Alison Sweeney Quotes

When I'm working, I always make time to get exercise into my schedule.

I'm generally quite active and try to squeeze in a workout when I'm waiting for stuff. Like if you're cooking dinner, try to squeeze in a few squats or a few yoga moves. Or if you're brushing your teeth. You know, just trying to do more than one thing at once.

It could be a walk in the park, it could be a ride on your bicycle. It does not have to be an organized team activity... Be as creative as you want, but find a way to get your exercise in.

Some days I don't have time for a full workout, but I do have to dry my hair, right? So rather than just stand there blow-drying, I do several kinds of leg squats at the same time. I believe in multitasking.

I'll take the stairs instead of the elevator, or when I'm on a phone call, I'll do squats or pace the room when I'm talking. We're modern women! We have to figure out how to make it work, right?

Cycling into work every day is a brilliant way to add in extra training hours without feeling like you are taking up much time.

Between the kids, the jobs and everything, no matter what color you are, cardio is probably not on the top of your list.

I don't have time to be that girl who does the super workout. But I try to be as fit as possible, given my schedule. Even if I do 20 minutes a day, it's better than nothing.

Even if you have just half an hour, you can get a good workout. So I try to make it count no matter where I am.

I do my workouts in the morning, and often I'll take someone from my team. The person I'm meeting with can pick the class, whether it's a spin or barre class, or going for a power walk. It's hard to run and talk - I haven't mastered that yet.

I spend a little time every day to play sports.

Generally, the more weight you put on, the less effective you are.

I try to do a variety of physical activities. I spin, take classes at Barry's Boot Camp, go to the gym, use home DVD's of ChaLEAN Extreme workouts, which I think are brilliant, and I run around after my three girls. Also, let's be honest. The amount of laundry I do is an exercise in and of itself!

Even if I have only 15 minutes, I knock out some toning moves or get in a burst of cardio.

I plan on working out for the first part of the day, because if I let my day get away from me, the workout is out the window!

I've always been really good at staying busy. Even while I'm working, I'm looking at what the next thing is.

The more business one has, the more you are able to accomplish, for you learn to economize your time.

My business life takes a big chunk of time, but I still put exercise in my schedule. I'm up at 5 A.M. and get up and stretch and go for a run in Runyon Canyon with all five of my dogs.

It got a little stressful in my first two years of high school, trying to make conference calls with investors in between classes, but I definitely learned a lot of important time-management lessons.

I read murder mysteries. I exercise 40 minutes a day. I watch videotapes while I exercise. I listen to audiotapes when I am in my car. And I try to stay in three different centuries.

I'm always amazed by people who blog all the time and tweet all the time, and still get things done. I don't know how they do it.

I love 45-minute power workouts. I get in, do my thing, and then I'm able to go pick up Everly from school. It gives me energy.

I stretch and do my squats when I brush my teeth.

It's good to get out there and get a nice sweat.

The last place you'll find me is the gym. It seems to me to be a waste of time - I could spend that time doing so many other things.