Health experts and school leaders are thrilled with President Trump's revival of the Presidential Fitness Test, but they are hoping for substantial revisions to program, which was first deployed nearly 60 years ago.

Advocates say the test, which hasn't been used since 2012, will need a makeover to shift its focus away from competition and more toward sustaining healthy lifestyles for youth.

The move comes amid Trump's increased interest in the sports world during his second term and is propelled by the "Make America Healthy Again" movement led by the Department of Health and Human Services.

Trump appointed professional athletes to the President’s Council on Sports, Fitness, and Nutrition, which will be guiding and working on standards for the revived test. Experts are urging the council to ensure the goals of the test are updated as well.

Kayce Solari Williams, past president of the American School Health Association and a professor at Purdue University, hopes the council will go from the old standard to really considering “overall health and performance” and linking expectations to certain age groups.

Williams stressed she has to see “what the format” and “requirements” will be as we “know more about taking better care of the body and doing some prevention, along with........

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