⿿I never feel better than after a workout,⿿ says Mark Steines, now in his 12th year as co-host of Entertainment Tonight. At 42, Steines says he⿿s more committed to fitness than ever ⿿ though truth be told, as a former college football player and lifelong jock, he has never been far from the gym. He filled Muscle & Fitness magazine on his workout regimen, diet and, oh, yeah, what it⿿s like being married to Miss America. How important is fitness to you? Extremely. It⿿s the first thing I do every day. I⿿ve been a gym rat my entire life. As a kid, I would unscrew the broom handle and put bricks on the ends to make a barbell. I played football in college, so I had a good foundation. And then I came out to L.A. and started working out at Gold⿿s. A trainer there helped me make minor adjustments, and I realized there⿿s a whole art to bodybuilding. Now I do 45-90 minutes of cardio and weight training when I wake up, 5-7 days a week. I have a small gym at home with an elliptical trainer, free weights, a bench and an exercise ball. I hooked up a PlayStation and a flat screen and play Madden or watch shows I⿿ve TiVo⿿d while working out. What kind of diet do you follow? A I eat every four hours. After my workout I eat breakfast at 8:00 a.m., no more than 650 calories ⿿ a small carton of egg whites, a slice of toast and two pieces of bacon or some cottage cheese, an apple and a multi-vitamin. At noon I⿿ll have some soup and at 4:00 p.m. I⿿ll have a protein bar or 6 ounces of turkey breast and a slice of cheese on wheat. I eat for fuel, not necessarily for flavor. I⿿m putting just enough fuel in the engine to get me four hours down the track. Dinner is the meal where I get the volume, and I don⿿t deny myself. I don⿿t want to walk around being pissed off because I can⿿t have that bowl of ice cream. You married Miss America 1993, Leanza Cornett. How⿿d you swing that? I introduced her at a silent auction for Children⿿s Hospital. My pickup line to her was, ⿿Wow, you⿿re short for Miss America.⿿ Does she work out, too? She works out with a trainer. She⿿s also a great cook, so we⿿re always balancing. I tell her, ⿿I⿿m going upstairs to make a better body for you to have sex with. I⿿ll work on mine, you work on yours, and later we⿿ll take measurements!⿿

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