“It’s not just dressing for success that leads to gym glory, talking the talk really can help you walk the walk, apparently.”— Tyler Schmall, nypost.com
“If running your mouth was considered cardio, so many people would be in shape.”— Norm Kelly, twitter.com
“The best thing about working out is that the physical pain can distract you from the never ending emotional torment that is being a human for a few minutes.”— Elan Gale, twitter.com
“God made your body to move. If you don't move it, expect to feel sad, anxious and unmotivated. You can start with just 15 or 20 minutes of light cardio while listening to your favorite music. It will make you feel so much better.”— Jordan Bach, twitter.com
“The doctor's office is on the other side of town. That's a whole hour each way, if I walk slow. An hour of outside and rain and flowers and fresh fucking air.”— Margaret Atwood, Leila Gerstein, Offred (June Osborne), Elisabeth Moss, imdb.com
“Incredible what just 30 min. of sweaty exercise (any kind) does for my mood and motivation. If you feel anxious or uninspired, try it today.”— Jordan Bach, twitter.com
“I started boxing for exercise, and on the very first day, the trainer got in the ring with me and said, ‘Whoever controls the breathing in the ring controls the fight.’ I immediately passed out.”— Garry Shandling, esquire.com
“I put a spell on people so they don't know they're working out... An enchanting spell, where they just don't think about it, or over think it, and then at the end they go, 'Wow, I feel good.'”— Richard Simmons, abcnews.go.com
“People treat me like family, 'cause I've always treated them like family. My father said something years ago: 'Know no strangers.' Everyone in this world is somehow connected. So why not just be nice to everybody?”— Richard Simmons, abcnews.go.com
“A lot of singers think all they have to do is exercise their tonsils to get ahead. They refuse to look for new ideas and new outlets, so they fall by the wayside... I'm going to try to find out the new ideas before the others do.”— Ella Fitzgerald, ellafitzgerald.com
“To control the breathing is to control the mind. With different patterns of breathing, you can fall in love, you can hate someone, you can feel the whole spectrum of feelings just by changing your breathing.”— Marina Abramovic, beta.theglobeandmail.com
“Long walks can improve moods and reduce anxiety, but the benefits may be greatest if the walks take place outdoors rather than in a gym.”— Gretchen Reynolds, nytimes.com
“Workouts, for many, are something like possessions: If they don’t spark joy, they tend to be discarded.”— Gretchen Reynolds, nytimes.com
“Be brave; be strong; take your pills. Exercise because it's good for you even if every step weighs a thousand pounds. Eat when food itself disgusts you. Reason with yourself when you have lost your reason.”— Andrew Solomon, amazon.com
“Try some actual sexercise. That means doing your Kegels religiously—and reaping the benefit.”— Beth Stebner, stylecaster.com
“Exercise will keep you moving and grooving in all ways. Feel sexy and toned in your own skin, while increasing blood flow, detoxifying your body, and boosting your feel-good neurotransmitters, hormones and endorphins (serotonin, adrenaline, testosterone).”— Tara Campbell, todaysparent.com