President-Elect Barack Obama looks fit and relaxed during a vacation to Hawaii on Dec. 22. Obama, 47, played golf and walked around shirtless on Hawaii's balmy beaches.
The Obama family is staying at a $9 million oceanfront home over the mountain from downtown Honolulu, where Barack grew up. The five-bedroom house sits on an acre of land in front of Kailua Beach, a favorite spot for windsurfers, kayakers and dogwalkers.
Obama, who is resting before he takes office Jan. 20, is said to be a fitness fanatic, letting nothing keep him from his six-day-a-week regimen. Obama is an avid basketball fan who's reportedly interested in installing a basketball court at the White House when he takes office. 
Exercise, Obama says, keeps him focused and relaxed. "The main reason I do it is just to clear my head and relieve me of stress," he recently told Men's Health magazine. "My blood pressure is pretty low and I tend to be a healthy eater."
The former U.S. Senator, who has kept up an insanely hectic schedule since he hit the campaign trail in 2006, prefers early-morning workouts. "Most of my workouts have to come before my day starts. There's always a trade-off between sleep and working out. Usually I get in about 45 minutes, six days a week. I'll lift [weights] one day, do cardio the next. "I wish I was getting a 90-minute workout," he added.
Obama's favorite snack is Planters Trail Mix, consisting of nuts, seeds and raisins, washed down with organic berry tea. His vices include smoked sea-salt caramels in milk chocolate.
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