Posted on 02/28/2006 10:52:05 AM PST by areafiftyone
NEW YORK (AFP) - US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will flex more than her diplomatic muscles when she demonstrates her personal workout regime on network television this week.
In an unusual departure for such a high-profile official, Rice not only pumps some iron, but also discusses how she manages to stay fit during her continual globetrotting and reveals strategies for coping with high-calorie banquets.
"She is tough, I have to tell you," said Barbara Harrison, a news co-anchor with the NBC4 channel in Washington who persuaded Rice, 51, to put on her gym sweats and participate in a regular segment on health and fitness.
"She is amazing. The amount of weights she handles and the endurance she has ... As a person who has exercised all my life, I was very impressed," said Harrison, who joined in the workout at the State Department gym with Rice and her personal trainer.
"She looks good throughout the whole workout," Harrison added.
Americans wanting to catch a glimpse of their chief diplomat breaking a sweat will have to get up early.
The relevant news segments -- each lasting a few minutes -- will be broadcast over three days, with each one starting at 5:45 am (1045 GMT).
According to Harrison, Rice talks about managing her fitness regime when travelling and how, during official banquets, she manages to stay within her calorie range "and not insult anybody by not eating something that they've gone to great lengths to prepare."
Harrison said she hoped the segments would inspire others with hectic work lives to keep in shape.
"We see her as one of the busiest people in the world," she said. "The fact that she can squeeze in a workout in the middle of her incredible schedule, suggests the rest of us should be able to do the same thing."
51 years old, fit AND very smart. She make some young fella a fine wife, if he can catch up with her. 'Cause I don't think she's gonna slow down.
Note: Sweats...NOT spandex..and NOTHING pink...
I know in the past, I've made some comments about experiencing an un-natural attraction to Hillary, Helen Thomas, an ape, a robot, and even a dolphin, around here, all in the spirit of levity.
That being said, in all seriousness, Condi gets it done for me. A brilliant and beautiful woman that I'm proud to call a fellow Patriot.
Owl_Eagle(If what I just wrote makes you sad or angry,
Opportunity for 'toons' here....have at it..
Followed next week by Madeline Allbright's Cookin' with Brisket!.......
They say that, wherever Sec. Rice travels, she takes along an elliptical machine with her! No doubt, she's a rock.
Condi
Hillary
Steel cage
hanging head here......:^P
I only caught 3 of those. Will have to log in more often.
Insert picture of Carla Dunlap here.
Condi, Condi, Condi... **sigh** She calls me at all hours. "Nick, I need you" or "Nick, what do I do about the middle east". What can I say, she needs me....
That's just gross.
Isn't there a name for those kind of legs? Elephantine syndrome or something like that?
Piano.
Isn't there a name for those kind of legs?
Looks like that "Cottage Cheese on a Stick" thingie they had at the County Fair last week...
cankle-itis
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