GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES

The Presidential Fitness Message Can't Seem to Connect

May 14, 2018 | 08:00 GMT

The President's Council on Sports, Fitness & Nutrition was created in 1956 in an effort to inspire more citizens to become more fit. Six decades later, the decline in U.S. fitness measures continues.
U.S. President Donald Trump holds a Marucci baseball bat as Vice President Mike Pence, right, looks on during a 'Made in America' product showcase event at the White House on July 17, 2017.

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U.S. President Donald Trump has put his own spin on the President's Council on Sports, Fitness & Nutrition, putting sports first in the name and emphasizing the importance of participation. Whether that approach works better than any other tried since the council was formed in the 1950s is the question. Reversing the general decline of Americans' physical fitness could have wide-ranging national security and economic benefits....

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