Laila Ali Quotes

For an hour every day, I did something. I was on the elliptical or the treadmill, and if someone asked me to go to a class - whether it was spinning, boxing, yoga, you name it - I went. By the end of the month, I felt so good, I just kept going. I didn't want to lose my momentum.

My workout mantra is 'Break a sweat every day.' Even if it's just for 20 minutes. I'm very disciplined about that.

I wish I could say I was one of those people who loves working out, but I don't; it's just not that fun. But I make an effort to work out aggressively three times a week.

I try to work out, time permitting, wherever I am.

You're never going to regret working out or being active. You might regret not doing it, you might regret pressing that snooze button, but you'll never regret getting physically active.

Just work out. Don't be lazy. If you take a day off, you're going to be fat and you're going to look terrible.

I give 100 percent every day in the gym.

By exercise. I'll tell you one thing, you don't always have to be on the go. I sit around a lot, I read a lot, and I do watch television. But I also work out for two hours every day of my life, even when I'm on the road.

I'm not naturally a person that wants to exercise, but I find running is something I can do wherever I am in the world.

Staying fit is all about trying to find enjoyment in something physical, because that's the only way you're gonna get results.

I don't exercise - that's something I struggle with.

Every morning, I crawl out of bed. I sit there and think, 'Do I really need this?' And I drag myself to the gym in my garage. It's not fun. I hate it. I work out alone. Weights.

I plan on working out for the first part of the day, because if I let my day get away from me, the workout is out the window!

I work out all the time. I love it.

I do like working out. I feel my best when I work out, but you know, I'm human. I like to ride my bicycle and lift weights and hike. When I am diligently working out, ideally, I like to work out four days a week. If I can do that, I feel good about myself.

Some people act like there is so much mystery in getting fit, but the only secret there is to making it happen is time.

I feel I should get better at my fitness regimen, but I think it's about doing it more regularly rather than expecting miracles. There are no shortcuts.

I think fitness and doing gym should be like brushing teeth everyday in the morning as it should come automatically without any excuse.

When you start to work out during your holidays, you know you've got the motivation. When I stop working hard during my holidays and getting excited before the beginning of the season, that's when I'll know it's time to call it quits.

Fitness begins with initiative and continues with consistency. The six pack abs is a byproduct of being healthy.

Most of the people I know who work out seriously do so because they have such an amazing outlook on life. To be who I want to be, I'm going to work out to be more positive, more active. It's proactive.

Whenever I am not traveling during the winter, I am pushing hard in the gym. Even when I am traveling, I try to fit a workout in at the hotel. And if the hotel doesn't have a gym? You can get a good workout in your room with an exercise band and some imagination.

I don't go to a gym. I find that really hard to do.

When I do Pilates, or when I do work out, I feel better all day. Yet I still struggle to keep it on my schedule.

I have a treadmill, and I work out with my trainer, Julie Diamond, as often as possible. She's so positive.