what two presidents was involved in promoting fitness in america?
America in the 20th Century. The 20th century heralded the beginning of a new era in fitness. President Theodore Roosevelt, perhaps the most physically fit president ever to occupy the Oval Office, used his power and own example to encourage U.S. citizens to be physically active.
President Eisenhower responded in June 1956 by holding a White House Conference, which led to the formation of the Presidentâs Council on Youth Fitness and the appointment of a Citizensâ Advisory Committee on the Fitness of American Youth (Nieman 1990).