Quotes About Fitness

You can't be great if you don't feel great. Make exceptional health your #1 priority.

I'm addicted to exercising and I have to do something every day.

Conditioning is essential to success in basketball.

So many people are insanely busy nowadays, and it's easy to say, 'Ah, I'll workout tomorrow.' But you have to set aside a time and stick to that schedule.

It is so important for young girls to be fit. I think sports is the key to success, because the challenges you face in sports prepare you for the rest of your life.

Why have I spent so many hours of my life--very possibly as many as are actually recommended-- exercising ?!

Being in my late 60s, what my wife calls the cocktail hour of life, some of these walks were much more tiring than I anticipated, even though my farm work keeps me reasonably fit. But that is the nature of research.

If you haven't got your health you haven't got anything' but it's true. I used to think that physical fitness fanatics were a pain. I used to claim that there was more to life than feeling fit: like booze and smokes.

While none of us can know for sure that running will add years to our life, there's no doubt it will add life to our years.

I run because I am an animal. I run because it is part of my genetic wiring. I run because millions of years of evolution have left me programmed to run. And, finally, I run because there's no better way to see the sun rise and set.

Applying these recommendations for a 150-pound (68 kg) athlete, the possible range, excluding the U.S. RDA, would be 3 to 6 ounces (84 to 168 g) of protein each day.

No amount of fitness is worth an injury.

He observado mejoras significativas en rendimiento en carrera cuando los ciclistas empiezan a entrenar con medidores de la potencia. Indudablemente, es el futuro del entrenamiento en ciclismo.

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Every successful athlete I have trained has lifted weights for at least part of the season.

If three or four extra pounds result from weight training, the increased power typically more than offsets the mass to be carried.

Es mejor estar física y mentalmente dispuesto pero no del todo entrenado que lo contrario.

The question is no longer whether there is a genetic component to athletic potential and endurance and strength trainability, but exactly which genes are involved and by which mechanisms and pathways they exert their effect.

Low body fat is an important predictor variable for total time performance in triathlon.

Aerobic capacity (VO2max) declines. •?Maximal heart rate is reduced. •?The volume of blood pumped with each heartbeat decreases. •?Muscle fibers are lost, resulting in decreased muscle mass and less strength. •?Aerobic enzymes in the muscles become less effective and abundant. •?Blood volume is reduced.

Moderation in training means that you seldom explore your physical limits. Athletes often attempt the hardest workouts they can do. Long workouts are much too long, and intensity is often way too high. Most seem to believe that peak fitness comes from pushing their limits several times each week, and rest is viewed as something for sissies. That way of thinking is a sure way to derail your training frequently. Moderation in workout duration and intensity is what you should seek.

The power meter is a powerful tool for training, one that can potentially make you fitter and faster than any other piece of equipment you could get for your bike.

Continuing to train with high intensity results in roughly half as much decline as training with long, slow distance only.