Which is apparently why he heads to the golf course - because security reasons mean he cannot just go for a walk around the park.
The President made the revelation as he lifted the lid on life inside the White House, and admitted he misses his personal privacy.
Shouldn't you two be indoors? President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden practice their putting on the White House lawn
Par for the course: Barack Obama said would love to people watch in New York's Central Park instead
U.S. President Barack Obama with first lady Michelle Obama and children, Sasha, left, and Malia at the zoo in Hawaii. The president said he missed going for walks
The president said he would love to roll out of bed on a Saturday, not shave and drive to the supermarket without being followed by hordes of photographers
Obama made the comments during an interview with editors and publishers from Hearst Magazine.
But said it was his personal privacy he missed the most.
He said: 'I just miss - I miss being anonymous.
'I miss Saturday morning, rolling out of bed, not shaving, getting into my car with my girls, driving to the supermarket, squeezing the fruit, getting my car washed, taking walks. I can't take a walk.'
Defending his love for golf, the president said it was the only excuse he had to get outside for four hours, and said he would love to stroll round Central Park in New York and people watch.
However, he revealed he loved life in the White House, but was not keen on the 'kubuki dance' amongst political partisans ahead of serious policy discussions.
The president has been criticised before for over indulging in golf and has racked up more than 60 games since he took office in 2008 - far more than his predecessor George W Bush did during his entire presidency.
His critics also said he also played too much during the crisis into the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico which created America's biggest environmental disaster.
It seems playing the game is par for the course for American presidents. Golf Digest last year has ranked Mr Obama eighth, behind Bill Clinton but ahead of Ronald Reagan, who was known for practising putting in the aisle of Air Force One.
John F Kennedy, widely considered the best golfing president, took great pains to ensure he was never photographed on the course.
Michelle Obama was also criticised last year for her lavish break in Spain with 40 friends which was estimated to cost U.S. taxpayers £50,000 a day.
Papped again: The Obamas with family members at Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona in 2009
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