It is rare that I blog about celebrities or high profile individuals, but one person in particular seems to be catching the media, and indeed the worlds attention at the moment.

Michelle Obama has been in the White House for 10 months now, and its not just her political views or her charitable deeds that are garnering the worlds attention. Nope, its her arms! Never has there been such controversy over a first lady exposing her shoulders and arms on official engagements. Many deem it inappropriate - I say, if you've got it, flaunt it!

She has, what most of us only dream of, in the arm department. There is no sight of any excess fat, or bingo wings. Yet they are maintained in such a way that they avoid the masculine musculature of others such as Madonna. They are toned and shapely, yet look feminine. She is 44 years old, she has two kids, she is the First Lady. Just shows that there is no such thing as being too old, or not having enough time to create a toned sexy body!

Here's how she does it:

At the end of her total body workout, she finishes with a super set of arm shaping exercises. Though you cannot spot reduce fat, these exercises coupled with her cardio and weight training, help to build muscle at the front and back of the arm, which becomes more defined as the fat fades.

1. Tricep Pushdown with Grip Flip

Attach a straight bar to the high pulley of a cable station and grab the bar with an overhand grip, hands shoulder-width apart. Tuck your upper arms next to your sides and bend your elbows more than 90 degrees. Without moving your upper arms, push the bar down until your arms are straight. Pause, then return to the starting position. That's 1 rep. Do 15 reps, then reverse your grip so that you're grasping the bar underhand and immediately do another 15 reps.

2. The One - Minute Hammer Curl

Grab a pair of dumbbells and hold them next to your thighs, palms facing each other. Raise the dumbbell in your left hand as high as you can in front of you by bending your elbow, and curling the weight toward your shoulder. As you lower the dumbbell, curl the weight in your right hand. Alternate rhythmically back and forth for 1 minute.

Perform one set of exercise 1, then, without resting, do one set of exercise 2. Immediately repeat the entire routine until you've completed 2 to 3 sets of both exercises.

Interview with Michelle Obama, and her personal trainer Cornell McClellan in Octobers Women's Health.

To see the above arm exercises in action, and to read more about Michelles workout, see Michelle Obama's Body-Shaping Workout on MSN.