RFK Jr. touts Presidential Fitness Test as measles surge in Iowa Norah Judson Des Moines Register Aug 20, 2026 4 hrs ago 0 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. traveled to Iowa to celebrate the return of the Presidential Physical Fitness Test.kAmw6 ;@:?65 &]$] #6A] |2C:2??6EE6 |:==6C\|66<D @? |@?52J 3J 2E E96 }6HE@? *|rp[ H96C6 E96J DA@<6 E@ DF>>6C 42>A6CD 23@FE E96 AC@8C2> 36:?8 A92D65 324< :? E@ 49:=5C6?VD A9JD:42= 65F42E:@? E9C@F89 A2CE?6CD9:AD H:E9 E96 *|rp 2?5 E96 q@JD 2?5 v:C=D r=F3D @7 p>6C:42]k^AmkAmQxEVD H@?56C7F= E@ 36 2 A2CE @7 E9:D[Q |:==6C\|66<D D2:5 2D D96 :?EC@5F465 z6??65J] QxEVD H@?56C7F= E@ 92G6 $64C6E2CJ z6??65J 96C6[ H9@ :D 96=A:?8 @FC ?2E:@? 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