"I try to break a sweat every day," says Hobbs (training for her next marathon; she competed in five in a year). Photo by: BRIAN SMITH
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People.com Special: Hobbs's Daily Plan

PEOPLE asked Hobbs to keep a food diary for three days, and share the details of a typical workout. “On days when people don't want to go to the gym or don't want to eat another salad with chicken on it,” she says, “they can remember something they've read about me or someone else, and that can inspire them.”

Her Weight-Lifting Routine:

Biceps
12 hammer curls with a 15-lb. weight
10 hammer curls with a 20-lb. weight
16 hammer curls, with a 25-lb. weight, alternating arms
20 alternating front curls with a 15-lb. weight

Triceps
Bench dips: Sitting between two benches, legs on one bench, her hands behind her back on the other, she lowers and raises her hips.
First set: 20 dips; second set: 16 dips; third set: 10 dips with a 25-lb. flat weight on her stomach.

Tricep Pushdowns
She uses a vertical pulley at the gym.
First set: 24 pulls with 30 lbs.; second set: 10 pulls with 40 lbs.; third set: overhead presses, with 40 lbs.

Back and Chest
In a lunge position, she does cable crossovers (pulls outstretched arms together from her side to center of chest.
First set: 15 reps with 30 lbs.; second set: 10 reps with 40 lbs.; third set: four reps with 50 lbs.; fourth set: 50 reps at 20 lbs.

Hobbs encourages her kids (including T-ball player Jake) to be active, because "it's tormenting to have a serious weight problem." Photo by: BRIAN SMITH
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Cable Rowing
First set: 15 reps with 40 lbs.; second set: 12 reps with 50 lbs.; third set: 15 reps with 60 lbs.

Deltoids
She does side rises with a bent elbow.
First set: 25 reps with 10 lbs.; second set: 5 reps with 15 lbs.; third set: 20 reps with 15 lbs.

Stair Stepper
She moves between levels 5-10 for 30 minutes

Spinning
After a full workout, she teaches a 60-minute spin class.
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