The president reinstated the test, which was phased out during the Obama administration, to celebrate the "the exceptionalism of America's sports and fitness traditions."

President Donald Trump signed an executive order to reestablish the Presidential Physical Fitness test and the President’s Council on Sports, Fitness and Nutrition.

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.