After happening upon Gov. Bobby Jindal at the Equinox gym in midtown Manhattan today, MSNBC’s Aliyah Frumin briefly discussed the governor’s workout routine with him and declared the potential 2016 presidential candidate “a gym rat.”
After riding a stationary bike for about 40 minutes—wearing a hockey T-shirt from his alma mater, Brown University, and blue shorts and white socks that went nearly to his calves—Jindal briefly spoke to Frumin, saying he tries to work out every single day.
“I usually get here a lot earlier. Today we had some early meetings,” the 43-year-old governor said. “Normally, I start my day really early with a cardio workout, some light weights. You know, at my age, it’s really about trying to stay healthy. … When I work out I have more energy for the rest of the day.”
After wiping down the bike, Jindal headed over to a set of weights.
“Today’s legs, but every day I try to rotate it,” he explained.
The stationary bike is his cardio equipment of choice, Jindal says. “It’s better on the knees and it’s easier to read while I’m on the bike.”
Jindal says he considers the cardio portion of his routine a time where he can catch up on the news or read briefing papers. Indeed, his spent his entire bike ride today buried in a newspaper, though MSNBC doesn’t specify which one.
Jindal doesn’t have a membership at Equinox, where memberships run well over $150 per month. He said he’s welcomed as a guest whenever he’s in town. For the most part, gym-goers largely ignored Jindal—either because they didn’t recognize him or were observing the Manhattan etiquette of leaving famous people alone.
One man, during Jindal’s bike ride, walked by and said, “Have a good workout, governor.” Jindal, looked up from his paper with a big smile and said, “Thank you!”
