Quotes About Fitness

Running is a good example of the link between fitness and psychology. I have found an easy way to enjoy running by focusing on 5k runs - they are long enough to get your heart going but not so long that you get bored.

Some people like going to the pub; I enjoy going to the gym.

Sometimes I log more than my fair share of hours on my tush - behind my desk, in the car, in front of the TV. And all that sitting can turn even the tightest buns into rice pudding.

When I start to get that few pounds, which I try to monitor, then I just pull back. So it's really just being conscious.

A hamstring is definitely nothing to play with. There are chronic hamstring injuries where guys think it is fine, and they go out there and try to run and pull it again.

To do Pilates moves correctly, you'll need to concentrate on your abs - keeping them pulled in and up - at all times.

When you pump up your exercise, it makes you feel better and makes you look better, so you do a better job. It's mental, too.

Mel Gibson taught me to run properly. You've got to pump your arms and move your feet faster, or you just don't look cool.

The practice of pumping up before the scene, especially if you've got your shirt off, most actors will do that.

I like to move a lot and throw some hard punches.

MMA guys, we sparred a lot of them training for KSI because of the wild punches.

The physique will show in the punches.

I hold my breath with my punches in the fight and you know how that catches up with you.

I actually have a punching bag right outside in my garden.

Sometimes punching a bag for half an hour was pretty cathartic and pretty necessary.

Pilates helps condition the body without punishing it.

Anyone can do running. Running should be easy. It should be fun. It should include everyone. It shouldn't be a punishment for eating cheesecake, which is what we've turned it into.

Running shouldn't feel like a punishment or an obligation. It should be a treat.

For me in the past, working out has been a real chore and a punishment. When you're down that route, you're never going to keep it up.

For exercise, I now run with my chocolate Lab puppy, Oscar.

The Bible is very clear that God has a purpose. But even if I know that purpose, I can't fulfill it if I'm out of shape.

I enjoy every second I'm in the gym. I love to challenge myself, push myself; obviously there's a lot of different routines and a lot of different stuff we do - love cycling, and again, it's part of my lifestyle.

I run and do a lot of push-ups and eat healthy.

Sometimes, I remember, for action continuity or to get all warmed up for an action scene before giving a close-up or saying a dialogue, I would do push-ups. I didn't know any other way to get my body mechanism going.