Obama pictured on his first day out of office

Former President Barack Obama eased into his first day of civilian life with a gym workout, DailyMail.com can reveal. Obama was spotted heading to the Thunderbird Country Club in exclusive

Rancho Mirage, California for an hour long exercise session.

Just a day after leaving the White House, Obama is in the Palm Springs area on vacation.

He and Michelle are staying at the mansion of Spanish ambassador James Costos and his husband, interior designer Michael Smith, in Rancho Mirage.

At around 9am this morning the former President's convoy of three SUVs and a lead car left the private gated community of Thunderbird Heights and headed across the road to the country club.

Around an hour later Obama emerged from the posh club and was seen leaving in one of the SUVs sat next to his host James Costos.

It's not clear what the Obamas have planned for the rest of his vacation. But the golf loving former POTUS will no doubt be hitting the links.

The Thunderbird Country Club where he went to the gym has an 18-hole golf course designed by Lawrence Hughes and which has in the past hosted the Ryder Cup.

Obama has played the course before so is likely to try it out again during the next two weeks.

After President Donald Trump's inauguration in Washington on Friday Obama bade farewell to the White House and boarded a helicopter to travel to Joint Base Andrews in Prince George's County, Maryland. 

From there he flew to California on the presidential jet, SAM 28000 (Special Air Mission) - which is not called Air Force One unless the serving President is on board.

The plane circled Palm Springs International airport for more than 20 minutes and it's believed the pilot made three attempts to land.

But as heavy rain and low cloud swept across the airport visibility was poor.

The former president was instead flown to March Air Force base some 44 miles away where his motorcade was diverted to meet him.

Google Maps had appeared to update the address where Obama is vacationing to 'Obama's Palm Springs Hideaway'.

The flight on the aircraft was the final time that the Obamas fly on it.