Every year, Health Fitness Revolution recognizes politicians who choose to demonstrate healthy lifestyles for themselves, in addition to promoting physical activity within their communities. We recently published our new list of Top 20 Fittest Senators 2020 as part of this effort to promote health and fitness in the U.S.
HFR founder and author of ReSYNC Your Life, Samir Becic intends to use this list to motivate the other United States Senators to be more active and fit in order to be the best ambassadors for their cities as possible. The wealth and prosperity of a nation are dependent on the health and physicality of its people. “Every politician in the United States who is physically fit and promotes a healthy lifestyle in order to improve the future of our nation has my vote, regardless of party. Furthermore, with the COVID-19 pandemic, fitness and a healthy lifestyle should be emphasized more than ever- a healthy body has a robust immune system. While the immune system may not protect you from contracting the virus, it will definitely help with the recovery. Senator Tammy Duckworth deserves recognition for being a great ambassador of a healthy lifestyle through example” Becic says.
Congratulations Senator Tammy Duckworth on being one of the fittest Senators in America!
Fitness Profile
- Iraq war veteran
- Duckworth lost both her legs and injured her right arm serving our nation during combat.
- She has accomplished many firsts:
- Born in Thailand, Duckworth is the first Asian-American female in Congress from Illinois.
- Also, she is the first disabled woman elected into the House of Representatives.
- She defies her disability by overcoming physical barriers and demonstrating her positive character.
- Duckworth served as Illinois Lieutenant Colonel for their National Guard before retiring in 2014.
- She was previously a helicopter pilot for the US Army, which requires concentration and skills.
- She recreationally flies as a civilian pilot.
- Duckworth has finished multiple marathons.
- She likes the thrill of unconventional activities like skydiving, surfing, and scuba diving.
- Likes to update her social media pages about the hiccups that end up occurring during her daily workouts
- Made our list of 2017 Top Fittest Senators list, Top 10% Fittest American Congress Members list, as well as our Top 100 Fittest Politicians list.
