Nov
07
2008
President-elect’s workout has predecessors gasping
Posted by: Baller-in-Chief in Articles, Internationalhttp://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/nov/07/us-elections-2008-barack-obama
He breezed through the rigours of a marathon 21 months on the campaign trail. On polling day he mixed it up on a basketball court. And within hours of his election victory, Barack Obama was back in the gym for another gruelling workout. Has an American president-elect ever been fitter for office?
Exercise, Obama says, is the key to remaining fresh and focused in the face of a punishing schedule. “The main reason I do it is just to clear my head and relieve me of stress,” he told an American fitness magazine. “My blood pressure is pretty low and I tend to be a healthy eater.”
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