Remember the one-mile run and pull-ups from the Presidential Physical Fitness Test? Schoolchildren today have never experienced it. A group of Ohio lawmakers wants to change that. Reps. Brian ...

Ohio lawmakers propose reinstating a version of the Presidential Physical Fitness Test for students in grades 1-12. The proposal aims to combat rising childhood obesity rates and promote physical ...

Presidential Physical Fitness Test may return to Ohio schools. Two Ohio lawmakers — Reps. Brian Lorenz, R-Powell, and Elgin Rogers, D-Toledo — are sponsoring House Bill 322 to require 1st ...

Lieutenant Governor Jim Tressel has announced plans to create a healthier Ohio. The former Buckeyes head football coach and lifetime athletics advocate is pushing for a new physical fitness challenge ...

Ohio lawmakers are considering reinstating the Presidential Physical Fitness Test for grades 1-12. The childhood obesity rate in Ohio is 18.3%, slightly above the national average.

Started in the late 1950s by President Dwight Eisenhower, the fitness test evolved into five parts: curl-ups, a shuttle run, pull-ups or sit-ups, a sit-and-reach and a one-mile run.

In 2012, former President Barack Obama replaced the test with a fitness program that emphasizes individual progress and goal-setting over competition with peers. But some people want the test to ...