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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2001 Your Best Friend? Whether it's bathing suit season, an upcoming class reunion or New Year's Day, finding the motivation to exercise can be challenging. To get the most out of your workout regimen, it's vital that you enjoy it enough to get to the gym on a regular basis. Working out with a partner is a great way to stay enthusi- astic about exercising. So why not think big? In celebration of the 30th anniversary of its Lifecycle exercise bike, Life Fitness asked 1,000 people which celebrity they'd most like to see riding the Lifecycle exercise bike next to them. It's no surprise that both men and women want exer- cise pals who can deliver a cardiovascular workout with just their good Supermodel Cindy Crawford looks. was the men's first choice for a workout mate, while women preferred Tom Cruise. Second-place honors went to former "Baywatch" beauty Pamela Anderson Lee as the men's dream pedaling part- ner, while women opted for the baby blues of Mel Gibson peering over the handlebars. "Many respondents selected fitness role models as their preferred celebrity bike bud- dies. Oprah Winfrey, whose public efforts to keep fit make her a motivating, fantasy workout partner, ranked third on the women's list of celebri- ties. Men chose more chiseled individuals to inspire them: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Michael Jordan and Clint Eastwood tied for the men's third choice of cycling com- panions. Even though Cindy, Tom, art of Healthy Lifestyles! 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