Michelle Obama in push-up competition with Ellen DeGeneres Michelle Obama has proved she can walk the walk as well as talk the talk when it comes to healthy eating and fitness. The First Lady accepted a challenge from chat show host Ellen DeGeneres on her show this week, and managed to do 25 push-ups. "I thought it wouldn't be good to show off the First Lady so I stopped," quipped DeGeneres after finishing first. Because I thought this looks bad that I'm going to beat her. I'm 54 and you're 48. During her interview with Ellen, Mrs Obama also revealed some bedroom secrets about her husband, Barack. "He doesn't pick up his socks," she said. He thinks he's neat but he has people who help him ... it's not you that's neat. It's the people who pick up your socks. Those are the neat people. Obama - in Los Angeles promoting her Let's Move campaign - also brought food from the White House kitchen garden for talk show host Jay Leno in a visit to The Tonight Show on Tuesday.