The Youth Fitness Song: Chicken Fat

President John F. Kennedy commissioned Broadway composer Meredith Willson to write an anthem that would inspire school children across the United States to whip themselves into shape as part of the President's Council on Physical Fitness. What followed was "Chicken Fat," also known as "The Youth Fitness Song," that would become a fixture in gym classes throughout the '60s and '70s. It was performed by actor Robert Preston.