RFK Jr. visits Tampa high school for Presidential Fitness Test

News Channel 8 | By: Sara Kitchin| August 27, 2026

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Service Robert F. Kennedy Jr. visited a high school in Tampa on Thursday to help host the Presidential Fitness Test.

Kennedy Jr. and U.S. Representative Laurel Lee stood in the gymnasium of Gaither High School as students completed their tests.

President Donald Trump recently restored the Presidential Fitness Test to “encourage young Americans to stay active and build healthy habits,” Lee said.

“We have a child health crisis in this country,” Kennedy Jr. said. “