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Trump Restores Presidential Fitness Test as $7M Competition Announced
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- Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced a $7 million competition for the Presidential Fitness Test.
- Applications open Thursday on Fitness.gov, due February; winners announced spring.
- President Donald Trump signed an executive order restoring the test in schools.
- Professor Russell Pate said the test does not reflect overall health and few meet benchmarks.
- Physical Activity Alliance reports only 20%–28% of children meet the recommended daily hour.
