Michelle Obama, Jimmy Fallon Compete At White House To Promote 'Let's Move' Initiative (VIDEO)

Michelle Obama. Jimmy Fallon. Let the games begin.

On Tuesday night's "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon," the First Lady invited Fallon to the White House for a little friendly physical competition. Though the contest got rough at times, it was all for a good cause: to promote Mrs. Obama's "Let's Move" initiative, which encourages healthy eating and physical fitness for America's kids.

Fallon opened the segment by explaining, "Here at 'Late Night' we make exercise and staying healthy a top priority." He continued, "we're also big fans of the First Lady's 'Let's Move' initiative, which encourages kids to get active." The NBC host said that he "connected" with a clip of Obama saying that she is "pretty much willing to make a complete fool out of myself to get our kids moving." Fallon then said, "I make a fool of myself every night, so I decided to go down there and help the First Lady out."

Greeting Fallon at the White House, the First Lady asked, "are you ready for a little competition?"

Obama (in apparently much better physical condition than Fallon) challenged the host to feats of strength including push-ups, tug-of-war and dodgeball. Even Bo Obama makes a cameo. The whole thing culminates in an epic potato sack race. Don't worry, we won't reveal the winner.

This isn't the first time Obama has taken her "Let's Move" message to late night audiences. Just last week, she sat down with Jay Leno on "The Tonight Show" and brought him some healthy snacks.

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Comments

[excitedfella]

09:49 PM on 03/12/2012

Absolutely hilarious. Well done First Lady!

[Michaela19801]

10:03 PM on 03/02/2012

I love it !

BO kissing Jimmy's face haha

[CaliHoosier]

01:27 PM on 02/15/2012

Love our First Lady. Michelle Obama is a great role model who I can point out to my daughter and say "Now that is a strong woman."

[G FORCE]

09:18 PM on 02/12/2012

She is AMAZING!!
No First lady EVER did anything like this and NEVER will!!!
S U P E R K O O L !!!!

[wolfgang vonsnoden]

09:10 PM on 02/12/2012

She couldnt do a single push up

[Kid Notorious]

02:36 PM on 02/12/2012

Somehow I doubt you'll see any of those GOP Stepford Wives willing to do this... Love Michelle.

[seal62]

10:11 AM on 02/12/2012

Shes got my vote .

[bluegnu63]

09:32 PM on 02/11/2012

She is so cool!

[Jowana Bueser]

08:03 AM on 02/11/2012

Every time a news comes up of who our President in the Philippines is dating, I make a silent prayer that the girl turns out as fantastic as FLOTUS Michelle. But then of course Mrs. Obama is one of a kind. You are so lucky to have her as First Lady.

[Havana Thinks]

11:37 PM on 02/10/2012

Our 1st Lady, Mrs. Obama is Number 1. She makes us all proud.

[WRR01]

07:11 PM on 02/10/2012

WOW,look how chunky she is!

[cdb1975]

08:16 PM on 02/10/2012

Wow, look how stupid you sound.

[WRR01]

08:57 PM on 02/10/2012

Why,because the 1st lady promotes eating healthy and she is chunky? She should practice what she preaches.

[Reader2222]

01:10 AM on 02/11/2012

I watched the video and she doesn't look chunky to me. She looks healthy and normal. I'm pretty sure her BMI is within the recommended range.

[darleneslee]

06:44 PM on 02/11/2012

They can't do anything, but h8. It must be very lonely in the alternate universe.

[thelipstickfemme]

05:01 PM on 02/10/2012

This is inspiring. I just did one set of fifteen 1/2 push ups (I went all the way down by doing the on-knee-push-ups). I have a bad shoulder, so I can't do the full (on the toes) push-ups. Thanks for the inspiration. In lieu of just sitting in front of a TV I am determined to put in at least 1/2 hours of continues walking, running, lunging, and light weights per day.

[Havana Thinks]

11:35 PM on 02/10/2012

count me in, also!

[Travis M]

03:48 PM on 02/10/2012

Michelle is a class act all the way..

[Faye-Valentine]

03:13 PM on 02/10/2012

Michelle is awesome.

[Rhonnybay]

01:25 PM on 02/10/2012

I really like michelle.