“This is a wonderful tradition, and we’re bringing it back,” Trump said of the fitness test that began in 1956. An executive order Trump signed Thursday says America’s declining health and physical fitness threatens the vitality and longevity of the country.

Trump reinstates school fitness test, citing health crisis, but critics warn of body shaming and outdated methods.

Trump signed an executive order on Thursday that will expand the President's Council on Sports, Fitness & Nutrition and bring back the Presidential Fitness Test in public schools.