“Resting for me is fitness training.”
Fitness is a conversation between your body and your willpower. These quotes cover the grind, the breakthroughs, the days you do not feel like showing up, and the satisfaction of proving to yourself that you can do hard things.
“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.”
“Resting for me is fitness training.”
“It is health that is real wealth and not pieces of gold and silver.”
“Take care of your body. It's the only place you have to live.”
“The public character of every public servant is legitimate subject of discussion, and his fitness or unfitness for office may be fairly canvassed by any person.”
“Quit worrying about your health. It will go away.”
“In the British Special Air Service, combat fitness is all about running.”
“Fitness needs to be perceived as fun and games or we subconsciously avoid it.”
“I believe it's extremely important to include some other type of fitness activity in your training, so cross training will help you to avoid injury when you are dancing.”
“My priority is to turn people - especially kids - on to sports and being active so they don't even have to think about it being good for their health. If people participate for the fun of it, and believe me - it is fun, then fitness programs will be much more successful.”
“Muscles come and go flab lasts.”
“I recommend that people try new stuff or take new fitness classes all the time. It's important to mix up your routine, not only for your body, but also for your mental state.”
“If I don't feel confident about my body, I'm not going to sit at home and feel sorry for myself and not do something about it. It's all about taking action and not being lazy. So you do the work, whether it's fitness or whatever. It's about getting up, motivating yourself and just doing 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.”
“My fitness trainer's English, my physio's English, some of my friends are English. I don't have a problem with English people at all.”
“I'm not in the best shape, but I want to prove to myself I can do something that seems insurmountable and inspire others by showing them no matter where they are in their fitness goals, they can do it, too.”