Bryson DeChambeau was recently named chairman of the President’s Council on Sports, Fitness and Nutrition, a responsibility the two-time major champion has had to add to his already very busy schedule. However, DeChambeau has described the “calling” almost as a sign of destiny, and he seems to have accepted it as such.
“I always listen to what I feel called to do,” he said in a recent interview. “And every time I’ve succeeded in a certain avenue — that’s great, but another door opens. Another door opens and I feel called to do that as well.”
DeChambeau offered these and other statements to Golf.com’s Sean Zak before competing in the penultimate event of the LIV Golf season, held in Bolingbrook, Ill., just outside Chicago.
During the interview, DeChambeau revealed the first projects the newly formed Council is working on.
“Reestablish the Presidential Fitness Test and get kids into a curriculum that’s a little more dynamic for today’s health standards,” he mentioned as the first priority. ” … The goal we’re looking for is to give those [less athletic] kids more hope, empower them to be a better person, healthier person, and live a healthier lifestyle.”
The LIV Golf star even predicted that this program could reach all 50 states by the end of the upcoming school year.
“It’s one of the most important things that I can see in my lifetime outside of golf is helping out our American youth.”Golf star Bryson DeChambeau discusses his work with the Trump administration to make America healthier in an interview with Bret Baier. pic.twitter.com/nsBEpSbEFJ
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Other plans of the council include making investment in community health and fitness facilities more attractive to private capital, DeChambeau said.
“More tax-incentivized possibilities for community complex centers to be built,” he asserted. “Health and fitness community centers to be built across the nation … Right now, it doesn’t make sense for private equity to invest in those things. They’re pretty neutral, and we want to incentivize and create a program that allows people to make money while having a better, healthier lifestyle in that area.”
The President’s Council on Sports, Fitness, and Nutrition was established by President Donald Trump on July 31. Despite having very concrete plans, DeChambeau revealed that the council’s formation is still a work in progress.
So far, several sports stars have been revealed to have accepted a position on the council. This includes golf stars such as Jack Nicklaus, Gary Player, Annika Sorenstam and Nelly Korda.
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