The president reinstated the test, which was phased out during the Obama administration, to celebrate the "the exceptionalism of America's sports and fitness traditions."

Trump signed an executive order on Thursday that will expand the President's Council on Sports, Fitness & Nutrition and bring back the Presidential Fitness Test in public schools.

President Donald Trump was joined by professional athletes on Thursday as he signed an executive order that will expand on his council on sports, fitness and nutrition, including by reviving the Presidential Fitness Test in public schools.