“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.”
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“Walking is the best possible exercise. Habituate yourself to walk very fast.”
“Physical fitness is not only one of the most important keys to a healthy body, it is the basis of dynamic and creative intellectual activity.”
“Attention to health is life's greatest hindrance.”
“Exercise is labor without weariness.”
“There's a lot of people in this world who spend so much time watching their health that they haven't the time to enjoy it.”
“The human body is the best picture of the human soul.”
“Health is the thing that makes you feel that now is the best time of the year.”
“It is health that is real wealth and not pieces of gold and silver.”
“Our growing softness, our increasing lack of physical fitness, is a menace to our security.”
“He who has health, has hope and he who has hope, has everything.”
“Jogging is very beneficial. It's good for your legs and your feet. It's also very good for the ground. If makes it feel needed.”
“Parentage is a very important profession, but no test of fitness for it is ever imposed in the interest of the children.”
“I personally love to run outdoor fitness trails. I love the meditative value I get when out alone, challenging myself to run faster and higher.”
“With fitness, I do Bikrams hot yoga. The gym that I have in my building is amazing. I love to do cardio and weights there.”
“I think exercise tests us in so many ways, our skills, our hearts, our ability to bounce back after setbacks. This is the inner beauty of sports and competition, and it can serve us all well as adult athletes.”
“Here's what I tell anybody and this is what I believe. The greatest gift we have is the gift of life. We understand that. That comes from our Creator. We're given a body. Now you may not like it, but you can maximize that body the best it can be maximized.”
“And I believe that the best buy in public health today must be a combination of regular physical exercise and a healthy diet.”
“The most important quality in a leader is that of being acknowledged as such. All leaders whose fitness is questioned are clearly lacking in force.”
“A muscle is like a car. If you want it to run well early in the morning, you have to warm it up.”
“Obviously, I come from one background, and the people that design fitness equipment have been doing it for years and years, and they know what works and doesn't work.”
“My experience as a school nurse taught me that we need to make a concerted effort, all of us, to increase physical fitness activity among our children and to encourage all Americans to adopt a healthier diet that includes fruits and vegetables, but there is more.”
“Bodybuilding is much like any other sport. To be successful, you must dedicate yourself 100% to your training, diet and mental approach.”
“I like starting off the new year fresh. I'm excited to see how 2013 turns out. Maybe because I'm an actress and I am always on a diet and fitness program, but my New Year's resolution is to let myself be nice to myself about my body.”