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President Donald Trump’s attempt to revive the long-defunct Presidential Fitness Test veered into political scandal and absurdity Thursday after he launched the children’s health initiative alongside a convicted sex offender, boasting that there’s “nobody like him.” It was meant to be a nostalgic salute to American fitness. Instead, it became a microcosm of the Trump presidency: chaotic, controversial, and colliding …

For Some, Return of Presidential Fitness Test Revives Painful Memories  The New York Times Trump revives the Presidential Fitness Test, a rite of passage for schoolchildren for decades  AP News President’s Council on Sports, Fitness, and Nutrition, and the Reesetablishment of the Presidential Fitness Test  The White House (.gov) Donald Trump Inviting Sex Offender into White House Raises Eyebrows  Newsweek Who is Triple H? …

President Trump displays a signed executive order during Thursday’s signing ceremony in the White House, surrounded by administration and professional athletes including golfer Bryson DeChambeau and WWE Chief Creative Officer Paul “Triple H” Levesque. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images For generations of U.S. schoolchildren, phrases like “shuttle run” and “sit-and-reach” likely conjure vivid memories of …

Trump is reviving the presidential fitness test. Did it work before?  The Washington Post Trump revives the Presidential Fitness Test, a rite of passage for schoolchildren for decades  AP News Donald Trump Invites Sex Offender to Kids’ Fitness-Test Announcement  New York Magazine Donald Trump Inviting Sex Offender into White House Raises Eyebrows  Newsweek President’s Council on Sports, Fitness, and Nutrition, and the Reesetablishment of …

President’s Council on Sports, Fitness, and Nutrition, and the Reesetablishment of the Presidential Fitness Test  The White House (.gov) Trump revives the Presidential Fitness Test alongside professional athletes at White House  CNN Trump brings back presidential physical fitness test canceled by Obama  The Washington Post It’s good to get young people into physical activities, says Jim Gray  Fox News Trump Is Bringing Back the …

Trump Is Bringing Back the Presidential Fitness Test  The New York Times Trump revives the Presidential Fitness Test alongside professional athletes at White House  CNN President’s Council on Sports, Fitness, and Nutrition, and the Reesetablishment of the Presidential Fitness Test  The White House (.gov) Trump brings back presidential physical fitness test canceled by Obama  The Washington Post It’s good to get young people into …

Trump brings back presidential physical fitness test canceled by Obama  The Washington Post Trump revives the Presidential Fitness Test alongside professional athletes at White House  CNN President’s Council on Sports, Fitness, and Nutrition, and the Reesetablishment of the Presidential Fitness Test  The White House (.gov) ‘Make America Fit Again’: Trump brings back mile run, push up test for schools  USA Today Trump revives the …

The Presidential Fitness Test is coming back. President Donald Trump will sign an executive order Thursday afternoon reinstating the national fitness assessment implemented in public schools from 1956 until 2013, a White House official told NBC News. The role of administering the test will fall to Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who has been vocal …

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday plans to reestablish the Presidential Fitness Test for American schoolchildren, a program created in 1966 to help interest young people in following healthy, active lifestyles. Children had to run and perform situps, pullups or pushups and a sit-and-reach test, but the program changed in 2012 during the Obama administration to focus more …

‘Japanese Walking’ Is a Fitness Trend Worth Trying  The New York Times ‘Japanese walking’ promises big health gains in 30 minutes. Health experts are skeptical  Los Angeles Times Is the Japanese walking trend backed by science?  Euronews.com Can This Viral Japanese Walking Workout Really Boost Your Fitness?  Good Housekeeping Simple Japanese fitness trend could add 7 years to life expectancy, experts say  Fox News Source …