'Go on ? who is it?? I asked the workmen stapling thick black plastic over the windows of the hotel gym to which I belong. In a town where, on any given day, you can find yourself on the treadmill beside Woody Allen (in brogues), Kenneth Branagh doing lunges or Mike Tyson grunting his way through a set of bench presses, who is important enough to demand total privacy for their workout?
A stroll down the street told me what they wouldn?t. A 40?strong motorcade comprised of blacked-out SUVs, Cadillacs and two armoured limousines was parked outside the building. SWAT teams lined the rooftops ? their black balaclavas just visible in the sunlight ? and above, a Vietnam-style helicopter presence was starting up. President Obama had come to stay.
Now, Obama?s strict fitness regime is well documented. He once told Men?s Health magazine: ?There?s always a trade-off between sleep and working out. Usually I get in about 45 minutes, six days a week ? I wish I were getting a 90-minute workout.? But this was impressive, even for him. In LA for just 12 hours on a fundraising trip, the President was still planning to squeeze in a workout. But when?
?Oh, he makes it down to the gym whenever he stops over,? one Spandex-clad regular told me. ?After he?s gone, we?re always looking for traces of presidential sweat on the gear, but you never actually get to see him because he either trains at 10.30 at night or around five in the morning.? Which, we all agreed, either confirms the President?s dedication ? or makes him a grunter of the most anti-social sort.
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