WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday is set to reestablish the president’s fitness test for American school children.
Created in 1966, the program allowed children to run and sit in, performing pull-ups or push-ups and sit-and-reach tests. It changed in 2012 during the Obama administration, focusing on individual health rather than athletic feats.
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said “we want to ensure that future generations in America are strong, healthy and successful,” and that all young Americans “have the opportunity to emphasize healthy and active lifestyles, creating a culture of strength and excellence for years to come.”
During the late afternoon ceremony at the White House, Trump is set to sign an order to reestablish the Presidential Council and fitness tests on sports, fitness and nutrition, and his health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
In 2012, the assessment evolved into a youth fitness program, with the government saying “we have shifted from athletic ability awareness to a barometer on student health.”
According to a youth fitness test Ministry of Health and Human Services Website Last updated in 2023, it was online on Thursday, and said, “We will help students pursue personal fitness goals for lifelong health, minimizing comparisons for children.”
Some are expected to participate in Trump at the event, including many well-known athletes who are facing controversy.
Includes professional golfers Bryson DeccanbeauTrump’s friend. Kicker Harrison Bucker Kansas City Chiefs; Swedish golfer Annika Sorenstam; Paul “Triple H” Levesque, WWE Chief Content Officer, and son-in-law of Trump’s Education Secretary Linda McMahon. Former New York Giants linebacker Lawrence Taylorregistered sex offenders.
The NFL distanced itself from comments made last year in a speech at the University of Kansas. Backer also attacked. Pride Month He then opposed Democratic President Joe Biden’s stance on abortion.
Backer later formed a political action committee designed to encourage Christians to vote for what the PAC describes as “traditional values.”
Sorenstam faced backlash after accepting the Presidential Medal of Freedom from Trump on January 7, 2021.
Taylor appeared on stage with Trump at a campaign rally. Plead guilty in New York in 2011 To criminal charges for misdemeanor sexual misconduct.
