Recent evidence indicates that the near-epidemic growth rate of adult obesity in the United States has spread its pernicious tentacles to our youths. The overweight rate among school-age children in the United States tripled from about five percent to more than 15 percent between 1980 and 2002 (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2002). While the solution to this problem is straightforward (a combination of sound nutrition and regular physical activity), gaining widespread acceptance of this deceptively simple formula is a formidable task. Its efficacy hinges on influencing attitudes and perceptions about the value of a lifelong, salubrious lifestyle. The chance for success in this is far more likely with young people whose attitudes and habits are still in the formative stage than with adults whose attitudes are more firmly entrenched. Siedentop (1999) has argued that while the mindset of young people toward a healthy lifestyle can be modified, the shift cannot be accomplished by any single group of mentors acting alone. Siedentop recommended a comprehensive three-prong strategy, coordinating the efforts of family, school, and community to achieve a significant degree of success. Clearly, physical educators are in a unique position to be the vanguard for such an approach. Their regular involvement with young people in physical education settings provides the opportunity to influence positive lifestyle attitudes. As Aicinena (1991) explained, "The amount and quality of teacher interactions has been consistently found to correlate significantly with student attitudes toward physical education," and these "interactions would seem to be the most important factor the teacher may contribute to student attitude formation or modification." This article identifies a blueprint that physical educators can use to promote a healthy lifestyle through their classes.