President Trump is bringing back a familiar fitness tradition for students nationwide.
The president signed a memo Tuesday restoring the presidential fitness test, reviving a program that was once a rite of passage for generations of students.
The test typically measures strengthen, endurance, and flexibility through activities like sit ups, push-ups, a one-mile run, and a sit-and-reach stretch. The exact updated format has not been released yet.
The program was ended more than a decade ago over concerns about effectiveness and student well-being, but is now returning as part of a broader push to improve youth health.
Our local school systems are waiting for guidance on how the new version will be implemented across the Coast.