Mount Vernon Police Department launches “Fit at Home Challenge”

Local police officers are encouraging kids to stay active during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Mount Vernon Police officers Chris Pash and Jon Gerondale filmed themselves exercising in their full police gear and uploaded it to YouTube, kicking off a series the police department is calling its “Fit at Home Challenge.”

Each week, they will demonstrate different exercises, like push-ups and jumping jacks.

Gerondale says it’s an at-home extension of the Falcon Fitness program he helps lead at LaVenture Middle School.