WATCH: How many pull-ups can you do? Trump revives fitness test for school kids

Aug 03, 2025
BBC News
WATCH: How many pull-ups can you do? Trump revives fitness test for school kids
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WATCH: How many pull-ups can you do? Trump revives fitness test for school kids

President Donald Trump reinstates fitness test

The Presidential Fitness Test, instituted in the 1950s to assess youth health and fitness, has returned. It involves tests like sit-ups, push-ups, pull-ups, and a sit-and-reach test, with prizes for top performers. It was abandoned in 2012.

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The BBC's Bernd Debusmann examines the test's history and what Americans think of it.

Original source: BBC News