(NEXSTAR) — Kids, lace up your sneakers and prepare to stretch: the Presidential Fitness Test is coming back.

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday to reestablish the test, which began in 1966. The President's Council on Sports, Fitness, and Nutrition — golfer Bryson DeChambeau is serving as its chair — will be tasked with developing school-based programs that reward children's physical education achievements, The Hill previously reported. It will also revive the dreaded-by-some fitness test.

The president "wants to ensure America’s future generations are strong, healthy, and successful," White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a statement, and that all young Americans "have the opportunity to emphasize healthy, active lifestyles — creating a culture of s

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