Trump is bringing back the presidential fitness test, reintroducing sit-ups, shuttle runs, and pull-ups to schools. Here’s ...

The fitness test, given to school children, began in 1956 but was phased out in 2013 during the Obama administration.

Generations of Americans who struggled to complete a pull-up in front of their classmates winced as President Trump announced ...

The Cold War-era test was a staple of school gyms for half a century before the Obama administration replaced it. Trump says ...

President Donald Trump has reinstated the Presidential Physical Fitness Test. These exercises are typically included in the ...

The Presidential Fitness Test ended during the 2012- 2013 school year when the Obama Administration replaced it with a different program.

Conducted in public middle and high schools, the Presidential Fitness Test was replaced in 2013 with the Presidential Youth Fitness Program, which emphasized living an active and healthy lifestyle.

Health experts and school leaders are thrilled with President Trump’s revival of the Presidential Fitness Test, but they are hoping for substantial revisions to program, which was first ...

The fitness assessment, which was eliminated in 2013 under the Obama administration, will return as part of Trump's executive order to expand the President's Council on Sports, Fitness and Nutrition.