US President Donald Trump and US Secretary of Health Robert F. Kennedy Jr. after signing an executive order restarting the Presidential Fitness Test in public schools on July 31, 2025 in Washington, ...

President Donald Trump is the latest occupant of the Oval Office to be dismayed by the physical fitness of American youth. Trump’s approach to the issue is to hearken back to the Cold War and revive ...

President Donald Trump is resurrecting what he’s calling the “wonderful tradition” of the Presidential Fitness Test, through which a new generation of students will—if the new test resembles the ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — A familiar fixture in American physical education is making a comeback. President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday to reinstate the Presidential Fitness Test, a national ...

Ohio lawmakers propose annual fitness test for students based on the former Presidential Fitness Test. The bill aims to combat rising childhood obesity and promote healthier lifestyles. The proposed ...

I remember finishing my mile in gym class and standing on the edge of the track. I watched as each classmate finished behind me. One by one, they crossed the line and joined me on the side of the ...

Kids in America’s public schools will soon be lacing up their sneakers for the Presidential Fitness Test as President Donald Trump is set to announce its return more than a decade after it was ...

President Donald Trump’s plans to bring back the Presidential Fitness Test stirred immediate reactions from adults, who still carry vivid childhood memories of running a mile or doing pull-ups as ...