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What’s Behind Trump’s New (Old) Physical-Fitness Test?
He misrepresented the history of the gym-class test. I know because I served on the council that helped modernize it.
Presidential Fitness Test to return through Trump executive order
Trump will sign an executive order on Thursday that will expand the President's Council on Sports, Fitness & Nutrition and ...
Sit-ups, shuttle runs, and pull-ups? Trump revives the presidential fitness test
Back-to-school season is nearing, and while your kids might be dreading homework and obeying their teachers' orders again, ...
Presidential Fitness Test returning to schools under Trump order
The program was created in 1966 and had children run and perform situps, pullups or pushups and a sit-and-reach test.
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Remember running the mile in school? The Presidential Fitness Test is coming back
The Cold War-era test was a staple of school gyms for half a century before the Obama administration replaced it. Trump says ...
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Presidential Fitness Test Returns to U.S. Schools
Key Takeaways The Presidential Fitness Test is being reinstated in public schoolsThe program will reward students for physical fitnessIt aims to fight rising rates of obesity and inactivity MONDAY, ...
The Presidential Fitness Test is coming back
NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with sports physician Jordan Metzl about President Trump's effort to revive the Presidential Fitness Test.