In the gym with Condi Rice

Fitness Magazine scores this month with its exclusive look at Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's workout routine.

Complete with photos of the sweaty secretary, the story describes her dedication to exercise: Awake by 4:30 a.m. to work out; deadlifts 85 lbs. and squats 65 lbs.; watches news and SportsCenter on the treadmill. A lifelong jock, Rice says she took up golf two years ago and has fallen in love with the sport. She also hired a personal trainer a year ago after hitting a plateau. Exercise is clearly a priority in her life.

"I like the fact that I can run up the stairs and not huff and puff, and that I'm still able to do that even though I've crossed the big 5-0."

Rice says she worries about obesity in kids and would like to see kids enjoy sports rather than feeling it's work. There is talk, of course, of Rice as a running mate for John McCain. Maybe if that doesn't pan out she could become the nation's exercise czar.

- Shari Roan

Photos: David Y. Lee / courtesy of Fitness Magazine

Comments

[Bill Bradley]

Amusing.

Not happening.

[Douthea Shaner]

Condi and John? What a DREAM TEAM !!!