The Presidential Fitness Test is returning to schools. On July 31, President Donald Trump signed an executive order reviving the physical test that was first formally initiated in 1966 by President ...

In July of 2025, President Donald Trump reinstated the Presidential Physical Fitness Test,[1] a standardized evaluation of fitness for American school-age children. It includes a one-mile run, ...

(NEXSTAR) — Kids, lace up your sneakers and prepare to stretch: the Presidential Fitness Test is coming back. President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday to reestablish the test, which ...

American public schools will once again assess students’ physical activity levels thanks to the Presidential Fitness Test. President Trump signed an executive order on Thursday reviving the ...

On a hot August day at Copperview Elementary School, fourth graders are chasing balls and climbing ropes and spinning on playground equipment. The new school year is just a week old and the children ...

For generations of U.S. schoolchildren, phrases like "shuttle run" and "sit-and-reach" likely conjure vivid memories of what was once a staple of American physical education: the Presidential Fitness ...

Randy Jensen, a retired Vigo County School Corp. physical education teacher, used to administer the Presidential Fitness Test to his freshmen classes at Terre Haute North Vigo High School. But the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. President Trump is trying to bring the Presidential Fitness Test back. For many, the mere mention raises bad memories. (Photo ...