Anne Graham Lotz Quotes

The harder you work out, the more you should stretch.

I've never enjoyed my running more. I also do 200 sit-ups a day, 60 push-ups, and a lot of stretching. I've had some back issues. I think the stretching helps with that.

I carry a golf ball to put under my feet when they get tight, and a Thera-Band for general stretching.

I've always hated exercise, but because I've had problems with my back, I now do Pilates, and I walk a lot.

The only constant that I have in my life is that I start whatever I do with my Total Gym, because I believe it helps keep me from getting injured.

I never struggled with injury problems because of my preparation - in particular my stretching.

I can't even touch my toes!

When competing a lot and traveling, I have problems with my lower back because I'm always on the plane or sitting. That's something that does bother me from time to time, but I try to stay on top of it.

I love yoga. There's a lot of stretching involved, which helps with my flexibility and injury prevention. Vinyasa is my favorite as a recovery tool and for me to continue having my legs feel good.

I work out with my trainer; he knows my body to a T. He knows the things that I'm great at, and he knows the things I'm not necessarily great at, and he'll try to help those things.

I do 10 minutes of Pilates every morning if I'm in the mood.

When I blew my back out at age 42, I said, 'Okay, I've got to be more concerned about food and health.'

For exercise, I am doing a lot of Pilates. I am very tight and not very flexible, and so it is a nice balance between stretching and doing exercises.

Wherever I am, I always do yoga every day. I think it's so important for my physical health in sport.

Take care of your muscles and they'll hold up.

I do 45 minutes a day of stretching and abdominals and I lift light weights of half a kilo. Otherwise, if you strain your muscles, then you have to be quiet and stay without any exercise for a long time. I do heavier weights gradually. I'm going to become Superwoman with oil on my muscles!

I try to do yoga when I can to make sure that I'm flexible and that I'm not going to tear any muscle or pull anything.

I go to my physical therapist to keep fighting it and one of them told me if you don't use it, you lose it, but I know we're on television so I won't say what I would often say.

Even if you don't have time for a big workout, stretching in the morning and night really changes your body.

I do Pilates two to three times a week if I'm lucky. Usually just two.

I do some weights and I do a lot of stretching.

In the same way I am addicted to puddings - the sweeter the better - I have become addicted to the daily routines my Pilates and Gyrotonic guru, Nada, puts me through.

In my case, I was placing extreme pressure on my lower spine from rotating my hips too much. This is a common cause of bad backs - and bad shots - for golfers of all levels. In addition to resting, I worked with my trainer, Joey Diovisalvi, on strengthening the weaker lower-body muscles that contributed to my overactive hips and back pain.

I do Pilates because it's important for me to have a healthy back when I'm 70 so I'm not hunched over and in pain.

I work out religiously. It's great for my back. It's great for my core. I've been exposed to lots of exercise regimens and movement classes as an actor, so I understand the importance of stretching and staying limber, but Pilates is what's really spoken to me. It works everything out.