Lynn Davies Quotes

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.

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've been screaming at the top of my lungs at my family, 'Work out! Work out! Old age is coming!'

Whether I'm 40, 50 or 60, I'm going to be as physically strong as I am able.

I think it'd be wonderful if we could train young girls to be active in lots of ways and that they then wouldn't have to age at the same rate that they would if they were not more active. In other words, more physical fitness and not just the sporty kind, but the yoga, which is really important.

You can be even fitter at 60 than you were at 20.

Fitness has nothing to do with age.

I row my boat on the river. I swim, ski, walk, lift weights, do yoga and Pilates. I don't want to be a weak, sick 90-year-old.

As you get older, things don't work as well. I do Pilates, and that helps.

I'm a big believer that as you age, you need to stretch more.

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

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

I don't care what size you are or how old you are - once you see the results brought to you by regular exercise, you'll wonder how you survived without it.

Exercise is roughly the only equivalent of a fountain of youth that exists today, and it's free to everyone.

It looks good when you see someone kicking at the age of 51 with no double. It's kinda cool for people to know that past 50 we can keep flexible.

I like exercise. I like a healthy body.

I love my body. And, I'm always working out. I'm an exercise freak, be it cardio, weights, t'ai chi or yoga.

At 62 you want to keep moving; that's important.

I have always done exercise because I was a dancer, and it is probably good for you. I have done yoga consistently.

People say, 'You look to be in great shape for your age,' and I guess I am.

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.

I am concentrating on my fitness levels so that I don't look old.

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.

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