Good morning Brew Daily Show. I'm Neil Fryman.

And I'm Toby Howell.

Today, President Trump announced higher tariff rates on 92 countries as the trade deadline struck midnight.

Then U.S. lawmakers are considering banning themselves from trading stocks.

It's Friday, August 1st. Let's ride. Limber up, boys and girls,

the presidential fitness test is coming back. Flanked by pro athletes at the White House,

President Trump signed an order that reinstates a standardized fitness test for school kids,

calling it an important

step in our mission to make America healthy again. The fitness challenge had been a requirement

in public school since the late 1950s until it was scrapped by Obama in 2013 to focus less

on competition and more on healthier lifestyles. We don't know yet what specific exercises will be

included, but the most

recent version required a mile run, a shuttle run, sit and reach, and some combo of pushups,

pull-ups, and sit-ups. Toby, knowing you, you might go back to elementary school just so you can

beat your classmates in the fitness test. It was a big deal for me, Neil. It was a big deal.

But the history behind this test is fascinating. Back in the 1950s, these two rock climbing fitness gurus administered a fitness test they designed to 4,000 U.S. kids and 3,000 kids across Europe.

58% of U.S. kids failed while just 8% of Europeans did. So they brought those results to Eisenhower who kind of freaked out, which led to the institution

of the presidential fitness test.

It was different from what the test eventually became because it was heavily influenced by

military training.

It had pull-ups and softball throws, which is great for hoisting yourself out of a foxhole

or throwing a grenade, but not so great for

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