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[–] The_Picard_Maneuver@startrek.website 55 points 9 months ago (3 children)

In the US, there was a thing called the "Presidential Fitness Test" that kids had to do in P.E. (not sure if it's still a thing).

[–] Mr_Blott@lemmy.world 13 points 9 months ago (2 children)
[–] EdibleFriend@lemmy.world 9 points 9 months ago (1 children)
[–] gmtom@lemmy.world 6 points 9 months ago (1 children)
[–] killeronthecorner@lemmy.world 5 points 9 months ago (1 children)
[–] edgemaster72@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)
[–] moistclump@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago
[–] Drusas@kbin.social 1 points 9 months ago

You had to be able to do so many crunches, pushups, etc, in a certain amount of time.

[–] kittehx@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I was born in 1999 and I'm pretty sure that I never had to do this.

[–] GuyDudeman@lemmy.world 12 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I graduated high school in 1999 and I definitely had to do this in elementary school.

[–] klemptor@startrek.website 2 points 9 months ago
[–] TehBamski@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago

I sure as fuck, hope it is. Could you imagine kids today doing it and thinking, "Wait, Fat Cheeto and Sleepy Joe did this? No fucking way."