For a Washington politician, Aaron Schock's approach to governing is as unconventional as his approach to fitness. To understand just how unusual Schock's body politic is, consider this: The average age of a member of Congress is 57. Rep. John Dingell (D-Mich.), the House's longest-serving member, had been in Congress for 26 years when Schock was born. Fitness was never part of his original game plan. Congress is one place where the simple quality of being young is newsworthy. Might he one day be among those senior senators serving well into their 80s?
– Republican Rep. Aaron Schock has already been named the "hottest freshman" in Congress—and now Men's Health declares that he's also the fittest. The Congressman from Illinois flaunts his abs on the magazine's June cover, and can brag that he's the first politician to appear shirtless in the mag—though President Obama has appeared in it, fully clothed, twice, the Chicago Tribune reports. Schock, who at nearly 30 is also the first US Congressman born in the 1980s, has already found himself featured on TMZ wearing only a bathing suit. A desire to use that chiseled-chest notoriety for a positive purpose led him to Men's Health, which dubbed him "pretty fly for a Republican from Peoria" and noted that "he looks more like a hit man from a European spy thriller than a boring politician." His appearance is meant to promote Fit for Life Summer Challenge, a healthy lifestyle campaign that urges Americans to lose 30 pounds by Labor Day.