Overview

• President Trump on July 31 signed an executive order re-establishing the President’s Council on Sports, Fitness and Nutrition and reviving the Presidential Fitness Test.
• LIV Golf pro Bryson DeChambeau was named council chairman alongside NFL players Nick Bosa, Saquon Barkley, Tua Tagovailoa, Harrison Butker and Lawrence Taylor.
• The council’s mandate includes developing school-based fitness awards, advising on college athletics reforms and safeguarding women’s sports.
• Appointees bring political baggage, with Bosa fined for wearing a MAGA hat and Butker criticized for controversial remarks about women and Pride Month.
• The initiative reflects a new role for high-profile athletes in shaping national fitness standards and policy advocacy.