Darcey Bussell Quotes

I am lucky, I don't have aches and pains. I do Pilates regularly, which is a series of stretching exercises, and I recommend it to anyone of my age because the temptation is not to exercise when you get older. Well, you should.

I always say I should do more yoga. Or do yoga - more would mean I do some. I've done none. But I always want to do yoga because I'm getting old. Nerves are getting pinched every other day, and I really just gotta get more limber.

I don't stretch enough. I know I should do it more, and I'd like to do yoga, but I just don't have time.

Stretching was a major part of my preparation.

I think it's important to stretch as you get older, but I try to do basically all the things I did when I played, except I can't do them as well and as much.

No yoga. I can barely sit down.

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.

Pilates and yoga, we always do those together. But I think it's a little bit easier for me, at 5-7, to be more flexible and to move a little better than him at 6-5.

During the season, I'm sore everywhere.

I play golf, and then I see working out in the evening as my way of taking care of any aches or pains that need fixing.

My message is - keep moving. If you do, you'll keep arthritis at bay.

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

I'm just trying to keep my mind and my body active. The tough part about it is that physically I'm sort of limited.

I like doing yoga. I do yoga three times a week and I do Pilates twice.

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.

The joint lubrication was not what it was when I was competing, and I decided that not having arthritis or rheumatism for the rest of my life was a lot more important to me than returning to the track.

I don't actually do any exercise, which is really bad. But I wear heels a lot. My theory is that it's painful, so it's gotta do something.

I can touch my toes, but I bend in a strange way. I'll never be in the Olympics.

Once in a while, when I'm out on the lawn, I'll jump around and do a couple of things. Here's a secret: The older you get, the more difficult it gets. The smallest little injury stays with you for so long. But that's how it goes, and it doesn't stop me. I'm always ready to do something that hurts a little!

I've done yoga, and I want to start Pilates soon.

A muscle is like a car. If you want it to run well early in the morning, you have to warm it up.

I do Pilates a lot. I don't do a lot of cardiovascular stuff.

I like to do Pilates.

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. That's more important to me than being thin.