Quotes About Exercise

If I feel my Achilles and my ankle are tight, I make sure I get it worked on before I practice because I don't want to put myself in the situation of possibly getting hurt.

If you want to squat below your knees, go for it. It's going to work the hamstrings, glutes and lower back more, and tighten up that booty.

When you drop weight, the closer you come to the fight, the more your muscles tighten up.

Keeping yourself fit and well is not a battle. Do some activity that you enjoy: play a game, swim, walk, run. If you don't like to do anything except eat cheesecake all day, then you have a problem! Otherwise, there is no incompatibility between being active and relaxed at the same time.

Those who do surya namaskars regularly find that their batteries last longer, with less need for recharge or replenishment. Additionally, the surya namaskar aids the balance or reorganization of inner energies, in terms of right and left, or lunar and solar dimensions. This produces an innate physical and psychological equilibrium that can be an enormous asset in one's daily life. As

Running is not simply slogging through the miles, trying to sweat out last night's good times, or burning off excess weight—it is celebrating life.

I have always found a natural relationship between running and meditation. Running can be a support for meditation, and meditation can be a support for running.

Because the mind and the body are intimately connected, relieving the stress of the body through exercise has an immediate effect on the mind: the mind is no longer dealing with the discomfort of the body.

our muscles and bones are strong enough for us to walk—but not to run, unless we have conditioned them.

in meditation, the mind will get stronger if we keep exercising our mindfulness.

The tiger incorporates meditation and running as a natural part of the daily routine, for these endeavors can bring health of body and mind only if we are consistent in practicing them.

1. Running with the Mind of Meditation

To me, the relationship between meditation and running is natural, for one is a training of the mind and one is a training of the body.

The body benefits from movement, and the mind benefits from stillness.

There is a direct correlation between physical exertion and mental relief.

Meditate with delight and run with joy.

Once I was running and there was someone on the treadmill next to me who stopped running to answer a question I asked and flew of the back of the treadmill. Being fully engaged has many benefits.

If I go on a diet and work out, I'm always in a bad mood. I'd rather be a little heavier but nice.

The ideal holiday for the truly active man is one doing nothing in beautiful surroundings . . . and the ideal exercise for this best form of leisure is the old, natural, spontaneous movement of the body -- the walk.

Golf is played with the arms

Core strength and stability is very important to me. Tennis is all about rotation of the body and my ability to create power. I incorporate a lot of abdominal, back and glute exercises into my gym sessions.

My workouts include aerobic exercise for a healthy cardiovascular system strength training to maintain muscle tone and bone density core strength exercise for a stable mid-section and stretching to maintain mobility.

Every one knows that the exercise of military power is forever dangerous to civil rights; and we have had recent instances of violences that have been offer'd to private subjects....

Exercise is labor without weariness.