The President’s Physical Fitness Test

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/The_President’s_Physical_Fitness_Test
GPTKB entity
Statements (27)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf physical fitness test
gptkbp:administeredBy gptkb:President's_Council_on_Physical_Fitness_and_Sports
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Presidential_Physical_Fitness_Award
National Physical Fitness Award
Participant Physical Fitness Award
gptkbp:component push-ups
sit-ups
shuttle run
pull-ups
one-mile run
sit and reach
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:criteria age-based standards
gender-based standards
gptkbp:criticizedFor causing anxiety in students
emphasizing performance over health
gptkbp:discontinued 2013
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The President’s Physical Fitness Test
gptkbp:introduced gptkb:President_Dwight_D._Eisenhower
gptkbp:introducedIn 1956
gptkbp:purpose assess physical fitness of children
gptkbp:relatedTo childhood fitness assessment
physical education in the United States
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:Presidential_Youth_Fitness_Program
gptkbp:targetAudience school children
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Maintenance_Phase
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7