The presidential fitness test: An exercise in humiliation?
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Revisiting the Presidential Fitness Test
This chapter examines the reinstatement of the presidential fitness test by President Trump as a strategy to tackle childhood obesity. It provides a historical overview of the test's origins, its past effectiveness, and the current challenges of physical inactivity among children. The dialogue also introduces the more modern Fitnessgram approach, contrasting its goals with the persistent rise in obesity rates.
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