Quotes About Fitness

The only valid excuse for not exercising is paralysis.

I've always been into sports and being physical.

I don't count my sit-ups; I only start counting when it starts hurting because they're the only ones that count.

Gymnasiums have become the holy houses for the young and old people alike in the current world. Six-packs is their "promised land".

This generation has discovered the secret to getting stronger physically, but no one seems to care about the secret to becoming a genius or in good mental shape.

Wealth is limited to the physical and the mental, while health is to be found in all three planes. That's being physically, mentally and spiritually fit.

You must become mentally or emotionally fit if you want to survive.

food is eaten for health, not to taste

There is no age, height, or weight requirement to skate. It is good exercise no matter what your age is. If you want to be competitive, most start young. But, I practice with many adult competitors.

Remember, I'm a doctor's daughter. So obviously I'm interested in all medical things.

One hot walking trend is "10,000 steps." This idea was first popularized forty years ago by a Japanese researcher named Yoshiro Hatano as a way of promoting the first cheap, reliable pedometer. Today, the goal of walking 10,000 steps a day (about five miles) is supported by groups like the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the American College of Sports Medicine.

The body of the average woman is 27 percent fat, that of the average man 15 percent fat. The leanest elite female athletes may get their body fat down to 11 or 12 percent, but that is nearly double the percentage of body fat found on the elite male athlete

For some people, the pain and effort of exercise makes it difficult. But others live off of getting that second wind and the improvements to their body, and so they use that to push through the pain.

Exercise is beneficial, and I strongly recommend it. But a lack of exercise is not the primary reason for weight problems, and exercise can never take the place of a healthful diet.

It was actually drumming that gave me the stamina to get into sports later.

It's amazing how flabby you get when you're happy.

Ik heb altijd gevonden dat lichaamsbeweging niet alleen de sleutel is tot fysieke gezondheid, maar ook tot gemoedsrust. [...] Lichaamsbeweging verdrijft spanning en spanning is de vijand van sereniteit.

I have always believed that exercise is not only a key to physical health but to peace of mind.

My daily choices create my perfect health.

Asking for money is a proclamation of your own unfitness for survival. It's saying, 'I am the weak one of the herd.

I freak out if I go a little too long without being in the gym. For a long time it was all about getting the weight off because I was 240 pounds at my heaviest, and now I'm around 175, so the majority of that weight loss was due to diet and exercise.

Building muscle also increases testosterone, and when you've been in a boy band as long as I have, you can never get enough of that!

Fitness will be a major factor in the first race and I think that will play into the hands of drivers who have been racing recently, rather than people like me who haven't raced properly for a decade. I'am not one of the favourites to start with.

If there are any limits to what can be done. The limit is right here (in your head). You've got to get physically fit between your ears. Muscles don't know anything. They have to be thought.