Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Tuesday explained why he’s often caught wearing jeans during workouts.
“Well, I just started doing that a long time ago because I would go hiking in the morning and then I’d go straight to the gym, and I found it was convenient,” he said during an appearance on Fox News’s “Jesse Watters Primetime.”
He added, “Now I’m used to it, so I just do it.”
Kennedy recent posts online showcase him hiking in Colorado, fishing in Idaho and swimming at Rock Creek Park — all in a pair of jeans. His most recent viral post enlists a new workout drill for Americans entitled the “Bobby Challenge.”
The health secretary, who has spearheaded the Trump administration’s “Make America Healthy Again” (MAHA) agenda, is encouraging people to do 50 pull-ups, 100 push-ups in under five minutes.
Kennedy could be seen doing the challenge alongside Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Monday, also in a pair of jeans.
“This is the beginning of our tour challenging Americans to get back in shape,” he said in a clip of the their workout.
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy also shared his interest in joining the challenge.
“@SecKennedy and @SecDef — sorry for the late reply, I was busy working double shifts at @USDOT and @NASA. I’m up for the challenge! And I happen to be in Texas with my buddy @WillCain,” he wrote Tuesday on social platform X. “Let’s MAHA.”
The initiative also comes after President Trump signed an executive order last month to reestablish the Presidential Fitness Test at public middle and high schools across the U.S. The test is designed to reward students for achievements in physical education.
