INDIANAPOLIS -- A Hoosier who gained national prominence because of the Subway commercials he appeared in is putting money into a program designed to fight childhood obesity.

Indiana requires schools to spend between an hour and an hour and a half each day on physical activity, but that might not be enough to keep the pounds off, Staying Healthy's Stacia Matthews reported

The Boys and Girls Club of Indianapolis opened on Monday with a new emphasis focused on activities that will get kids moving.

Club members, such as Elizabeth Vanhorn and Skyler Coleman, are active, but a third of Indiana children are not.

Hoosier Jared Fogle, who became well-known for his commercials for Subway restaurants, knows a lot about battling the bulge. Fogle began a charity outing at Plum Creek Golf Club to help pay for the new fitness program.

"I started putting on weight in the third and fourth grade and continued to get worse and worse until my weight was completely out of control by middle and high school," Fogle said. "I want to make sure these kids say, 'You know what, I don't want to make the same mistakes. I want to have a better life.'"

Rick Whitten of the Boys and Girls Club said Fogle is a great role model for children.

"His foundation is helping us do a pilot program … and it's going to make a real difference in our kids," Whitten said.

The clubs reach 12,000 kids, but the hope is that it will motivate others to become more physically active.

The Jared Foundation raised about $50,000 on Monday. If the pilot program works, it could be launched in Boys and Girls Clubs all over the U.S.