Richard Simmons Quotes

At the age of 21, I had never even stepped on a treadmill.

The most important thing to do as you age is to stay physically active. Lots of people just throw in the towel if they can't do what they used to do, and that's terrible.

If I want to run around a field when I'm 70, I would like to have that option.

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.

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 have been through various fitness regimes. I used to run about five miles a day and I did aerobics for a while.

Once you are over 30, 35 years old, I think everyone should get down to the gym and start moving again.

Dancing is a very healthy thing to do for our body.

In my seventies, I exercised to stay ambulatory. In my eighties, I exercise to avoid assisted living.

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

My mother was a P.E. teacher, and she was kind of a fanatic about fitness and nutrition growing up, so it was ingrained in me at a young age. As I get older, I'm finding out it's not about getting all buffed up and looking good. It's more about staying healthy and flexible.

I didn't start jogging or running until I was 37 years old. It was something that really helped me change my life.

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.

Running is my church.

I get antsy if a year goes by without doing a play. I don't go to the gym, so this is my way of trying to live longer.

You don't need to go to the gym; all you need is a pair of shoes.

I've run my whole life - for more than exercise, for mental health.

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.

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!

All physical activity begins with the body's core. I maintain the strength in my core so that I can jump, run, start, stop, and accelerate at the highest levels.

I'm a massive yoga head. Lots of yoga and lots of running. I do Bikram yoga. I adore it.

I can't even touch my toes!

My doctor told me that jogging could add years to my life. I think he was right. I feel ten years older already.

You can exercise right through to your 60s, 70s, 80s and even 90s.

Fitness has nothing to do with age.