Trump brings back Presidential Fitness Test for public schools

On Thursday, President Donald Trump has re -test the presidential fitness in public schools.

It was established for the first time in the fifties of the last century to measure the health of youth and sports, and the evaluation included sit -ins, payments, clouds, and sitting test. It was also distinguished by a competitive component, with the best performance in the presidential fitness award.

The test was stopped in 2012 and was replaced by a fitness program during the period of Barack Obama.

Bernd Debusmann from BBC takes a look at the history of the test and what Americans say on this topic.

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