
Quotations similar to FITNESS - HEALTH
Also see FITNESS AFFIRMATIONS
Compiled by Che Garman
A man’s health can be judged by which he takes two at a time - pills or stairs. - Joan Welsh
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. - Paul Dudley
An active mind cannot exist in an inactive body. - General George S. Patton
Aerobics: a series of strenuous exercises which help convert fats, sugars, and starches into aches, pains, and cramps. - Unknown
Don't wail on the scale if you cheat when you eat. - Unknown
Exercise alone provides psychological and physical benefits. However, if you also adopt a strategy that engages your mind while you exercise, you can get a whole host of psychological benefits fairly quickly. - James Rippe, MD
Exercise: you don't have time not to. - Unknown
Fitness – if it came in a bottle, everybody would have a great body. - Cher
Health is the vital principle of bliss, and exercise of health. - James Thomson
I figure practice puts your brains in your muscles. - Sam Snead
I have to exercise in the morning before my brain figures out what I'm doing. - Marsha Doble
If fitness could be dispensed in pill form, it would be the single most frequently prescribed medication. - Don R Powell
If I'd known I was going to live this long, I'd have taken better care of myself. - Eubie Blake
If it weren’t for the fact that the TV set and the refrigerator are so far apart, some of us wouldn’t get any exercise at all. - Joey Adams
If one doesn't find the time for exercise, one will surely end up finding the time for illness. - Unknown
If your dog is fat, you're not getting enough exercise. - Unknown
It is exercise alone that supports the spirits, and keeps the mind in vigor. - Marcus Tullius Cicero
It is remarkable how ones wits are sharpened by physical exercise. - Pliny the Younger
Lack of activity destroys the good condition of every human being, while movement and methodical physical exercise save it and preserve it. - Plato
Living a healthy lifestyle will only deprive you of poor health, lethargy, and fat. - Jill Johnson
Most people never run far enough on their first wind to find out they've got a second.
- William James
Movement is a medicine for creating change in a person’s physical, emotional, and mental states. - Carol Welch
No pain, no gain. - Athletic saying
No rest is worth anything except the rest that is earned. - Jean Paul
Nothing lifts me out of a bad mood better than a hard workout on my treadmill. It never fails. - Cher
People say that losing weight is no walk in the park. When I hear that I think, yeah, that's the problem. - Chris Adams
Physical fitness can neither be achieved by wishful thinking nor outright purchase.
- Joseph Pilates
Running is one the best solutions to a clear mind. - Sasha Azevedo
Self-delusion is pulling in your stomach when you step on the scales. - Paul Sweeney
Take care of your body. It’s the only place you have to live. - Jim Rohn
Take care of your body, then the rest will automatically become stronger. - Chuang Tzu
The bicycle is a curious vehicle. Its passenger is its engine. - John Howard
The body of man is a machine which winds its own springs. - De La Mettrie
The difference between try and triumph is just a little umph! - Marvin Phillips
The five S's of sports training are: stamina, speed, strength, skill, and spirit; but the greatest of these is spirit. - Ken Doherty
The hardest thing about exercise is to start doing it. Once you are doing exercise regularly, the hardest thing is to stop it. - Erin Gray
The older you get, the tougher it is to lose weight because by then, your body and your fat are really good friends. - Unknown
The only physical activity some people get is jumping to conclusions, running down their friends, sidestepping responsibility, dodging issues, passing the buck, and pushing their luck. - Unknown
The sovereign invigorator of the body is exercise, and of all the exercises walking is the best. - Thomas Jefferson
The word aerobics came about when the gym instructors got together and said, "If we're going to charge $10 an hour, we can't call it jumping up and down.” - Rita Rudner
Those who do not find time for exercise will have to find time for illness. - Earl of Derby
To feel "fit as a fiddle," you must tone down your middle. - Unknown
True enjoyment comes from activity of the mind and exercise of the body; the two are united. - Alexander von Humboldt
We are under exercised as a nation. We look instead of play. We ride instead of walk. Our existence deprives us of the minimum of physical activity essential for healthy living - John F Kennedy
We do not stop exercising because we grow old – we grow old because we stop exercising. - Dr Kenneth Cooper
When it comes to eating right and exercising, there is no "I'll start tomorrow." Tomorrow is disease. - V L Allinear
When the going gets tough, get tougher! - Unknown
Wholesome exercise in the free air, under the wide sky, is the best medicine for body and spirit. - Sarah Louise Arnold
You can’t hire someone else to do your push-ups for you. - Jim Rohn
You can’t turn back the clock, but you can wind it up again. - Bonnie Prudden
Your body is your most priceless possession; you’ve got to take care of it! - Jack Lalanne






