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"After Ben Affleck&amp;#39;s big Oscar win for Argo, he took to the couch, relaxed&amp;#8212;and followed an ice cream diet. Which, let&amp;#39;s be honest, sounds like a pretty rad way of dieting.\nPinterestFacebookBut wife Jennifer Garner is about to go back to work on a few big movie projects, and People reports that she&amp;#39;s asked Ben to vacate the sofa&amp;#8212;and head back to the gym instead.\nYep, Mr. Affleck is taking over some of the kid-rearing duties (for Violet, Seraphina, and Samuel) while Jen works, and some physical activity will apparently help him keep his stamina up when hanging out with his kiddos. Says Ben:\n\n&amp;quot;I&amp;#39;m preparing myself to take on some more of the burden [at home]...[Jennifer&amp;#39;s] got a couple of movies coming up, so it&amp;#39;s going to be a little Mr. Mom action, and I&amp;#39;m going to get back in the ring and we&amp;#39;re going to see if I still have it.&amp;quot;\n\n\nAs tasty as ice cream* is,* Jen has a point: exercise gives you more long-term energy than the sweet stuff does...which can be super-helpful when trying to keep up with kids. And in general, really!\nDo you ever head to the gym when you need an energy infusion?\nMore celebrity health and fitness:\n\nStars demonstrating good eating habits\n\n\nMaria Menounos&amp;#39; stay-fit secret\n\n\nWhat Lena Dunham would do if she had a Victoria&amp;#39;s Secret body\n\nPhoto: Fairchild Archive"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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