Fitness Quotes

Physical fitness can neither be acquired by wishful thinking nor by outright purchase.

Our food should be our medicine and our medicine should be our food.

I don't go to a gym, I don't do yoga. I don't do personal training.

Everybody wants to be a bodybuilder, but don't nobody wanna lift no heavy ass weight.

The doctor of the future will no longer treat the human frame with drugs, but rather will cure and prevent disease with nutrition.

If we could give every individual the right amount of nourishment and exercise, not too little and not too much, we would have found the safest way to health.

Passion is a huge prerequisite to winning. It makes you willing to jump through hoops, go through all the ups and downs and everything in between to reach your goal.

I always loved running... it was something you could do by yourself, and under your own power. You could go in any direction, fast or slow as you wanted, fighting the wind if you felt like it, seeking out new sights just on the strength of your feet and the courage of your lungs.

It is health that is real wealth and not pieces of gold and silver.

I'm a part of a team, and I'm no better or any worse than any single player on this team. That's the approach I've always had and will continue to have. It's not about me. It has never been all about me. If it had, this would have been a really lonely journey.

Good things come to those who hustle

Your body is the church where Nature asks to be reverenced.

The human body is the best picture of the human soul.

He who has health, has hope; and he who has hope, has everything.

Lack of activity destroys the good condition of every human being

I really don't think I need buns of steel. I'd be happy with buns of cinnamon.

Working on your biceps? Try chopping down a cherry tree.

Running is the greatest metaphor for life, because you get out of it what you put into it.

Leave all the afternoon for exercise and recreation, which are as necessary as reading. I will rather say more necessary because health is worth more than learning.

The groundwork of all happiness is health.

An active mind cannot exist in an inactive body.

If someone says, 'Hey, I ran 100 miles this week. How far did you run?' ignore him! What the hell difference does it make?.... The magic is in the man, not the 100 miles.

Refuse to lose, Refuse to be defeated, Refuse to have regrets.

I'm not out there sweating for three hours every day just to find out what it feels like to sweat.

The worst thing I can be is the same as everybody else. I hate that.

A vigorous five-mile walk will do more good for an unhappy but otherwise healthy adult than all the medicine and psychology in the world.

You can say what Pilates is in three words. Stretch with Strength and Control. And the control part is the most important because that makes you use your mind.

Regularity in the hours of rising and retiring, perseverance in exercise, adaptation of dress to the variations of climate, simple and nutritious aliment, and temperance in all things are necessary branches of the regimen of health.

The best of all medicines is resting and fasting

The body does not want you to do this. As you run, it tells you to stop but the mind must be strong. You always go too far for your body. You must handle the pain with strategy...It is not age; it is not diet. It is the will to succeed.

A runner must run with dreams in his heart.

Happiness lies, first of all, in health.

The doctor of the future will give no medication, but will interest his patients in the care of the human frame, diet and in the cause and prevention of disease. ~

It's been a long road back to health and fitness for me. I am just glad to have been given the opportunity to do what I love most.

It takes more than just a good looking body. You've got to have the heart and soul to go with it.

The man who can drive himself further once the effort gets painful is the man who will win.

To eat is a necessity,
but to eat intelligently is an art.

Exercise is the yuppie version of bulimia.

Few people know how to take a walk. The qualifications are endurance, plain clothes, old shoes, an eye for nature, good humor, vast curiosity, good speech, good silence and nothing too much.

Live in rooms full of light. Avoid heavy food. Be moderate in the drinking of wine. Take massage, baths, exercise, and gymnastics. Fight insomnia with gentle rocking or the sound of running water. Change surroundings and take long journeys. Strictly avoid frightening ideas. Indulge in cheerful conversation and amusements. Listen to music.

Exercise to stimulate, not to annihilate. The world wasn't formed in a day, and neither were we. Set small goals and build upon them.

A man's health can be judged by which he takes two at a time: pills or stairs.

He who cures a disease may be the skillfullest, but he that prevents it is the safest physician.

FOOD is the most widely abused anti-anxiety drug in America, and EXERCISE is the most potent yet underutilized antidepressant.

During the winter, you head out into the darkness for a run. When spring comes, and the first crocus pokes up its head...you know it was worthwhile.

The first wealth is health.

Movement is good for the body. Stillness is good for the mind.

You have to train your brain to be positive just like you work out your body.

Get comfortable with being uncomfortable!

Exercise is labor without weariness.