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The Secret to Michelle Obama’s Sculpted Arms

Michell Obama aka FIRST LADY!!

Michell Obama aka FIRST LADY!!

WASHINGTON (AP) — At last, the secret to first lady Michelle Obama’s sculpted arms? Tricep pushdowns and hammer curls.

So says Cornell McClellan, Mrs. Obama’s longtime personal trainer, who described the workout routine of his famous client in the October issue of Women’s Health magazine. She began working with McClellan in 1997 at his Chicago fitness studio.

“She’s truly committed herself to the importance of health and fitness,” he says.

McClellan said that at the end of an intense routine of cardio workouts and weight training, Mrs. Obama finishes with the “arm-shaping superset” of tricep pushdowns and hammer curls to tone one of the most commented-upon pair of arms in the world. Mrs. Obama often wears sleeveless outfits.

How to get arms like Mrs. Obama’s?

Perform one set of tricep pushdowns using a straight bar attached to the high pulley of a cable station and then, without resting, follow with a set of hammer curls using dumbbells. Immediately repeat the entire process until two or three sets of both exercises have been completed.

Mrs. Obama cited small changes to her family’s diet that she says have made a difference. They include eliminating processed foods, cutting back on sugary drinks, eating more fresh fruits and vegetables, eating together more as a family and teaching her daughters how to read food labels.

She said she tries to be conscientious about health and fitness because her family is like many others — too busy to think about it every day.

The Obama’s interview with Men’s Health, Women’s Health and Children Health will hit newsstands on Sept. 15.

Michelle on the cover of Children's Health

Michelle on the cover of Children's Health

Obama’s 5th Family Member, BO!

Bo as a baby pup .. aww
Bo as a baby pup .. aww

(Associated Press) WASHINGTON — He has torn through magazines and stray socks, even sunk his teeth into the president’s gym shoes. Charm school taught him to sit, heel and shake a paw on command. He spent his first summer vacation on breezy Martha’s Vineyard.Obama says “I’m the guy with the night shift,” he told one television interviewer. “We go out and we’re walking and I’m picking up poop and in the background is the beautifully lit White House. It’s quite a moment.”

Running in his suit! Now that's presidential ... lol

Running in his suit! Now that's presidential ... lol

White House aides reported that the press office phones yielded far more calls breathlessly asking dog questions than about any other, weightier topic of the new presidency. Visiting Europe in early April, Obama even got a question about the dog at a forum he held in Strasbourg, France.

He won a Teen Choice Award for celebrity pet, besting Adam Sandler’s bulldog Matzo Ball and Ashton Kutcher’s Chihuahua Vida Blue, among other candidates. Obama introduced him as the “star of the family” at a luau on the South Lawn.

To meet the demand for All Things Bo, the White House is distributing a Bo baseball card that reveals, among other things, that he can’t swim and his goal is to become friends with foreign dignitaries. Anyone who writes to the dog (this happens frequently) is sent one in return. Independent of the White House, there also are Bo stuffed animal toys, a story book and jigsaw puzzle.

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Bo sports a blue leash that says “I (Heart) Obama,” and the president mentioned Bo in the eulogy he delivered for Kennedy last Saturday.

Michelle Obama and The President Make Vanity Fair’s Best-Dressed List!

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Styles of the First Lady

Top Notch Couple!

Top Notch Couple!

First Lady Michelle Obama topped the Vanity Fair 70th Annual Best-Dressed List. This is the third year that the first lady had landed on the list, and the president made his first appearance on the list this year. They are the styling couple to watch!

According to Amy Fine Collins, special correspondent for Vanity Fair, Mrs. Obama got more votes than anyone else on this year’s list. Collins stated that Michelle has “brought the dress back and turned the world into her runway…”

She certainly has a huge runway, and an enormous audience. Not only has she brought the dress back in style, she has brought common sense, showing that one doesn’t have to spend a fortune or wear haute couture to look fabulous.

Joining the first lady on the list of best-dressed are other political notables including Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, first lady of France, Diana Taylor (girlfriend of Mayor Michael Bloomberg) and Princess Letizia of Spain. 

Vanity Fair applauded Mrs Obama’s silk veil worn to the Vatican to meet Pope Benedict XVI.

Vanity Fair applauded Mrs Obama’s silk veil worn to the Vatican to meet Pope Benedict XVI.