“This is a wonderful tradition, and we’re bringing it back,” Trump said of the fitness test that began in 1956. An executive order Trump signed Thursday says America’s declining health and physical fitness threatens the vitality and longevity of the country.

The test was conducted in U.S. public schools for decades until it was retired by the Obama administration. Here’s what to know about it and why Trump wants it back.

Trump will sign an executive order on Thursday that will expand the President's Council on Sports, Fitness & Nutrition and bring back the Presidential Fitness Test in public schools, White House Officials confirmed to ABC News.