The Presidential Fitness Test, a standard exercise program for assessing student fitness, is being revived by an executive order signed by President Trump. Initially phased out in 2013, the test is intended to address declining physical fitness and rising obesity among American youth. Traditional exercises included push-ups, the PACER test, and the one-mile run, with awards for high achievers. The revival also reestablishes the President's Council on Sports, Fitness, and Nutrition to develop test criteria, raising awareness of childhood health issues.
President Trump signed the order reviving the Presidential Fitness Test, a set of standardized exercises to measure students' physical fitness, which was phased out in 2013.
The test included drills like push-ups, the PACER running test, and the one-mile run, with competitive elements leading to the Presidential Fitness Award.
Trump's order also reinstates the President's Council on Sports, Fitness, and Nutrition to develop criteria for the test amid rising obesity rates.
Kennedy's report highlights a decline in American kids' activity levels and increasing childhood chronic diseases, emphasizing an urgent need to improve physical fitness.
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