--- title: Michelle Obama Shares Fitness Routine, Hosts Boot Camp description: Noted health enthusiast Michelle Obama is ramping up her commitment to fitness with an exercise boot camp for her girlfriends. canonical: https://time.com/4825034/michelle-obama-workout-photos/ author: Cady Lang article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-06-20T16:12:45.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T07:47:30.323Z og:title: Michelle Obama Shares Boot Camp Fitness Routine og:description: "I hope you and your crew can find some time this summer to be healthy together." og:url: https://time.com/4825034/michelle-obama-workout-photos/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltdf21cea215108f13/6988d2684ee2629c2230dccd/michelle-obama-fitness-routine.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2000 og:image:height: 1125 og:image:alt: 2015 Black Girls Rock! - Show og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Michelle Obama Shares Boot Camp Fitness Routine twitter:description: "I hope you and your crew can find some time this summer to be healthy together." twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltdf21cea215108f13/6988d2684ee2629c2230dccd/michelle-obama-fitness-routine.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Michelle Obama Continues to Get People Moving By Hosting a Boot Camp for Her Friends > Sponsored content. 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(Photo by Gilbert Carrasquillo/FilmMagic) NEWARK, NJ - MARCH 28: First Lady of the United States Michelle Obama speaks onstage during the 'Black Girls Rock!' BET Special at NJ Performing Arts Center on March 28, 2015 in Newark, New Jersey. (Photo by Gilbert Carrasquillo/FilmMagic) Gilbert Carrasquillo—FilmMagic  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Jun 20, 2017 4:12 PM UTC With programs like the [Beyoncé-blessed “Let’s Move!”](http://time.com/3700930/childhood-obesity-michelle-obama-lets-move/) and her [famously toned arms](http://healthland.time.com/2014/01/17/flotus-at-50-michelle-obamas-workouts/), it was clear that fitness was a big part of [Michelle Obama’s life as the First Lady](http://time.com/4626173/michelle-obama-hope-final-first-lady-remarks/). As she begins a new chapter in her life outside of the White House, however, Obama is staying committed to staying in shape and she’s doing it with her girlfriends. In an Instagram post on Monday, the former FLOTUS showed her and her good friends working out together in what she called a “bootcamp.” In the series of photos, you can peep Obama and her pals planking, doing lunges and ab exercises, and stretching. In the caption, Obama shared that throughout their life transitions over the years, they’ve “done our best to stay healthy together.” She also encouraged her followers to find ways to make time for fitness in their own lives. “Whether it’s a bootcamp or a walk around the neighborhood, I hope you and your crew can find some time this summer to be healthy together.” See Michelle Obama’s boot camp below. ## Transcript So we start with the premise that, first of all, everyone cares about kids. And let's just stop there, right? It's our kids, right? This isn't political. Everybody's got them, Republicans, Democrats, Independents Every religion has kids. We all have kids. Every race, we all have kids. Moms, think about this. I don't care what state you live in. Take me out of the equation. Like me, don't like me. But think about why someone is OK with your kids eating crap. Cuz here's the secret. If somebody is doing that, they don't care about your kid. And we need to demand everyone to care deeply about our kids. [ APPLAUSE ] We can't keep wondering why, we got here because we weren't paying attention and that's again, that's not blame game, it's just reality. You take your eye off the ball on things and you let other people determine what you're eating, what you're feeding, how you're moving. We owe them so much, we owe them our best. We owe them putting aside our politics, we owe it to them to not be cynical, we owe it to them not to give up. You know, we owe it to them to be honest, to be true, to be empathetic, to be compassionate, you know, and everything I do I think about the kids that are watching me. And my commitments and did I do what I said I was gonna do because that matters to kids. 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