Exercise Quotes

“Exercise is really important to me; it's therapeutic. So if I'm ever feeling tense or stressed, I'll head to the gym or out on a bike ride along Lake Michigan with the girls.”

"Walking is man's best medicine."

Hippocrates

"Lack of activity destroys the good condition of every human being, while movement and methodical physical exercise save it and preserve it."

"Those who think they have no time for bodily exercise will sooner or later have to find time for illness."

Edward Stanley

“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.”

Thomas Jefferson

“Exercise is done against one's wishes and maintained only because the alternative is worse.”

George A. Sheehan

“Exercise is the chief source of improvement in our faculties.”

Hugh Blair

“Exercise should be regarded as tribute to the heart.”

Gene Tunney

“To enjoy the glow of good health, you must exercise.”

Gene Tunney

“Exercise is king. Nutrition is queen. Put them together and you've got a kingdom.”

Jack LaLanne

“It is exercise alone that supports the spirits, and keeps the mind in vigour.”

Cicero

“I really don't think I need buns of steel. I'd be happy with buns of cinnamon.”

Ellen DeGeneres

“I don't exercise. If God had wanted me to bend over, he would have put diamonds on the floor.”

Joan Rivers

“My idea of exercise is a good brisk sit.”

“The most effective ways to reduce the risk of many health problems are through healthy diet and exercise.”

David Suzuki

“You can't exercise your way out of a bad diet.”

Mark Hyman

"Exercise is king. Nutrition is queen. Put them together and you've got a kingdom."

Jack LaLanne

"Health is the vital principle of bliss, and exercise, of health."

James Thomson

"Exercise should be regarded as tribute to the heart."

Gene Tunney

"It is exercise alone that supports the spirits, and keeps the mind in vigor."

Cicero

"Walking is the best possible exercise."

Thomas Jefferson

"Exercise is labor without weariness."

Samuel Johnson

"Exercise is the key not only to physical health but to peace of mind."

"Exercise to stimulate, not to annihilate."

Lee Haney

"Whenever I feel the need to exercise, I lie down until it goes away."

Robert M. Hutchins