Besides being the Bush administration's go-to official for working out diplomatic misunderstandings, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is also happy to let the world know she's working out at the gym.
Rice's exercise routine, including weights and a calorie-burning workout, will be featured in a three-day segment on Washington's NBC television affiliate, WRC, starting Wednesday morning.
"And it's Condi as you've never seen her," reports the New York Daily News. "The nation's top diplomat dons a white T-shirt and black fitness pants for a series of grueling exercises - lifting leg weights, pumping iron, sweating on a stationary bike."
The 51-year-old Rice is a lot like her boss, President Bush, rising early to do 45 minutes to an hour of exercise each day - no matter where she is, the Daily News writes.
"She's an active, active secretary of state," State Department spokesman Adam Ereli told The Associated Press. Asked whether the news feature signals a more muscular U.S. diplomacy, Ereli said, "Muscular and agile."
It's not the first time Rice has showcased her hobbies for the public. Last June she took to the Kennedy Center concert stage to play piano alongside a young soprano battling an often-fatal disease.