The new memorandum follows an executive order Trump signed last July reestablishing a presidential fitness test for public schools and effectively reconstitutes a performance-based benchmark exam for student athletic fitness, first launched by President Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1956.
“My administration is working very hard to defend America’s cherished athletic traditions and pass our values of excellence and competitiveness to the next generation,” Trump said.
Reducing childhood obesity has been a priority for Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a key player in the wider MAHA movement.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, roughly 1 in 5 children and adolescents in the United States are medically obese. Obesity increases an individual’s risk for diabetes, heart disease, chronic kidney disease, and other chronic conditions later in life.
The CDC also estimates that roughly 70% of U.S. adults are overweight or obese.
Kennedy said reestablishing a culture
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