Quotes About Wellness

Over time, swimming has shifted from mere mechanics and survival—a military skill, practiced by men—to achieve a more intangible significance: a form of recreation, a pleasure, something that can sharpen your spiritual as well as physical health. This idea of swimming for wellness, emotional resonance, whole personhood, rings true to me. The physical is intertwined with the psychological.

Three decades of swimming, of chasing equilibrium, have kept my head firmly above water. Swimming can enable survival in ways beyond the physical.

Important, too, is the pride we feel in the well-exercised body. "The fuller sense of self we have," Young once told an interviewer, "the more responsibility we take for it.

Swimming is the second most popular recreational activity in America, outranked only by walking. But swimming is the one that quite literally takes us out of our element.

El éxito debería llegar con una advertencia para la salud: para el adicto al trabajo y para quienes lo rodean.

I have never put a piece of ice into my mouth, or taken an iced drink. Cold liquid rushing down into a man's stomach is unnatural, as anyone with common sense must agree, and 1 have observed that old people who take iced drinks become stiff and move painfully. Thailand is very hot, and cold drinks only increase the heat within our bodies. I decided long ago to drink only hot tea, which cools the blood.

Humor is healing.

Galen went so far as to assert that no one could be a good doctor unless they were also a philosopher, and he prided himself, with justification, on his own philosophical ability.

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Ideally, you should choose exercises that you enjoy. Enjoyment encourages adherence; the more you like an activity, the greater chance you'll keep doing it over time. That said, keep an open mind. Try out different activities; you may find that you enjoy an exercise more as time goes on.

Women who don't let out their strong feelings—including anger—are at a higher risk of getting cancer," notes Josette Mondanaro, MD, director of a women's medical clinic.

But too much stress causes the suspension bridge to collapse, the string of the violin to snap, and the drum head to burst. And stress can kill you.

but things like long life 'n' good health, 'n' passin' six-weeks tests . . .

A closer look at the troubling numbers reveals that blacks are dying not of exotic, incurable, poorly understood illnesses nor of genetic diseases that target only them, but rather from common ailments that are more often prevented and treated among whites than among blacks. Three

When I'm running I don't have to talk to anybody and don't have to listen to anybody. This is a part of my day I can't do without.

It's my motto for life. 'Walk slowly; drink lots of water.

I'll be happy if running and I can grow old together.

An unhealthy soul requires a healthy body.

If a person remains tense for a long time he might not notice it himself, but it's like his nerves are a piece of rubber that has been stretched out. It's hard to go back to the original shape.

To deal with something unhealthy, a person needs to be as healthy as possible. That's my motto. In other words, an unhealthy soul requires a healthy body.

It was Aomame's firm belief that the human body was a temple, to be kept as strong and beautiful and clean as possible, whatever one might enshrine there.

Muscles are hard to get and easy to lose. Fat is easy to get and hard to lose.

Relax, let your guard down. You're all tensed up so you always expect the worst. Relax your body, and the rest of you will lighten up.

If you don't take care of yourself, you can't be at your best.