quotations about exercise
Walking is the very best exercise. Habituate yourself to walk very far.
THOMAS JEFFERSON
letter to Peter Carr, Aug. 19, 1785
I always like to tell people having about 12 minutes of exercise is like taking a little bit of Ritalin and a little bit of Prozac just in the right place in a very holistic kind of way, because that's what Ritalin and Prozac do. They increase the levels, at least initially, of serotonin on the one hand and dopamine on the other. And it seems to help many people feel more focused, feel calmer, feel less stressed.
PETER GOODWIN
Exercise and the Mind
You would be surprised what two hours of daily exercise and five hundred stomach crunches can do for you.
JUSTINA CHEN
North of Beautiful
I get my exercise running to the funerals of my friends who exercise.
BARRY GRAY
New York Magazine, May 19, 1980
We should not exercise the body without the joint assistance of the mind; nor exercise the mind without the joint assistance of the body.
PLATO
attributed, Day's Collacon
Exercise raises body temperature and generates other forms of stress on cells throughout the body, causing them to increase their manufacture of certain heat shock proteins. Preliminary research suggests that these HSPs might contribute to the health benefits of exercise by mitigating damage inside cells and by alerting the immune system to boost overall immune responses.
PRAMOD K. SRIVASTAVA
Scientific American, Jul. 2008
I did a push-up today. Well, actually I fell down, but I had to use my arms to get back up so, you know, close enough.
ANONYMOUS
The benefits of exercise, to those whose occupation does not lead them to make any physical exertion, cannot be too highly estimated; the body must undergo a certain amount of fatigue to preserve its natural strength and maintain all the muscles and organs in proper vigor.
J. W. MAILLER
"The Laws of Health"
If you would get exercise, go in search of the springs of life.
HENRY DAVID THOREAU
"Walking"