President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday alongside a coterie of current and retired professional athletes to bring the presidential fitness test back to U.S. schools — a national ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. President Trump is trying to bring the Presidential Fitness Test back. For many, the mere mention raises bad memories. (Photo ...

EARLIER THIS YEAR, the Trump Administration announced the reinstatement of The Presidential Physical Fitness Test, the long-running program that assessed youth health and fitness from 1966 to 2013.

U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Education Secretary Linda McMahon brought WWE stars to an Austin-area school to promote student fitness tests.

In July of 2025, President Donald Trump reinstated the Presidential Physical Fitness Test,[1] a standardized evaluation of fitness for American school-age children. It includes a one-mile run, ...

It was born out of Cold War fears of an overweight, sluggish populace. It tormented students, who viewed it with dread. And although educators were unclear at best about its benefits, it endured for ...

This National Physical Fitness and Sports Month, we celebrate the strength, discipline, and competitive spirit that reflect the American people. We recognize the values and lessons that sports and ...