John F Kennedy Fitness
J f k s election saw the president express his desire to tackle the nation s ill health.
John f kennedy fitness. Termed the us physical fitness program it aimed to increase the nation s strength. Kennedy s approach to the problem of fitness would be very different. Upon his election in 1961 the president and his team released over 200 000 copies of the below work to american schools. In 1960 under president john f.
During 1961 1962 school years the president developed a physical fitness pilot. During the 60 s when i was in elementary school president kennedy took over a federal physical fitness program that was started and failed by eisenhower and he reorganized a new council to oversee and market a new physical fitness program for all americans. New frontiers for fitness john f. Jfk s other brother ted fought weight problems all his.
Kennedy showed his commitment to improving the nation s fitness even before he took the oath of office.