Donald Trump is planning to sign an executive order on Thursday to bring back the President’s Council on Sports, Fitness and Nutrition and the Presidential Fitness Test.
The White House confirmed this decision, saying that President Trump wants to “make sure future generations of Americans are strong, healthy, and successful” and to encourage “a culture of strength and excellence for years to come” by promoting healthy, active lifestyles for young people.
According to Fox, this executive order addresses what it calls the “widespread problem of worsening health and physical fitness.” Its goal is to use a method that highlights the outstanding achievements of America’s sports and fitness traditions. The council will be responsible for creating programs in schools that reward students for doing well in physical education and for setting standards to earn a Presidential Fitness Award.
To help with these efforts, the council will work with professional athletes, sports groups, and other fitness leaders. Some well-known people who are expected to attend the signing and support the return of the program include Bryson DeChambeau, who will lead the council, along with Harrison Butker, Annika Sorenstam, Paul “Triple H” Levesque, Lawrence Taylor, Cody Campbell, and Dr. Stephen Soloway.
Wrestlers are helping make the fitness tests from Trump
The Presidential Fitness Test has a long history. President Dwight D. Eisenhower first started the President’s Council on Youth Fitness in 1956, and President Lyndon B. Johnson later created the Presidential Physical Fitness Award in 1966.
The program changed under President Barack Obama, who ended the Presidential Fitness Test and replaced it with the Presidential Youth Fitness Program. Now, with this new executive order, President Trump is bringing back these original programs to encourage a fresh focus on fitness for young Americans.
You've got to be kidding!?
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Biden went on regular workouts 5 days a week with cardio ( runs and cycling), weight training, etc. Trumps idea of excercise is lifting a big mac and stepping in and out of a golf cart.
Trump has notoriously used his health to get out of military service, and still accepted a Purple Heart despite that, but he’s pushing fitness. Seeing a wrestler on the council is interesting, especially because they tend to overcompensate to stay masculine. However, despite this and claims of steroid use in those sports, wrestlers still work out and must stay healthy. Whether this will work out or be something worth doing for children remains to be seen.
