Health, Fitness & Wellness: Fitness Quotes

"Our mission for younger people is to do our best to make exercise cool, hip - the thing to do"

Bruce Jenner, Athlete

"When exercising, be sure to focus your attention on what you are doing"

Lee Haney, Athlete

"As the proud father of two teens and past Chairman to the President's 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, Athlete

"When your goal is to put on muscle mass, you must increase your calorie intake as you increase the activity level being given to the muscle"

Lee Haney, Athlete

"I think fitness is important. I think a healthy lifestyle is important. I think putting positive energy out there is important and just staying connected with the people"

LL Cool J, Musician

"It's not about weight, it's about fitness, and one component of being fit is to have relatively low body fat, because fat is not very efficient, whereas muscle is"

Deborah Bull, Dancer

"The circuit training program, along with a healthy, clean diet, is the way to excellent results"

Lee Haney, Athlete

"Muscle and water is critical in burning fat"

Lee Haney, Athlete

"When doing your aerobic exercise, go at a comfortable pace until you've developed more stamina"

Lee Haney, Athlete

"Walking is great to be used as an exercise program"

Lee Haney, Athlete

"Exercise is one of the best ways in preventing the rapid growth of obesity in America"

Lee Haney, Athlete

"Beginning with exercise, the best training program available for real results is circuit training"

Lee Haney, Athlete

"Rule of thumb: Eat for what you're going to be doing, and not for what you have done. Don't take in more than you're willing to burn off"

Lee Haney, Athlete

"My knee is as strong as it was before, if not stronger, and it's a matter of getting my leg strong. I lost six years of strength in about six month's time, so it's going to take another year or two to get that leg back up to full strength, but I'm good to go so far"

Picabo Street, Athlete

"You increase muscle bulk by training against resistance. For example, weights. And in ballet, this isn't the case"

Deborah Bull, Dancer

"We are in this period now where we all are trying to be in shape physically and deny ourselves any pleasure"

Carly Simon, Musician

"It's another myth that dancing distorts or destroys your feet. If you have the right shaped foot to start and a good, strong technique, your feet should be fine"

Deborah Bull, Dancer

"Because muscle is heavier than fat, dancers weigh more than you might think, but they are usually very lean"

Deborah Bull, Dancer

"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"

Alan Thicke, Actor

"Working out is my biggest hobby. It's my Zen hour. I just zone out!"

Zac Efron, Actor

"I think the shape of our bodies has as much to do with the shape of our parents as it does with training"

Deborah Bull, Dancer

"And I love kick boxing. It's a lot of fun. It gives you a lot of confidence when you can kick somebody in the head"

Alicia Keys, Musician

"I think the hardest thing is losing weight. That's the hardest thing more than anything else"

Aretha Franklin, Musician

"I've got a book coming out soon, so I just must get some weight off"

Jilly Cooper, Author

"I made a decision not to work out because I'm lazy and also, the character is not a superhero. I didn't want him to be a buff guy with Jackie Chan moves because the point is he's smarter than your average Joe"

Wentworth Miller, Actor

"You don't have to be the strongest or the fastest to be successful in CrossFit. You just have to be willing to give your best every single day"

Ben Smith, Athlete

"In CrossFit, you have to be mentally tough. When the workout gets hard, it's your mindset that will help you push through and achieve your goals"

Ben Smith, Athlete

"I work out in a studio. Every day, regardless where I am, at least two hours. I need it. I can't cease it"

Gabriela Sabatini, Athlete

"Right now, after having had back surgery, I am finally back to running again"

Frank Shorter, Athlete

"I look at myself and pick out the things I don't like. No matter how much I work out, I never get muscle tone in my butt and hip area"

Tyra Banks, Model

"Find fitness with fun dancing. It is fun and makes you forget about the dreaded exercise"

Paula Abdul, Musician

"I'm a little top heavy, so I have to pay attention to that area. I think it was from my years of swimming in school when I was a kid and it just overdeveloped my upper body. In fact, when I started modeling, my back was so developed, I could not fit into any dresses"

Rebecca Romijn, Actress

"I'm so vigorous, and I so take it for granted, because I've always been a real physical person"

Sally Field, Actress

"I couldn't get as big as a bodybuilder. I tried to put on as much weight in the right places as I could. My weightlifting was impressive for me, but not for some of the guys I see down at the gym"

Ralph Fiennes, Actor

"I've had one very bad ankle injury, but otherwise I've been incredibly lucky with my fitness. I've worked hard at it and I've always been fit even compared to other players. That sustains you through various parts of your career, but I am 36"

Graeme Le Saux, Athlete

"I like to keep fit, but I never lift very heavy weights"

Ralph Fiennes, Actor

"Well, I work out three to four times a week, in a gym, which - thank God - is right in my building here in New York City. It's in the Reebok building, and it's got every kind of weightlifting equipment you can imagine, spread out over six floors, plus basketball courts and everything else. And because it's right in the building, there's no excuse"

Regis Philbin, Entertainer

"Right now I'm 185, which is really good for me yet very hard for me to maintain. My weight seems high for the average woman, but I've got big bones and I'm maintaining muscle"

Lisa Leslie, Athlete

"I plan to be running as long as I can and have no plans to stop"

Frank Shorter, Athlete

"Running with others can help get you out when you might otherwise blow it off"

Frank Shorter, Athlete

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