“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.

President Donald Trump signed an executive order reinstating the national fitness assessment, which was sunset during the Obama administration.

President Donald Trump signed an executive order restoring the Presidential Fitness Test and revitalizing a federal sports council.