Richard Simmons Body Quotations

I've always practiced this: Love yourself. Move your body. Watch your portions.

Most workouts are way too aggressive. Thousands of lunges wear out the body.

Most workouts are way too aggressive. Thousands of lunges wear out the body. It's not healthy for the one with the bad back, bad knees, diabetes. I'm never going to do that.

If you want to get the body you've always dreamed of, you have to earn it.

If you want to get the body you've always dreamed of, you have to earn it. You can't buy it, you can't rent it. You have to earn it. My formula has always been love yourself, move your body, watch your portions. And it sounds so easy, but it is not.

I am kinder to my body. I don't try to prove anything to myself or others. I keep thinking about the need to go slower, gentler and maintain a sense of humor about it all.

When I talk to kids who are overweight, I see my face on their bodies.