Obama Family Goes Biking In Martha's Vineyard (PHOTOS)

Michelle Obama is practicing what she preaches.

The First Lady joined her family on Tuesday for some exercise, biking around Manuel F. Correllus State Forest in Chilmark on Martha's Vineyard. Like they've done in the past, the Obamas strapped on their helmets and went for a spin (although according to pool reports, the ride less than laid back -- Secret Service agents trailed the family the whole way, by both bike and SUV).

Looking comfortable in her athletic gear, FLOTUS opted for stretchy purple shorts and a patterned white tee, pairing the look with youthful, laceless blue sneakers. Sasha and Malia also chose fun footwear, with 10-year-old Sasha sporting cobalt sneaks with bright yellow soles and 13-year-old Malia wearing hot pink and neon yellow tennis shoes (which we're kind of coveting now).

Unlike his colorful family, POTUS chose simple black and white... but with a twist! President Obama paired his jeans and black polo with surprisingly cool, bright white Puma sneakers. Maybe the Dad-in-Chief took taken some style advice from his daughters?

After bike riding, the foursome headed to a private beach in Edgartown, on the south side of Martha's Vineyard, said White House pool reports.

Check out pics of the active First Family!

Comments

[lareb58]

07:39 PM on 08/27/2011

Who cares that the Obama's went for a bicycle ride while on vacation?

[dmk68]

06:46 PM on 08/27/2011

But why wasn't she sleeveless?

[stape45]

01:06 AM on 08/28/2011

Was anyone in any of the photos sleeveless?

[Bankerrkt]

06:01 PM on 08/27/2011

I think the President looks snazzy in those tight purple bike shorts, that colorful woman's blouse and his big crash helmet. Makes me proud to be an American. LOL

[ycr]

10:17 PM on 08/28/2011

I thought that was him. Sweet.

[garycooper12]

08:08 AM on 08/26/2011

Clearly Mrs. Obama is making a left turn without using the proper hand signal...grounds for impeachment!

[quiscut]

09:08 PM on 08/25/2011

What is the deal with all of the removed comments. Mine was supportive of First Family having a few days together. Why was it removed?

[Intelligenti Pauca]

11:39 AM on 08/25/2011

http://ecopolitology.org/2011/01/12/obama-created-more-jobs-in-2010-than-bush-did-in-8-years/

"Jobs are growing in the U.S. They've grown for 12 straight months under Obama's economic stimulus policies and, in 2010 alone, more jobs were added than in Bush's 8 years as president."

"Furthermore, the 0.4% drop in the unemployment rate in December from 9.8% to 9.4% "was the steepest one-month fall since 1998." Yes, 1998, when Clinton was president."

Maybe the reason Bush is getting blamed is because he's actually the one responsible.

http://thinkprogress.org/special/2011/07/20/273795/ten-years-ago-bush-tax-cuts/

Nearly 10 Years Ago Today, The U.S. Began Borrowing Billions To Pay For The Bush Tax Cuts

http://www.cbpp.org/cms/index.cfm?fa=view&id=3490

Economic Downturn and Bush Policies Continue to Drive Large Projected Deficits

http://crooksandliars.com/jon-perr/10-inconvenient-truths-about-debt-ceiling

You might want to pat special attention to these numbers in particular:

4. Republicans Voted Seven Times to Raise Debt Ceiling for President Bush
5. Federal Taxes Are Now at a 60 Year Low
6. Bush Tax Cuts Didn't Pay for Themselves or Spur "Job Creators"

9. Tax Cuts Drive the Next Decade of Debt
10. $3 Trillion Tab for Unfunded Wars Remains Unpaid

[travelingblogger]

09:52 AM on 08/25/2011

No it's not true. That was the total value of the vacation. The Obamas pay for their own vacations. We as taxpayers pick up the Secret Service and transportation costs. It's part of the perks package of being president.

Sorry to say it, but the president is allowed to have vacations.

[Merckx]

10:23 AM on 08/25/2011

It's part of the necessary costs of protecting any President and their family.
It's not a perk.

[Eric Shun]

12:27 PM on 08/25/2011

sad - isn't it.

[corncat]

01:46 PM on 08/24/2011

I don't get the design of bicycle helmets. They're perched right on top of the rider's head. Who in the world falls off a bike & lands on top of their head? If they're going to require that you wear one, they should be designed like motorcycle or football helmets & cover the rider's whole head so there's complete protection.

[FloridaLAW]

03:35 PM on 08/24/2011

I don't get that anyone would wear one in a park setting like they are riding in with SS protection all around them! I especially think the look dorky on a grown man. They're not masculine looking and I would NEVER wear one no matter WHERE I was riding.

[theredqueen]

05:22 PM on 08/24/2011

FloridaLAW - Good to know.

[patriciacaldwell]

10:17 PM on 08/24/2011

I guess you head isn't an important body part.

[Elmo Nellie]

09:00 PM on 08/25/2011

I've always thought the same. Wonder what the answer is...there probably is one.

[Sundae Driver]

02:04 PM on 08/24/2011

You're pretty whacked, aren't you?

[Tattooednomad]

04:41 PM on 08/24/2011

You betcha!!

[shunda]

07:45 PM on 08/24/2011

Raising taxes on who the wealties 2%.

[dovelove]

02:34 PM on 08/24/2011

Are you really this petty and small?

[AMBoss]

02:51 PM on 08/24/2011

Yep!

[stopmakingsense]

10:09 AM on 08/25/2011

You didn't complain when Bush was on vacation, why are you bitching now, maybe because this president just happen to have brown skin.

[Merckx]

10:26 AM on 08/25/2011

You're so original. This exact comment has been said about every vacationing President since the beginning of Presidents. Of course the people who say this are always rooting for the opposition.

[Aesthete]

01:41 PM on 08/24/2011

The "vacation" thing is just something for people who never liked Obama to begin with to pick on. No recent or modern president has ever taken a real vacation. He's tethered to his job 24/7 no matter what. The only thing different is the location and the scenery.

[stopmakingsense]

10:10 AM on 08/25/2011

Very well said. Thank You

[corwin]

06:27 PM on 08/25/2011

Diffidently, I have to point out to you,unemployment is up,the deficit is up, gasoline prices are up,housing prices are down,consumer confidence is down,the stock market is down.There is no affirmative action grading for presidential performance. he's not going to be graded on a curve.
Oh,and capitalizing letters doesn't impress