When you gain weight, for every pound that you gain, it adds four pounds of stress on your knees. So if you gain five pounds, you've got 20 pounds of stress on your knees. So that's why I'm extremely careful with my portions and my workout, because I can't be overweight.
Richard SimmonsWhen the king gets depressed, he doesn't call for his wife. He doesn't call for the cook. He calls for the court jester.
Richard SimmonsI get tired of negativity in our country. I get tired of people who only want to know dirt. I get tired of people who don't believe in themselves.
Richard SimmonsSinging is good for the soul. It's the first thing I do every morning, after my blessings and my grace. I put music on and I sing.
Richard SimmonsTruthfully, everyone knows how to eat right. They know the difference between oatmeal and a jelly cream doughnut. They know how to walk. Everyone has this in their brain. When I started, we didn't have all this knowledge. Forty years ago, I lost my weight, but only by watching what I was eating.
Richard Simmons