Pilates Quotes - Page 2

• I think Pilates is great, especially when you can do it with a trainer who keeps you on track.

  Cate Blanchett

  Thinking, Track, Trainers

  "Cate Blanchett on Philanthropy and Beauty". Interview with Maureen Choi, www.marieclaire.com. April 1, 2011.

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• Im obsessed with vinyasa flow yoga and Pilates. And since I live in Sweden, and we have good seafood, I tend to cook a lot of fish, preferably with oven-roasted veggies and a cauliflower mash.

  Frida Gustavsson

  Yoga, Sweden, Flow

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• Before, I would play a little hoops, a little tennis. Now it's more yoga, Pilates, stretching, some light weight work, push-ups, sit-ups, resistance things. When I used to live on the eleventh floor, I would take the steps. I don't do that so much now. I'm taking the elevator a bit more these days.

  Robin Roberts

  Yoga, Light, Play

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• To stay balanced, I exercise by walking and taking private Pilates lessons and salsa dance lessons. I also meditate and spend quality time with my kids by baking or doing crafts, hiking, going to the theater and movies.

  Andrea Navedo

  Kids, Exercise, Hiking

  "Actor Andrea Navedo – Overcoming a tough upbringing and staying healthy and balanced". Interview with Robert Piper, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.

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• I love exercise but I find it boring doing the same thing all the time, so I fluctuate between going to the gym, doing Pilates and taking dance lessons.

  Twiggy

  Exercise, Lessons, Boring

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• I skate about 15 to 20 hours a week and also incorporate a lot of off-ice training. I take ballet and Pilates classes and lift weights with my physical therapist when I'm not on the ice.

  Sasha Cohen

  Sports, Ice, Class

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• I like to do Pilates.

  Yunjin Kim

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• I used to dance for seventeen years -classical ballet, which was very disciplined. I like yoga and Pilates, but I don't have the discipline to go to the gym.

  Penelope Cruz

  Yoga, Years, Discipline

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• I give myself a Pilates/yoga hybrid mat class almost every day. I also continue to take ballet classes. Both of these practices help me to be aware of my body, my center, and how I move, both with my physical space and my mental space.

  Amanda Schull

  Moving, Yoga, Ballet Class

  "Amanda Schull Suits and 12 Monkeys actor". Interview with Maranda Pleasant, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.

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• 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.

  Serena Williams

  Yoga, Trying, Weight

  "Serena's Glam Slam" by Laura Brown, www.harpersbazaar.com. July 3, 2010.

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• Pilates is amazing, my posture is so much better and I'm even starting to get muscles on my tummy - it's incredible.

  Kelly Osbourne

  Incredibles, Muscles, Starting

  "Kelly Osbourne has 'lost a stone in a month' on Dancing With The Stars" by Jody Thompson, www.mirror.co.uk. September 15, 2009.

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• Now [after doing Pilates], I have muscles of steel and could easily deal with giving birth.

  Hugh Grant

  Giving, Steel, Birth

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• I'm on a constant yo-yo of health. I will go a week eating incredibly clean, but then I'll follow that up with a month's worth of binge eating. Then I hit the gym and eat clean, and then I mix it up with core exercises, yoga, Pilates, and sitting on an incline bench while checking my phone.

  Josh McDermitt

  Yoga, Exercise, Phones

  "Origin Series: Mad Men And The Walking Dead actor Josh McDermitt". Interview with Robert Piper, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.

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• I like that Pilates compromises the mind and body. It's not just about being able to run around the block a few times. It's about alleviating stress and controlling breathing. It's about being balanced.

  Aimee Mullins

  Running, Stress, Block

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• I actually do a lot of Pilates and try to hike every day that I'm home. Also, I dance SO much in my shows and at rehearsals!

  Tinashe

  Home, Trying, Rehearsal

  Source: www.marieclaire.com

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• I swim, I do Pilates, I meditate - I think it's about keeping your stress level as low as you can.

  John Stamos

  Stress, Thinking, Swim

  Source: www.harpersbazaar.com

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• Staying in shape does not come easily, especially as you get older and you don't have as much time or energy to exercise. I used to be naturally skinny in high school and college. I was in cheerleading, ran track, and did gymnastics, so I had a built-in five-hour workout every day. Lately, I've been doing Pilates on the Megaformer, which is like Pilates on steroids.

  Eva Longoria

  Workout, Cheerleading, School

  Source: www.glamour.com

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• I normally work out six days a week. I'll do Pilates on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, and I'll do cardio on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays.

  Rachel Nichols

  Friday, Monday, Tuesday

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• I personally love working out, but I always try to switch it up. I do a few different things, like SoulCycle, SLT for Pilates, yoga.

  Nina Agdal

  Yoga, Work Out, Trying

  Source: www.marieclaire.com

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• I'm the type of person that will do triple sessions in one day. I'll do Pilates, I'll do spinning, and then I'll go to the gym and do weights - which is insane.

  Laura Prepon

  Insane, One Day, Weight

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• Ideally, our muscles should obey our will. Reasonably, our will should not be dominated by the reflex actions of our muscles.

  Joseph Pilates

  Action, Reflexes, Should

  Joseph H. Pilates, William John Miller (1998). “Pilates' Return to Life Through Contrology”, Presentation Dynamics Incorporated

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• I do Pilates, and hike with my dog.

  Kate Walsh

  Dog, My Dog

  "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• I run or walk three times a week. I do Pilates, too, which is amazing - it makes you longer and leaner.

  Martine McCutcheon

  Running, Three, Week

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• 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.

  Cobie Smulders

  Pain, Healthy, Important

  "Cobie Smulders On 'Avengers' Co-Star Scarlett Johansson: 'She Could Probably Take Me'". Women’s Health Magazine Interview, www.huffingtonpost.com. August 3, 2012.

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• Patience and persistence are vital qualities in the ultimate successful accomplishment of any worthwhile endeavor.

  Joseph Pilates

  Successful, Persistence, Accomplishment

  Joseph H. Pilates, William John Miller (1998). “Pilates' Return to Life Through Contrology”, Presentation Dynamics Incorporated

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