Obama's pick to head Interior would be fittest Cabinet member

According to multiple reports President Obama will appoint Sally Jewell, the CEO of outdoor equipment mega co-op REI, as his new Secretary of the Interior Department at 2 p.m. And from what we can tell she's going to be the fittest person hanging around the White House — easily. Forget Ken Salazar; watch out, Michelle.

The First Lady carved a lane for herself promoting healthy living and regular exercise, and became one of the most popular names in politics along the way. If not in day-by-day policy, she'll at least have a kindred spirit in Jewell, who said she starts every day with a workout in a March interview with the Seattle Business Magazine. And sometimes, on weekends, she'll hike mountains for the fun of it. "On [a recent] Saturday, with my husband and dog, I climbed Grand Prospect [on Rattlesnake Mountain]. It feels so nice to get a little mud on your feet, a little mist in your face," she said. 

Or, alternatively, sometimes in interviews she'll mention in passing that she's returning from a four week "sabbatical/climbing trip in Antarctica," like she did when speaking to Forbes in May 2011. But what else would you expect from someone who has spent the last decade working at REI, the constantly growing outdoor equipment giant that competes with Northface and Colombia. If Jewell can handle spending four weeks climbing in Antarctica, Washington should be a cake walk. Right? 

Read more at The Atlantic Wire.