Health, Fitness & Wellness: Fitness Quotes

"Skiing makes me feel great, and it gives my legs such an incredible workout"

Joely Fisher, Actress

"The exercise I do now is a mammoth change for me, because I never did any exercise ever"

Della Reese, Musician

"Most of the time I meet my trainer at the gym and we do a lot of everything: weights circuit with cardio, football drills, sprinting with weights on the treadmill"

Charisma Carpenter, Actress

"Nutrition is also a valuable component that can help athletes both protect themselves and improve performance"

Bill Toomey, Athlete

"Don't get me wrong, I think bikes are terrific. I own several of my own, including a trendy mountain style, and ride them for pleasure and light exercise"

Brock Yates, Editor

"Sex keeps me fit and healthy. What can be better than that? It's not about crazy diets or gym workouts"

Kelly Brook, Model

"Shearer could be at 100 per cent fitness, but not peak fitness"

Graham Taylor, Coach

"We started training a month before the movie started, and then by five months in, we were at our peak shape"

Ryan Reynolds, Actor

"It's challenging, but you have to at least try to eat right and exercise"

Joely Fisher, Actress

"It's funny how sometimes how the public, some people, think I was born like this. That I, maybe, I sleep and I do big muscle, but it's a lot of work to look like this and to be in this kind of condition"

Lou Ferrigno, Actor

"I like exercise. I like a healthy body"

Erin Gray, Actress

"I am constantly working out-circuit training, jumping rope, and stair-stepping, and sticking to 1200 calories a day. It can't be something that you're doing to lose weight, and then once you do, you're done. I do it every day of my life"

LeAnn Rimes, Musician

"A man must be strong in that profession, he must have vigor of body and mind, yet I am all out of breath if I walk up a hill; I have not the heart to crush even a fly"

Gregorio M. Sierra, Writer

"Even up here on Vancouver, on the weekends, I go work out in a studio space"

Dule Hill, Actor

"I'm like the universe; either expanding or contracting at any given moment. The most that I had put on was about 35, 36 pounds, and I've taken all of that off"

Sean Astin, Actor

"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"

Sarah Michelle Gellar, Actress

"That's about the 1000th and tenth time (I've been asked about my neck). It's OK. I'm been doing a little stuff. I got some stuff from UT, weights to build you back up"

Sterling Marlin, Athlete

"The actual getting into the gym and working out process was easier, but the eating was harder. I had to eat every two hours. At one point, my trainer said, 'Put anything in your mouth. Go to McDonald's, get the biggest shake possible. I just need to get calories in you,' because my body fat at the time was only, like, 7.5%"

Taylor Lautner, Actor

"I did gymnastics when I was growing up, and to this day I can still do the splits"

Kristin Kreuk, Actress

"I lost 90 pounds and my blood pressure went down to a normal level and the salt in my urine disappeared. And that was when I had to make the transition from fat character actor to thin character actor"

Ron Perlman, Actor

"And when we go from braking to accelerating to cornering, the G-forces we pull are really demanding on our bodies. We definitely have to be in top shape"

Michael Andretti, Athlete

"I'm very hard on myself because I know how good my body can look. Dorie has taught me to use less weight and more repetition so I don't become too muscular"

Donna Dixon, Actress

"The strongest thing I put into my body is steak and eggs. I just eat. I'm not a supplement guy. Steroids are not even a thought"

Jim Thome, Athlete

"I mean, I spent 30 years in the world of physical perfection, right? I've known most of the world's most perfect physical specimens over the course of the last 30 years"

Jim Lampley, Celebrity

"A lot of people are doing something about their weight, but by their own reckoning, it isn't enough to get the results they want"

Paul Taylor, Dancer

"I have the biggest sweet tooth. After the holidays, I gotta start working out"

Devon Werkheiser, Actor

"My favourite quality workout is 6 x 5 minutes with 1 minute rest between each"

Jonathan Brown, Athlete

"For 6 days a week, I aim to get in between 18-23 miles"

Jonathan Brown, Athlete

"If I'm not in shape, it feels like something is wrong. If I haven't been able to get to class for a while or I've been sick, I don't feel complete. It doesn't feel like the electricity is making its connections"

Bebe Neuwirth, Actress

"I was in the gym five days a week, two hours a day. At one point, I was going seven days straight. I had put on a lot of weight, and then I started losing it drastically, so I was worried. It turned out I was overworking myself. My trainer told me that I couldn't break a sweat, because I was burning more calories than I was putting on"

Taylor Lautner, Actor

"At one point I had to shove as much food in my body as possible to pack on calories. My trainer wanted me to do six meals a day and not go two hours without eating. If I would cheat on eating one day, I could tell - I'd drop a few pounds"

Taylor Lautner, Actor

"Working your core always, your foot speed, jumping rope, push-ups, and sit-ups - things like that are really important. Those things will pay off more than just doing what a bench press will"

Mark Sanchez, Athlete

"I actually go to the gym much more now than I did when I was on Buffy. I like to stay fit, because that's when I feel really healthy. But I never worked out for any kind of image. People have said to me, 'Do you starve yourself before photo shoots?' And I always say, 'No way.! That's what airbrushing is for. I had French fries last night.'"

Sarah Michelle Gellar, Actress

"Before I started doing the film and when I found out I was going to be doing it, I just decided to pump up on the whole cardio stuff. Just in terms of stamina"

Parminder Nagra, Actress

"I've done yoga, and I want to start Pilates soon"

Monica Keena, Actress

"I have always maintained a high level of fitness, and that is why I am still able to handle the demands of playing in the Premiership. People have always commented on my fitness, and it's something I pride myself on"

Richard Gough

"I've lived nearby since 1981 and probably have averaged one run a week there. That's more than 1000 repetitions, and I have yet to tire of this course"

Joe Henderson, Athlete

"But now - look, I have to take care of myself. I work out every day. I'm a dancer. I've always been an athlete, and I'm one of those people who start to go crazy if they don't run or do something"

Vanessa Carlton, Musician

"Personally, I need a high level of physical fitness in order to feel at ease"

Jurgen Klinsmann, Athlete

"Once in a while I'll get moved to do some exercise. It's something I long for, but the biggest problem is bending down and putting my tennis shoes on. Once I go out, I'm OK"

David Soul, Actor

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