Fit from sea to shining sea: as executive director of the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports, Melissa Johnson helms the effort to get Americans in shape.(Interview)

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...recently appointed to the post of executive director of the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports by President George W. Bush. The 5'2", 112-pound fitness expert, who received master's degree in health and fitness management, has since moved from sunny California to Washington D.C. "The way my path has been, this is the third time I've moved to D.C. But, I still dance wherever I am and the last couple of years, I've done spiritual interpretative dance, which has a different bent. I'm also very regular with weight training, walking, cycling, Pilates and yoga," states the self-professed gym rat. "Being active from an early age has carried over into many aspects of my life and increased my quality of life. I definitely think a healthy...

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