Denise Austin Quotes

I can take just about anyone and make them physically strong.

The 'All My Children' studio was near Lincoln Center, and I used to see all the ballerinas and the dancers, and I thought, I don't want to bulk up; I want to have long, lean, toned muscles. And I found out that through Pilates, you can achieve those strong, lean dancer muscles.

Strengthening the lower back helps develop that sexy curve everyone wants from your back to your bum.

I love to do lunges because I don't want my butt to start sagging. I say that to my trainer all the time; he thinks I'm nuts.

I maintain by going to spin four or five days a week. I love that I can get a solid butt-kicking in 40 minutes. I also strength train two or three times a week.

I'm a little top heavy, so I have to pay attention to that area. I think it was from my years of swimming in school when I was a kid and it just overdeveloped my upper body. In fact, when I started modeling, my back was so developed, I could not fit into any dresses.

I like to be lean and flexible. I'm not interested in gaining size.

I do 45 minutes of cardio five days a week, because I like to eat. I also try for 45 minutes of muscular structure work, which is toning, realigning and lengthening. If I'm prepping for something or I've been eating a lot of pie, I do two hours a day, six days a week for two weeks.

I'm not against working out. It's just not effective for weight loss. I like strength training to tone and firm the body so you look tight. But working out just makes you hungrier.

I want to be in shape.

Pilates is my favorite core strengthener. I do it three or four times a week. With all the strengthening and lengthening, it's like ballet. Plus, you get to do it lying down!

You have to stay in shape for dance. I don't want to be too skinny, but I don't want to be overweight. I want to be in the middle.

I wanted to get really fit. I wanted to lose some weight. So I've been doing Pilates and yoga, trying to lean out my body so I won't be bulky.

I do work on a little bit of weights just to get my power up.

Now my goal is to be strong. I get two classes in a week, and they'll be either barre or reformer Pilates.

I work out one-and-a-half hours a day, five times a week to strengthen my muscles and increase tone.

A toned backside truly anchors your physique and can make the difference between jeans fitting and jeans really fitting.

When I am doing cardio I lose my muscle really fast because it just kills it. That's why I have to do weights in the gym: to ensure I don't lose my shape and can lift my dance partners above my head.

I've adopted that mentality: every day I do weights and core in the gym in the morning and train on the field in the afternoon. And I'm strict with my diet - I include protein in every meal and snack.

A lot of times in America, we work on bully muscles. We want the big muscles and the stuff that looks good. But we don't focus on the little things. But that's the stuff that sustains you and keeps you strong.

Ballet Beautiful is a workout that transforms the body without overtaxing the system or joints.

If your goal is to look different, you'll see results faster with strength training than with cardio alone.

I love it and really, really enjoy weight training. I love free weights. I find it really rewarding.

I want a fit body and not a fantastic muscular body.

Core training is so important.