Presidential Fitness Test
School physical fitness test in the United States
School physical fitness test in the United States
The Presidential Fitness Test is a national physical fitness testing program that was conducted in United States public middle and high schools from the late 1950s until 2013, when it was replaced with the Presidential Youth Fitness Program. On July 31, 2025, President Donald Trump signed an executive order to reinstate the Presidential Fitness Test in public schools nationwide. National interest in physical fitness testing has existed in the United States since the late 1800s. Early testing generally focused on anthropometric measurement (such as lung capacity or strength assessment) and was facilitated by organizations that emerged at the time, such as the American Association for the Advancement of Physical Education, and the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation (AAHPER). By the early 1900s, physical fitness testing had transitioned to focus more on the concept of "physical efficiency", a term used to describe the healthy function of bodily systems. During the...
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