Christie Brinkley Exercises While Brushing Her Teeth, Slicing Veggies

Christie Brinkley talked to Shape.com about her workout regimen, which seems a little intense. We got tired just reading about it.

Here's her secrets:

When I dry my hair, I literally think about the times during your day when you are a captive audience. I think of drying my hair as really boring. I thought, 'OK, I'm going to multitask.' I'll dry my hair as though I'm sitting on a chair, even though there's no chair there. Then I'll do some squats. I'm always careful that my knee doesn't extend beyond my foot so I don't put stress on my knees, but you can do so much for your upper legs while you're drying your hair.

When I am brushing my teeth, I'm bending my leg behind me, or I'm lifting my leg up and holding it in that position so I'm squeezing my butt in. I can do that while I'm washing or slicing vegetables, too. Or I go up and down on my toes, working my calves a little bit.

I also try to get in 100 push-ups every day. It's really easy. I keep a rolled up yoga mat under my bed. I throw it down and I'll do 30 push-ups before I get in the shower. Then I do another 20 before I dry my hair, and now I've done 50. After I dry my hair, I'll come back and I'll do more.

What do you think? A bit much or great ideas?

Comments

[Soliel]

10:23 PM on 12/03/2010

I don't think it's too much. She is not exercising over an hour a day...just mentioning little routines to do while doing chores to get her exercise in on busy days. That's not obsessive it's smart.

I do small little routines like that. It's not for my body really it's mostly to feel good. Little toning exercises are good for the mind and body. After a long drive I'll do so whole body stretches and feel renewed. Sometimes I do some easy exercises on the stability ball while watching tv that leaves me feeling wonderful.


She is a great example to our nation of what a woman can be if she takes care of herself. This is great. Too many people just let themselves go.

[pinkindie]

03:26 PM on 12/03/2010

Whatever she's doing, it's dam well working.

[dmsdzinr]

01:49 PM on 12/03/2010

Sorry Christie, You can SLOW it down, BUT, you CANNOT STOP it!

[Chris 54321]

01:21 PM on 12/03/2010

.....the clock is ticking and you will get old, shrivel up and croak -

[usamade]

12:48 PM on 12/03/2010

Obsessed with looking young. That's what this is all about.

[justoverit333]

11:56 AM on 12/03/2010

I did leg lifts while reading this ...

[sweetwhine]

10:56 AM on 12/03/2010

This woman has some fantastic genes.

[usamade]

12:48 PM on 12/03/2010

She's had fantastic plastic surgery.

[booker52]

10:50 AM on 12/03/2010

She is very good looking, but strange.

[Martha57]

10:20 AM on 12/03/2010

And this matters or is important BECAUSE????

[Macready]

06:53 AM on 12/03/2010

thank you for the advice Christie . . you look fab

[Howard53545]

05:00 AM on 12/03/2010

She has held up over the years, keeping her booty nice and firm.

[consequenceofsounds]

12:52 AM on 12/03/2010

She sounds obsessive. I get being fitness-conscious, but this is just over-the-top.

[Macready]

06:54 AM on 12/03/2010

I don't think she is over the top . . really after a certain age it has to be every day . . . otherwise things start moving southward at an alarming rate

[Art Dodger]

12:14 AM on 12/03/2010

How bout exercising her mind?

[Cowboylove]

12:08 AM on 12/03/2010

Aging happens and it is happening to Christie Brinkley, no matter how many push ups or leg lifts she does. She can grow old gracefully or desperately try to cling to an image that time is taking form her. Which will she chose? Sadly, it appears the latter.

[Macready]

06:55 AM on 12/03/2010

what is ageing gracefully to you? to me it sounds like doing nothing at all . . . that isn't ageing gracefully . . that is just being plain lazy

[Cowboylove]

07:16 AM on 12/03/2010

Aging gracefully is acccepting that time changes things and you cannot remain 29 forever. Ot is by no means giving up but it s realizing, that with all the plastic surgery, facial peels, and exercise, you still age, and nothing can stop that. Accept that REALITY and be the age you are, not the age only you would like to think you are.

A woman can be beautiful and be fifty or she can be pathetically tragic trying to "pass" for twenty-nine. No one, no matter how well they age can pass for significantly younger than they are. All one has to do to prove this is to place that person by someone who is the age they are trying to pretend to be. Youth has its unique look and as of yet, no one has unlocked its secret.

You can look remarkable for your age, but basically, you still look your age. Failing to realize this makes people appear clownish and desperate.

[Mgm512]

09:23 PM on 12/02/2010

I thought she used Total Gym???? She's so convincing on the infomercial, too!