Tori Bowie Quotes

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 have always had good strength in my legs from working out with weights. I have also been riding a bike of some sort for most of my life and have good agility.

In the game of football, you need to be strong, and at my position, you need to be able to put up a good fight. So I work on my upper body and lower body strength because your body's got to be able to last.

I keep 10-pound dumbbells in my dressing room. It's nice to do before a show to get your muscles to wake up.

I'm probably the least flexible athlete you'll find. When it comes to yoga, I can't get in the positions and I can't hold them. You have to be pretty flexible to do it. Once you get certain positions, you have to have the core strength to hold those positions. It's a pretty good workout.

Everybody always asks me, 'How much can you bench?' I'm like, 'I don't know. I don't lift weights.' Now that I'm in college, we lift weights every once in a while, but not maxing out. We do things with a weight vest on... That surprises people, too, how strong you can get by just basically lifting your body all the time.

I like to do Pilates.

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

Building strength is very important, but there are many ways to do that.

Dancing is the best exercise. Not only is it great cardio, but it works everything, strengthening your whole body.

Obviously, getting stronger is the key, and knowing how to use my body, knowing what to expect.

Overall strength work - if you can do it regularly - makes a massive difference on the pitch, especially when you are fatigued. If you are stronger, it helps you deal with that.

I like weightlifting and cardio workouts, and I'll do a lot of circuit workouts and plyometric as well.

I love the plie squat. I love that because I can feel my glutes and inner thighs, and it makes me feel grounded.

Bodybuilding is about building your body. Whether you do it to maintain your fitness levels, climb Everest, run the marathon, or be a competitive bodybuilder is up to you.

I didn't worry too much about staying in shape once I'd stopped dancing. You get to the point where you just burn out and have to give your body a chance to heal.

For exercise, I am doing a lot of Pilates. I am very tight and not very flexible, and so it is a nice balance between stretching and doing exercises.

If you can do a squat and a pushup, you can build up to becoming a fitness guru.

In order to resist injuries and stay healthy, you have to be mobile and agile. You have to be able to have your body work for you.

Ever since I've given up dancing, every physiotherapist or Pilates teacher has said you have to keep moving. If I don't, I'll have a hundred times more injuries because you get weak areas on your body.

Physical fitness is a three-legged stool: strength, aerobic capacity, and flexibility.

Never stop moving, or you'll stop moving. I go to dance class every morning, and it's just good to stay strong; I like being healthy.

I have evolved my own exercises, for the muscles I wish to keep firm, and I know they are right for me because I can feel them putting the proper muscles into play as I exercise.

I like doing Pilates because I get to lie down on the floor for the duration of the session.

I dance but I also work out. I run, do strength training... you name it. I've got to!