Bentonville Student Athlete Kyle Nichols completes Lysol Healthy Habits with Jerry Rice

PARSIPPANY, N.J., Aug. 26, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- In his second year as the Lysol® Healthy Habits Coach, football legend Jerry Rice is challenging a group of promising high school student athletes from across the nation to be part of "America's Healthiest Team." After embarking on a special summer training program, each student will be put to the ultimate test today in New York City as Coach Rice plays alongside them in their own sport, whether it's basketball, track and field, volleyball or soccer. The reason behind the challenge? Millions of school days are missed each year due to common illnesses like cold and flu, which means that American students are missing millions of hours in the classroom and on the field[1]. That's why Lysol®, an RB brand, with the special help of Rice, is striving to reduce those valuable hours missed by encouraging healthy habits – simple behaviors like regular hand washing and surface disinfection. The summer training program emphasized the importance of practicing healthy habits to help set up students for success, which is something that helped Rice achieve his own outstanding record on the professional football field.