Fitness Quotes - Page 9

• There is a necessity for a regulating discipline of exercise that, whilst evoking the human energies, will not suffer them to be wasted.

  Thomas de Quincey

  Exercise, Discipline, Suffering

  Thomas De Quincey, James Thomas Fields (1854). “De Quincey's Writings: Essays on philosophical writers and other men of letters. 1854-60. [v. 14 stereotyped”, p.50

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• If there is one abiding theme in the gym, it's the withering work in the ring. Those not fit do not survive.

  Emanuel Steward

  Strength, Sports, Hard Work

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• 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.

  Romana Kryzanowska

  Strength, Mind, Self Control

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• 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.

  Aulus Cornelius Celsus

  Music, Running, Drinking

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• Ignore the scale, and make the process your goal.

  Harley Pasternak

  Motivational, Work Out, Goal

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• "If you don't make mistakes, you aren't really trying."

  Coleman Hawkins

  Success, Music, Workout

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• I can jog, but I can't run. That's hard for me. I like the fact that I can jog for fitness, but to me there's a huge difference between jogging and running.

  Mary Decker

  Running, Differences, Romance

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• 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.

  Heather O'Reilly

  Soccer, Running, Workout

  Interview with Kim Tranell, www.seventeen.com. September 14, 2011.

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• I do a one-hour workout called Drenched, a cardio-boxing fitness routine, Monday through Friday. There are usually between twenty-five and fifty people there - everyone from stay-at-home moms and professional martial artists to teenagers and seniors. They play great dance music. When I can, I take two classes back-to-back.

  Carrie Ann Inaba

  Senior, Mom, Friday

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• As the proud father of two teens and past Chairman to the Presidents Council on Physical Fitness and Sports, I am committed to educating parents and especially young people on ways to live a long, healthy and active life.

  Lee Haney

  Sports, Father, Past

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• I am about to get involved with the biggest cancer hospital in Norway. They are building a fitness center to work with patients. I will be a consultant.

  Grete Waitz

  Cancer, Survivor, Norway

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• Success is a staircase, not a doorway.

  Dottie Walters

  Baby, Weight Loss, Doorways

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• Difficulties strengthen the mind, as labor does the body.

  Seneca the Younger

  Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

  "Personal Quotes/ Biography". www.imdb.com.

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• Everyone faces defeat. It may be a stepping-stone or a stumbling block, depending on the mental attitude with which it is faced.

  Napoleon Hill

  Attitude, Block, Weight Loss

  "Napoleon Hill's Master Key/ Learning from Adversity/ Storyline". Documentary, www.imdb.com. 1954.

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  Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently.

  Henry Ford

  Love, Inspirational, Life

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

  Epictetus

  Beauty, Philosophical, Heart

  "Society-89: The Essentials". Book by Jack Minnelpin (p. 28), August 1, 2006.

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• People with goals succeed because they know where they're going.

  Earl Nightingale

  Inspirational, Motivational, Graduation

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• Winners never quit and quitters never win.

  Vince Lombardi

  Inspirational, Positive, Moving On

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  The only place success comes before work is in the dictionary.

  Vince Lombardi

  Inspirational, Funny, Life

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• In terms of fitness and battling through cancer, exercise helps you stay strong physically and mentally.

  Grete Waitz

  Stay Strong, Cancer, Exercise

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• If you think you can do a thing or think you can't do a thing, you're right.

  Henry Ford

  Inspirational, Life, Positive

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• The sovereign invigorator of the body is exercise, and of all the exercises walking is the best.

  Thomas Jefferson

  Motivational, Health, Exercise

  Thomas Jefferson, Jerry Holmes (2002). “Thomas Jefferson: A Chronology of His Thoughts”, p.76, Rowman & Littlefield

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• 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.

  Jeanette Jenkins

  Motivational, Health, Cells

  Twitter post from Mar 19, 2013

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• I'm doing this for me.

  Jessica Mathews

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• The bicycle is a curious vehicle. Its passenger is its engine.

  John Howard

  Cycling, Riding A Bicycle, Cyclists

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