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Presidential Physical Fitness Test officially reinstated
Nearly a year after President Trump signed an executive order reinstating the Presidential Physical Fitness Test, Secretary of Health Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced the new test structure at an event Monday with WWE star Triple H. In the end, it looks similar to previous versions. Choose from two exercises in each of the core strengthening, cardio, and upper body strengthening categories. Benchmarks set by age and gender are competitive. (For example, a girl 14 years or older who chooses to run a mile for her cardio test would need to clock 7 minutes and 59 seconds to earn top prize on the test.)
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