{"id":3861,"date":"2008-12-23T17:05:40","date_gmt":"2008-12-23T22:05:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/?p=3861"},"modified":"2008-12-23T17:05:40","modified_gmt":"2008-12-23T22:05:40","slug":"can-a-shirtless-president-elect-obama-inspire-others-to-be-fit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/12\/can-a-shirtless-president-elect-obama-inspire-others-to-be-fit\/","title":{"rendered":"Can a Shirtless President-elect Obama Inspire Others to be Fit?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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THIS is going to be our President!<\/p>\n

The Internet is abuzz with recently released photos of a shirtless president-elect Barack Obama <\/a>as he swims in Hawaii. I just came across the buzz and my first reaction was: WOW!<\/p>\n

From Clinton jogging to McDonald’s to George W. Bush clocking a few miles, I can’t really say that a president in recent history has made me take a second look. Until now.<\/p>\n

Obama’s chest might soon make headlines that are on par to that of what swimmer Michael Phelps<\/a> experienced this past summer as women of all ages drooled over his beautifully-defined abdominals and the rest of his\u00a0jaw-dropping 6′ 4″ package.<\/p>\n

Ogling and drool aside, let’s look at these photos of president-elect Obama with hope and inspiration. Given that in this country, we have the highest rates of obesity<\/a> of any other country in the world and given that American childhood obesity is reaching near epidemic levels, how fabulous and motivating is it that we have such a fit president?<\/p>\n

Let’s hope that as this pictures of a bathing-suit clad Obama surface all over the Internet and appear in magazines and newspapers, that we might muster up a bit more dedication and discipline to stick to our 2026 New Years resolutions of losing some weight, changing our relationship to food and moving a bit more. As we near one of the most pivotal and ground-breaking Januaries in all of American history, \u00a0I believe that Yes, We Can.<\/p>\n

Happy New Year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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