Trump To Sign Executive Order To Bring Back Presidential Fitness Test In Schools

Donald Trump will motion an executive bid connected Thursday to bring backmost nan statesmanlike fittingness test, a bid of beingness tests for schoolchildren successful nan US that was successful spot for decades but suspended 12 years agone to attraction little connected title and much connected patient lifestyles.

Trump plans to denote nan test’s revival successful a property arena pinch celebrated athletes. The executive bid besides will reestablish nan president’s assembly connected sports, fitness, and nutrition.

The statesmanlike fittingness trial was required successful nationalist schools successful immoderate shape from nan precocious 1950s until 2013, erstwhile it was changed into a programme little focused connected circumstantial feats of strength.

The trial involves activities for illustration a one-mile run, sit-ups, push-ups, pull-ups and a sit-and-reach. People who participated successful nan programme arsenic children often person memories , some fond and not, of their experiences attempting these challenges successful their gym classes.

Robert F Kennedy Jr, nan wellness secretary, will administer nan fittingness program. There will besides beryllium criteria for a “presidential fittingness award”. In past iterations of nan program, nan apical 15% of performers would person nan award.

“MAKE AMERICA FIT AGAIN!” Karoline Leavitt , nan White House property secretary, wrote successful a station connected X astir reintroducing nan test. The fittingness trial aligns pinch nan make America patient again movement’s attraction connected beingness wellness and exercise.

“President Trump wants each young American to person nan opportunity to stress healthy, progressive lifestyles – creating a civilization of spot and excellence for years to come,” Leavitt said successful a statement.

Trump, an avid golfer, reportedly believes workout is “misguided”, arsenic a personification is “born pinch a finite magnitude of energy”, nan New Yorker reported successful 2017.