US EditionSit-Ups, Shuttle Runs, and Pull-Ups? Trump Revives the Presidential Fitness Test
- President Donald Trump is reviving the Presidential Fitness Test, which will replace Obama's FitnessGram, according to Trump's announcement.
- The test includes activities such as a one-mile run, sit-ups, and push-ups, as stated by Trump during the announcement.
- Professor Natalia Petrzela criticized the test for not being inclusive and stated that it revives an outdated practice for American schoolkids.
- The President's Council on Sports, Fitness, and Nutrition aims to promote physical education and healthy living for all Americans, as Trump announced.
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Trump pledges overhaul of school fitness tests
An elementary school student concentrates while performing a sit-up during physical education class. (Photo via Getty Images) WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is bringing back a physical fitness test to public schools after over a decade, but details of the new test, including timing and implementation, remain to be seen. Trump signed an executive order July 31 that reestablished the Presidential Fitness Test — a source of both fear and achi…
Trump pledges to revive school fitness tests
An elementary school student concentrates while performing a sit-up during physical education class. (Photo via Getty Images) WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is bringing back a physical fitness test to public schools after over a decade, but details of the new test, including timing and implementation, remain to be seen. Trump signed an executive order July 31 that reestablished the Presidential Fitness Test — a source of both fear and achi…
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Make America Fit Again: Presidential Fitness Test returns after 13 years
Alongside members of his administration and American sports legends like Harrison Butker and Bryson DeChambeau, President Donald Trump is returning the Presidential Fitness Test to the public school system — and replacing Obama’s FitnessGram. While the Presidential Fitness Test was competition-based, in Obama’s FitnessGram, everyone was a winner. “I’m pleased to announce that we’re officially restoring the Presidential Fitness Test and the Presi…
The US President is reintroducing the "Presidential Fitness Test". The mandatory test series is intended to check the physical fitness of school children. Experts are strongly critical of the step.
President Trump Reinstates Fitness Test for Kids
President Donald Trump has reinstated the Presidential Fitness Test in U.S. schools. The move is part of the president’s effort to “restore health and fitness to America’s youth,” according to a statement released by the White House. The Presidential Fitness Test, launched by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1966, was cancelled by the Obama administration in 2012. “Rates of obesity, chronic disease, inactivity, and poor nutrition are at crisis le…
The U.S. government says the goal is to "rekindle the urgency of improving the health of all Americans"
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