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It's every woman's dream: looking fabulous in her favorite pair of Levi's.

Getting healthy, getting into shape is a gradual process.

When you eat foods high in fiber, you feel full faster, making you less likely to overeat and more likely to have weight loss.

Take a tip from racewalkers and marathoners, and strengthen your stride with resistance exercises. By training your walking muscles, you'll have more power to pick up the pace.

I don't believe in strict diets or starving yourself; eat three meals a day. I believe in eating a good breakfast, a good lunch and a light dinner. Eat breakfast like a king, eat lunch like a queen, and eat dinner like a pauper. Your ultimate goal is to eat all the basic food groups in those three different meals.

I love to eat and go out to dinner with friends and family and order all kinds of things. I love dessert.

You don't need any heavy, expensive equipment, and you can do Pilates anywhere, anytime.

I love walking on a treadmill, it's a great way to challenge yourself!

Helping people keeps me going.

My unique contribution to the fitness industry is bringing fitness into the home through cable, VHS, DVD and now digital formats.

The key is consistency. Do your ab exercises at least three times a week, or even a few minutes each day.

I'm a working mom, so I know that getting the job done, feeding the kids, organizing family get-togethers, and putting the finishing touches on sixth-grade projects all take precedence over exercise.

Working the deltoid muscles along the front and top will give you everyday lifting power and help eliminate sloping shoulders, making your waist appear thinner.

Constant slumping increases the stress on the spine and joints, and can lead to headaches, neck and shoulder tension, and lower-back pain.

Working out with someone will help you to feel committed.

For most of my life, I've put on weight in my thighs, not my belly. But in my mid-40s, things began to change.

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

To me, that's the most exciting aspect of Pilates. It doesn't matter who you are - athlete or couch potato, toned or flabby, man or woman, young or old - you can do it. Every body can benefit.

Walking lunges are great for thighs.

I believe in good, healthy meals.