The president signed an executive order on Thursday that would reinstate the test for schoolchildren. By Erik Vance If you spent your childhood struggling to do chin-ups or groaning over a ...

Remember the Presidential Fitness Test? You likely had to take one of these physical assessments in elementary, middle or high school — think running laps while your gym teacher holds a stopwatch and ...

Students from a Boston Latin School physical education class run on the track at White Stadium, Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024, at Franklin Park in Boston. Charles Krupa / AP For decades, the sit-and-reach ...

For decades, the sit-and-reach test and the mile run were hallmarks of physical education for schoolchildren across the country. With President Donald Trump reviving the presidential fitness test ...