Donald Trump Will Reinstate Presidential Fitness Test After Previously Knocking Exercise
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The president has made some eyebrow-raising comments about exercise over the years.
Donald Trump is bringing back the presidential fitness test despite reportedly being skeptical of the benefits of exercise.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a statement that the president “wants to ensure America’s future generations are strong, healthy, and successful,” and that all young Americans “have the opportunity to emphasize healthy, active lifestyles — creating a culture of strength and excellence for years to come.”
The president signed an order Thursday afternoon reestablishing the President’s Council on Sports, Fitness, and Nutrition, as well as the fitness test, which will be administered by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Although the test is meant to encourage the nation’s youth to exercise, its reinstatement under Trump is odd, considering he reportedly doesn’t believe in the benefits of exercise.
In a 2015 New York Times magazine profile of Trump, he said, “All my friends who work out all the time, they’re going for knee replacements, hip replacements — they’re a disaster.” He went on to claim that when he stands in front of an audience for an hour, “That’s exercise.”
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