helps them will in turn encourage younger generations to stay active as well hopefully improving the quality of life in Baltimore and elsewhere.

The annual Fitness Day is part of Ed Reed's "Eye of the Hurricane" Foundation.

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(abc2news.com)