President Dwight D. Eisenhower’s throwback Presidential Physical Fitness might have been designed in 1956, but its science-based approach can still serve your health in 2024.
Considering the wait times for a mere doctor’s appointment, it’s not surprising that Google Trends reported an uptick in interest surrounding health tests at home. There seems to be one for everyone, from the Navy SEALs screening test to the IQ quiz that tests your brain health.
While the origins of the test are said to be from the 1800s, it wasn’t properly implemented until the Presidency of John F. Kennedy who famously used Cold War paranoia to suggest a lazy population would cause America’s inevitable defeat.
The test underwent various name and content changes over the years until it was finally scrapped by Barack Obama’s office in 2010. It was replaced by the Let’s Move program.
“While the test was designed for young people and has changed over …