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Presidential Fitness Test to return through Trump executive order
Trump signed an executive order on Thursday that will expand the President's Council on Sports, Fitness & Nutrition and bring back the Presidential Fitness Test in public schools.
Trump signs executive order to reestablish Presidential Fitness Test
President Donald Trump signed an executive order to reestablish the Presidential Physical Fitness test and the President’s Council on Sports, Fitness and Nutrition.
Trump revives the Presidential Fitness Test alongside professional athletes at White House
President Donald Trump was joined by professional athletes on Thursday as he signed an executive order that will expand on his council on sports, fitness and nutrition, including by reviving the Presidential Fitness Test in public schools.
Trump's executive order reinstates the Presidential Fitness Test
Trump revives a decades-old tradition as part of a national campaign to improve youth health and fitness across U.S. schools.
Trump Is Bringing Back the Presidential Fitness Test
Today, President Trump signed an executive order to reinstate the Presidential Fitness Test in public schools. The move is part of the administration’s goal to “restore urgency in improving the health of all Americans,” according to a statement released by the White House.
Doctor explains concerns over Trump's Presidential Fitness Test revival
President Trump recently signed an executive order to bring back the Presidential Fitness Test. Dr. Jacqueline Goodway, a professor of Kinesiology at Michigan State University, joins "The Daily Report" to discuss.
Trump Revives the Presidential Fitness Test. Will It Look the Same?
President Donald Trump is resurrecting what he’s calling the “wonderful tradition” of the Presidential Fitness Test, through which a new generation of students will—if the new test resembles the old—compete in their schools and nationally to earn recognition for their prowess in pushups, pullups, and the mile run, among other athletic feats.
The Trump administration is reviving the Presidential Fitness Test. Tell us what you think.
The president reinstated the test, which was phased out during the Obama administration, to celebrate the "the exceptionalism of America's sports and fitness traditions."
Trump signs executive order re-establishing Presidential Fitness Test: ‘MAKE AMERICA FIT AGAIN!’
President Trump, flanked by star athletes, signed an executive order Thursday re-establishing the Presidential Fitness Test for public schoolchildren after the Obama administration shifted the program’s focus away from athletic feats.
What is the Presidential Fitness Test? What to know as Trump signs executive order
The Presidential Fitness Test ended during the 2012- 2013 school year when the Obama Administration replaced it with a different program.
We tried to beat Trump’s presidential fitness test – here’s what happened
The US president reintroduced the presidential fitness test into the country’s schools. The test, which was first implemented amid the backdrop of the Cold War in the 1950s and eventually phased out in 2012,
Trump sets up Presidential Fitness Test for another revamp after Obama retired it during presidency
President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executiver order to bring back the Presidential Fitness Test and told ...
What Is the Presidential Fitness Test? What to Know About the Physical Assessment Returning to Schools
On July 31, President Donald Trump signed an executive order reviving the Presidential Fitness Test. Here's what to know ...