Mindy Kaling is a triple threat. She is one of the writers for NBC's "The Office," but when an early episode required Michael Scott to be slapped by a minority, she stepped in front of the camera. She has since become a hilarious facet to the brilliant ensemble cast, and she even wrote a line once that involved the character Ryan referring to Mindy's character possessing some "junk in the trunk". Now that's a secure body image!

On her blog, Things I've Bought That I Love, she recently talked about how her motivation for amping up the juice on the treadmill is to pretend that someone has kidnapped her mother at gunpoint and she must Run Lola Run to save her. Which is much more altruistic than our personal method, which is to pretend that zombie clowns are chasing us with squirting flowers and maniacal grins.

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While there are several methods to stay motivated, we love the playlist that she's using. Check it out:

From MindyEphron.Blogspot.Com, all available on iTunes:

"Hung Up," Madonna
"Mass Romantic," The New Pornographers
"Love at First Sight," Kylie Minogue
"Yeah!" Usher
"U.R.A.Q.T.," M.I.A.
"Beautiful," Snoop Dogg"
"Gold Digger," Kanye West
"Days Go By," Dirty Vegas
"Dirrrty," Christina Aguilera
"Chewing Gum," Annie
"Check On It," Beyoncé
"Born in the U.S.A.," Bruce Springsteen
"My Love," Justin Timberlake
"Damn, I Wish I was Your Lover," Sophie B. Hawkins

The comments want to know the kinds of clowns that are chasing you on the treadmill.