Kyle Lowry explains decision to slim down significantly this offseason

What made you decide to drop weight?

It started during [last] season, and even before that. I was talking to my wife, and she said "You were always your best at your college weight." The saying is, the older you get, the lighter you've got to be. I thought Ray Allen did a great job of that, and Chauncey Billups too. I’m getting to the point where I’m a little bit older. I’m still young, but I’m a little bit older, and I can pick and choose how I want my body to look and feel. It’s good to understand your body. I want to be special. At the end of the day it's all about me and how I feel and what I can provide for my team and my family.

How'd you go about doing it? Did you switch up your normal routine at all?

I still lift with my trainers. I don’t play as much pick-up basketball during the summer as I used to when I was younger. I implemented bike riding and extreme Pilates. There's not too much running and sprinting. Instead of doing five days of lifting, I do three days of lifting and two days of cardio. Before, I would lift five days a week and take a day off. Now, there’s no days off, but there’s a conditioning day and a recovery day and there’s always work being done.