President Donald Trump on Thursday reinstated the Presidential Health Check in public colleges.
First instated within the Nineteen Fifties to gauge younger folks’s well being and athleticism, the evaluation included sit-ups, push-ups, pull-ups and a sit-and-reach take a look at. It additionally featured a aggressive part, recognising the most effective performers with the Presidential Health Award.
The take a look at had been discontinued in 2012 and changed with a health program throughout Barack Obama’s time period.
The BBC’s Bernd Debusmann takes a have a look at the take a look at’s historical past and what Individuals must say about it.
Video by Alex Foster
Produced by Blanca Estrada and Madeline Gerber
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