Coverage dated July 30, 2025 to July 31, 2025

Trump revives the Presidential Fitness Test for kids

Headline from Fox32 Chicago, on the newest of 2 developments

The president signed an executive order that expands on kids’ participation in sports and physical activity, while promoting good nutrition.

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Developments in this update

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Jul 31, 2025
Presidential Fitness Test returning to schools under Trump order
Headline from KVUE ·
Aug 1, 2025Newest
Trump revives the Presidential Fitness Test for kids
Headline from Fox32 Chicago ·

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KVUE
Presidential Fitness Test returning to schools under Trump order (opens KVUE)
Published Jul 30, 2025
KVUE's feed description
The program was created in 1966 and had children run and perform situps, pullups or pushups and a sit-and-reach test.
ABC 7 Los Angeles
Trump to sign order to revive Presidential Fitness Test for students (opens ABC 7 Los Angeles)
Published Jul 30, 2025
ABC 7 Los Angeles's feed description
Kids in America's public schools will soon be lacing up their sneakers for the Presidential Fitness Test.
WTOP Washington DC
Trump plans to revive the Presidential Fitness Test for American schoolchildren (opens WTOP Washington DC)
Published Jul 30, 2025
WTOP Washington DC's feed description
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday plans to reestablish the Presidential Fitness Test for American schoolchildren, a program created in 1966…
Townhall
Trump to Revive This Fitness Program in Public Schools (opens Townhall)
Published Jul 30, 2025
Townhall's feed description
Trump to revive the Presidential Fitness Test in public schools to promote health.
The Guardian
Trump signs executive order to bring back presidential fitness test in schools (opens The Guardian)
Published Jul 30, 2025
The Guardian's feed description
The physical test, which included a one-mile run, sit-ups, pull-ups and push-ups, was suspended 12 years ago
New York Post
Trump signs executive order re-establishing Presidential Fitness Test: ‘MAKE AMERICA FIT AGAIN!’ (opens New York Post)
Published Jul 30, 2025
New York Post's feed description
Flanked by star athletes, President Trump signed an executive order Thursday re-establishing the Presidential Fitness Test for public schoolchildren.
CNN
Trump set to revive the Presidential Fitness Test while hosting professional athletes at White House (opens CNN)
Published Jul 30, 2025
CNN's feed description
President Donald Trump will be joined by professional athletes on Thursday to sign an executive order that will expand on his council on sports, fitness and nutrition, including by reviving the Presidential Fitness Test in public schools, White House officials told CNN.
WHDH Boston
President Trump plans to revive the Presidential Fitness Test for American schoolchildren - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)
Published Jul 30, 2025
WHDH Boston's feed description
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday plans to reestablish the Presidential Fitness Test for American schoolchildren, a program created in 1966 to help
Washington Examiner
Trump signs executive order reinstating Presidential Fitness Test (opens Washington Examiner)
Published Jul 30, 2025
Washington Examiner's feed description
Created in 1966, the Presidential Fitness Test was replaced by the Presidential Youth Fitness Program in 2013 under the Obama administration.
WISH-TV Indianapolis
Athletes join Trump as he revives Presidential Fitness Test in schools (opens WISH-TV Indianapolis)
Published Jul 30, 2025
WISH-TV Indianapolis's feed description
President Trump signs executive order to revive Presidential Fitness Test in schools, joined by professional athletes.
Anchorage Daily News
Trump plans to revive the Presidential Fitness Test for US schoolchildren (opens Anchorage Daily News)
Published Jul 30, 2025
Anchorage Daily News's feed description
The program was created in 1966 and had children run and perform situps, pullups or pushups and a sit-and-reach test.
NBC News
Trump to revive Presidential Fitness Test (opens NBC News)
Published Jul 30, 2025
NBC News's feed description
The Presidential Fitness Test is coming back.
NPR
Remember running the mile in school? The Presidential Fitness Test is coming back (opens NPR)
Published Jul 31, 2025
NPR's feed description
The Cold War-era test was a staple of school gyms for half a century before the Obama administration replaced it. Trump says his focus on childhood fitness is for both physical and patriotic reasons.
Fox32 Chicago
Trump revives the Presidential Fitness Test for kids (opens Fox32 Chicago)
Published Jul 31, 2025
Fox32 Chicago's feed description
The president signed an executive order that expands on kids’ participation in sports and physical activity, while promoting good nutrition.
The Hill
What is the Presidential Fitness Test? (opens The Hill)
Published Jul 31, 2025
The Hill's feed description
President Trump is slated to sign an executive order to revive the Presidential Fitness Test. Here's what to know about the physical education program, which former President Obama sunset in 2012.
Gizmodo
Trump Revives the Presidential Fitness Test to Torment a New Generation of Kids (opens Gizmodo)
Published Jul 31, 2025
Gizmodo's feed description
The original iteration of the test was implemented by President Dwight Eisenhower.
East Idaho News
Trump revives the Presidential Fitness Test, a rite of passage for schoolchildren for decades (opens East Idaho News)
Published Jul 31, 2025
East Idaho News's feed description
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday reestablished the Presidential Fitness Test for American children, a fixture of public schools for decades that gauged young people’s health and athleticism with 1-mile runs, sit-ups and stretching exercises.
NBC Chicago
Pull-ups, shuttle run and more: What's included in the Presidential Fitness Test reestablished by Trump (opens NBC Chicago)
Published Jul 31, 2025
NBC Chicago's feed description
The fitness test, given to school children, began in 1956 but was phased out in 2013 during the Obama administration.
6ABC Philadelphia
Presidential Fitness Test to return through Trump executive order (opens 6ABC Philadelphia)
Published Jul 31, 2025
6ABC Philadelphia's feed description
Kids in America's public schools will soon be lacing up their sneakers for the Presidential Fitness Test.
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Trump brings back Presidential Fitness Test for schoolchildren (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)
Published Jul 31, 2025
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's feed description
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump on Thursday reestablished the Presidential Fitness Test for American schoolchildren, a program created in 1966 to help interest young people in following healthy, active lifestyles.
The Week
Trump revives K-12 Presidential Fitness Test (opens The Week)
Published Jul 31, 2025
The Week's feed description
The Obama administration phased the test out in 2012, replacing it with a program focused on overall health rather than standardized benchmarks
Newsweek
Could you complete the Presidential Fitness Test? (opens Newsweek)
Published Jul 31, 2025
Newsweek's feed description
President Donald Trump has reinstated the Presidential Fitness Test, once taken by millions of schoolchildren but phased out under Obama
Townhall
Trump Revives School Fitness Test (opens Townhall)
Published Jul 31, 2025
Townhall's feed description
Trump signs order to revive the Presidential Fitness Test for school programs.

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