A funny side effect of this week's declaration by Trump that he will be re-what? declaring? the Presidential Physical Fitness Test1 was a nice social media sharing of everyone who had dreaded it, or hated some parts of it. In the above linked article, the Washington Post even notes this:
There have long been concerns that the test can involve public shaming of children in front of their peers. It is often described as “embarrassing,” “humiliating” and “traumatizing” by those who had to take it.
As for if it would work:
...it is most beneficial to exercise consistently, which is not necessarily addressed by twice-yearly tests.
It did motivate me to create something which you may find ongoingly useful:
1Personal take: if we're going to bring back Cold-War-era PE things, why can't it be gymnastics? Uneven parallel bars and balance beams were fun, even if they were harrowing for any of us using them in basement cafeteria spaces!
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