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Carissa Tessaro - Excuse-Free Fitness

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Name: Carissa Tessaro

Age: 25

Occupation: I work full-time at Georgetown Law. I am also getting my Masters degree on a part-time basis at Georgetown in the Communication Culture and Technology Program. And to top it all off, I have a part-time job at a local event promotions company, which adds about 10 to 20 extra hours of work to my week.

How often do you exercise? Six times a week.

What type of exercise do you do? Everything! Or at least I will try everything once. I love the Precor AMT, as it has such a wide adaptable range of motion. My fall-back is the elliptical (either a Precor with adaptable cross-ramp and resistance or the AMT) and the treadmill. My gym offers a great variety of classes (spin, strength training, boot camp, 15 minute ab classes, total body conditioning) which are great. Without all the variety I would definitely get bored.

What gets you to work out, even when you're feeling lazy? My dad! Even though he lives in California and I live in DC, he is such an inspiration. He is 70 years old and is probably in better shape than I am. He really has a commitment to exercising and staying healthy which always motivates me!

What's on your MP3 player? Pussycat Dolls, Katy Perry, Britney Spears, Rihanna ... anything fast pace that keeps me moving!

Favorite healthy food? Edamame

Favorite not-so-healthy food? Absurd quantities of cheese.

Greatest fitness accomplishment? Getting through boot camp the first time without throwing up! I had never done so many sprints in my life. Well, maybe my greatest accomplishment was facing my fear and going back.

Best fitness advice? My dad always says that some days you have bad workouts and some days you have great workouts. The most important thing is that you get to the gym and keep moving!

I love your excuse-free lifestyle, Carissa! You have a million things to do, but you force fitness into your life to attain the life-long successes your father has. Really inspiring -- keep at it! Fitz

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