“For exercise, I now run with my chocolate Lab puppy, Oscar.” — Daniela Pestova Quote

For exercise, I now run with my chocolate Lab puppy, Oscar.

If I'm on location on some island, we usually get up at four in the morning to set up. By seven thirty, we're on the beach working until noon, then we rest. It's not exactly a vacation.

I was coming back from Tel Aviv recently, and we had forty minutes of bumps. I got so scared I grabbed a paper and pen and put them in my pocket, just in case we crashed and I needed to write a letter from wherever we landed.

Flying is awful, there's nothing to do when you're up in the air. I bloat up, my skin gets dry, and when we hit turbulence, I'm terrified.

I concentrate on exercises from the waist down, since that is the laziest part of a woman's body.

Physical activity can improve immunity, concentration in the classroom and aerobic fitness.

Exercise has its hazards. Runners are sidelined by shinsplints, freestylists by swimmer's ear, and who hasn't heard of tennis elbow? But the fitness buff of the '90s has a far greater worry. StairMaster Butt.

At the beginning of the season, you're still getting your fitness levels up, and those first few games are quite tough.

Fitness has always been one of the top priorities in my life because that's the way I grew up, with soccer being the sport of choice.