Fitness Quotes - Page 2

If someone says, 'Hey, I ran 100 miles this week. How far did you run?' ignore him! What the hell difference does it make?.... The magic is in the man, not the 100 miles.

The best of all medicines is resting and fasting

I'm not out there sweating for three hours every day just to find out what it feels like to sweat.

A vigorous five-mile walk will do more good for an unhappy but otherwise healthy adult than all the medicine and psychology in the world.

The worst thing I can be is the same as everybody else. I hate that.

You can say what Pilates is in three words. Stretch with Strength and Control. And the control part is the most important because that makes you use your mind.

The body does not want you to do this. As you run, it tells you to stop but the mind must be strong. You always go too far for your body. You must handle the pain with strategy...It is not age; it is not diet. It is the will to succeed.

Regularity in the hours of rising and retiring, perseverance in exercise, adaptation of dress to the variations of climate, simple and nutritious aliment, and temperance in all things are necessary branches of the regimen of health.

Life is not merely to be alive, but to be well.

It takes more than just a good looking body. You've got to have the heart and soul to go with it.

A runner must run with dreams in his heart.

Happiness lies, first of all, in health.

To eat is a necessity, but to eat intelligently is an art.

The doctor of the future will give no medication, but will interest his patients in the care of the human frame, diet and in the cause and prevention of disease. ~

You have to train your brain to be positive just like you work out your body.

The man who can drive himself further once the effort gets painful is the man who will win.

Symptoms, then, are in reality nothing but a cry from suffering organs.

It's been a long road back to health and fitness for me. I am just glad to have been given the opportunity to do what I love most.

He who cures a disease may be the skillfullest, but he that prevents it is the safest physician.

The first wealth is health.

Exercise is the yuppie version of bulimia.

Few people know how to take a walk. The qualifications are endurance, plain clothes, old shoes, an eye for nature, good humor, vast curiosity, good speech, good silence and nothing too much.

A man's health can be judged by which he takes two at a time: pills or stairs.

Live in rooms full of light. Avoid heavy food. Be moderate in the drinking of wine. Take massage, baths, exercise, and gymnastics. Fight insomnia with gentle rocking or the sound of running water. Change surroundings and take long journeys. Strictly avoid frightening ideas. Indulge in cheerful conversation and amusements. Listen to music.

Exercise to stimulate, not to annihilate. The world wasn't formed in a day, and neither were we. Set small goals and build upon them.