I think it's more important to be fit so that you can be healthy and enjoy activities than it is to have a good body.
If a man achieves victory over this body, who in the world can exercise power over him? He who rules himself rules over the whole world.
He who cures a disease may be the skillfullest, but he that prevents it is the safest physician.
The first wealth is health.
Nobody’s as serious about health and fitness as me, and staying fit is my top priority.
Running is something you just do. You don’t need a goal. You don’t need a race. You don’t need the hype of a so-called fitness craze. All you need is a cheap pair of shoes and some time; the rest will follow.
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.
Your least frequent, most extreme exertions will have the greatest influence on your fitness. The peak moments of a workout count far more than the amount of time you spend working out. This is why a series of 40-yard sprints at full speed benefits you more than half an hour of jogging. It's also the reason why lifting a weight heavy enough to make your heart pound and your muscles burn counts more than spending hours at the gym always in your comfort zone, never truly challenging your body. When a work-out becomes an unvarying, monotonous routine, it loses its effectiveness.
I don't smoke, don't drink much, and go to the gym five times a week. I live a healthy lifestyle and feel great. I can run a marathon, you know.
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.
The man who can drive himself further once the effort gets painful is the man who will win.
Lack of activity destroys the good condition of every human being
No man will be kept in hell loner than is necessary to bring him to a fitness for something better. When he reaches that stage the prison doors will open and there will be rejoicing among the hosts who welcome him into a better state.
Every living cell in your body is made from the food you eat. If you consistently eat junk food then you'll have a junk body.
At least for soccer players, it comes down to a blend of two types of fitness - your base endurance, which comes from longer distance running, and your speed, which comes from sprint-based workouts.
What's wrong with extreme dieting and hard-core fitness plans is that they don't take into account the rest of your life.
Resting for me is fitness training.
In the appointments to the great offices of the government, my aim has been to combine geographical situation, and sometimes other considerations, with abilities and fitness of known characters.
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.
Endurance is a key indicator of spiritual fitness.