#exercise

If we could give every individual the right amount of nourishment and exercise, not too little and not too much, we would have found the safest way to health. ↗

— Hippocrates

#amount #could #every #exercise #found

My goal? To test out every diet and exercise regimen on planet earth and figure out which work best. I sweated, I cooked, I learned to pole dance. In the end, I lost weight, lowered my cholesterol and doubled my energy level. I feel better than I ever have. ↗

— A. J. Jacobs

#better #cholesterol #cooked #dance #diet

A boxer must exercise and develop every part of his body. ↗

— Gene Tunney

#boxer #develop #every #exercise #his

In youth, we get plenty of exercise through games and running around, but as middle life approaches, we settle down, literally and figuratively. ↗

— Gene Tunney

#around #down #exercise #figuratively #games

Mathematical reasoning may be regarded rather schematically as the exercise of a combination of two facilities, which we may call intuition and ingenuity. ↗

— Alan Turing

#combination #exercise #facilities #ingenuity #intuition

It can become an exercise in trying to get the reader to like and admire you instead of an exercise in creative art. ↗

— David Foster Wallace

#art #become #creative #creative art #exercise

You're getting into some kind of shape, cop." Aw, come on, now." Butch grinned. "Don't let that shower we took go to your head." Rhage fired a towel at the male. "Just pointing out your beer gut's gone." It was a Scotch pot. And I don't miss it. ↗

— J.R. Ward

#friendship #humor #vampire #friendship

My muscles informed me they did not want to go through any more exercise today. So I suggest that maybe he should let me off this time. He laughed, and I'm pretty sure it was at me...not with me. "Why is that funny?" "Oh," he said, his smile dropping. "You were serious." "Of course I was! Look, I've technically been awake for two days. Why do we have to start this training now? Let me go to bed." I whined. "It's just one hour." "How do you feel right now?" "I hurt like hell." "You'll feel worse tomorrow." "So?" "So, better get a jump on it while you still feel...not as bad." "What kind of logic is that?" I retorted. ↗

— Richelle Mead

#humor #training #funny

You only get one body; it is the temple of your soul. Even God is willing to dwell there. If you truly treat your body like a temple, it will serve you well for decades. If you abuse it you must be prepared for poor health and a lack of energy. ↗

— Oli Hille

#exercise #god #health #temple #wellness

It is a good morning exercise for a research scientist to discard a pet hypothesis every day before breakfast. It keeps him young. ↗

— Konrad Lorenz

#before #breakfast #day #discard #every