Watch live: Trump signs executive order on sports council, fitness test
Trump will host several professional athletes for the event, including golfer Bryson DeChambeau, who will chair the new President's Council on Sports, Fitness, and Nutrition, the White House confirmed.
The order will direct the council to develop school-based programs that reward achievements in physical education.
The fitness test was replaced with the Presidential Youth Fitness Program in 2013.
The event is scheduled for 4 p.m. EDT.
Watch the live video above.
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