This episode originally aired on Aug. 20, 2025.
Generations of Americans have a love/hate memory of high school gym class, especially when it came to taking the president’s physical fitness test.
President Barack Obama ended the test in 2012.
President Trump recently announced he’s reviving the test.
We’re talking about the test and the fitness of America’s children on this hour of All Sides.
Guests:
- Vince Guerrieri, reporter/web editor, Elyria Chronicle-Telegram
- Kayce Solari Williams, professor, Purdue University Dept. of Public Health (Pre-recorded)
- Mary LaVine, president of the Ohio Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance
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