AB de Villiers Quotes

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 think a lot of women have back problems.

When exercising, be sure to focus your attention on what you are doing.

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.

But if I keep my core and back strong, the scoliosis doesn't really bother me.

I feel like heels must be a workout! I know that they're really bad for you, but I run around in heels a lot and go up a lot of stairs, so maybe that's my terrible workout. I know that's not really a workout.

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.

It would be so simple to allow children, when tired of sitting, to rise, and when tired of writing, to desist, and then their bones would not be twisted.

I still work on it almost every day in the gym. You have to know your body and that also means knowing when it's time to rest. Sometimes the coach will manage me and give me a day off so that I'm right for the weekend.

I don't get sore. If you're working out every day, you're not going to be sore.

At noon I get to the gym to do my boxing workout. Three hours there. Rest. Once in a while I get a massage, because I need it once in while.

Don't run if you can walk. Don't walk if you can stand. Don't stand if you can sit. Don't sit if you can lie down.

I walk a lot. It keeps me in shape and clears my head.

Besides walking, I do stretches every day. I had back trouble starting when I turned 40, so I have to stretch out my muscles every day.

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

I've found that it's easier to stay in shape than it is to get into shape.

I like to swim. It's good for the body and it helps clear my head.

Your core supports your spine and your torso. Everything you do depends on it.

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.

To keep my back from getting stiff, I have a strict regime every morning of stretching and do yoga once a week and Pilates. 'Strictly Come Dancing' in 2008 was great for my fitness.

Exercise helps my back. If I don't exercise, that's when it starts to hurt. The pain is a good motivator to run and exercise.

Having hibernation weekends where I just sleep for hours on end. Working out when you have those spare moments. All of that is very important.

I feel fine as long I'm not running around.

For some reason, I find jogging incredibly boring, but yoga is the only thing I've been able to consistently do over the years. I think it's because it also is sort of a mental exercise and calms you and refocuses you. So I find that that's great, and sometimes someone will drag me to a spin class or on a hike.

In many ways, I feel I'm still as physically fit as I was 20 years ago because I've always been athletic.