A slim Jennifer Hudson led the students in some stretches and exercises. - Barry Brecheisen/WireImage.comA newly slimmed-down Jennifer Hudson went back to schoolin her hometown of Chicago on Tuesday, but she skipped over the classrooms andheaded straight for the gym. The 29-year-old Oscar winner and former"Idol" contestant visited Namaste Charter School, where she talked tostudents about her healthy new regimen and even joined them in some exercisesas part of the Weight Watchers Walk-It Challenge, meant to encourage Americansto participate in a 5K walk or run in their community on May 22.
Jennifer joined Alliance for a Healthier Generation executive director Ginny Ehrlich (left) and school principal …
Hudson -- who's a Weight Watchers spokesperson andcredits the program with helping her shed a whopping 80 pounds -- alsopresented a check for $100,000 to the Alliance for a Healthier Generation, anon-profit working to reduce the prevalence of childhood obesity by 2015. Let'shope they do it ...
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