Channing Tatum Quotes

When you're young, stay active no matter what you do, and look up to positive role models.

I have to shoot and work out and play and discover all the time.

Even though running is work for me, I always miss it if I take a break. A lot of people find running relaxing, but I can never switch off from timing and competing against myself.

I never could have achieved the success that I have without setting physical activity and health goals.

I have my parents to thank for that, they raised me to be active and play all sports. They taught me the importance of staying healthy, being focused and setting goals in whatever I do.

I have to just get up early and make sure I run. I'll do 40 minutes, four miles. It's not easy, but it clears my head.

The reason I really started running was for meditative purposes. I would pick some problem to have in my head while running.

I think it's quite great to set yourself a big challenge, and then you've got another reason for keeping fit.

Rather than go to the gym, I would prefer to do martial arts because the time goes by quicker.

I'm active even on bad days; it's tough to pin me down. People ask me if I'm a morning or night person. I'm an all-the-time person. I like drinking coffee, but I do it with lots of milk because my energy levels are high even without caffeine. You could call me Obelix, except I don't have a belly.

I just like keeping busy and having ten things on the go.

There's only one reason I would do the kickboxing thing, and that's for myself. I've been doing it as an avid student on-and-off for 10 years, and it's something I really enjoy.

Running is a good example of the link between fitness and psychology. I have found an easy way to enjoy running by focusing on 5k runs - they are long enough to get your heart going but not so long that you get bored.

There was this point in my life where I thought that I was not fit enough to do a full 90 on the field. I got up at maybe six o'clock in the morning, went running, then just kept doing laps.

I'm not the sort of person who would want to just lie on the sofa watching TV.

I love athletics and martial-arts and competition because it gets me right and puts me in the right place.

We want people to be active so you'll be happier and be more yourself.

I like to keep active. I've got too much energy not to.

It's easier to sit at your desk and have a bun, but I've been really disciplined because I feel like I have to give myself a chance. You can't let yourself down on that. You have to be mentally sharp in this Premier League.

My form of therapy and survival has been exercise.

By running the N.Y.C. Marathon in 2008, I became a runner and I think that's what works the best for me and keeps my body the way I like it to be.

When other students would study after classes, I would go out again to work out and then study in the night.

I'm just a happier boy now that I'm playing football. Every day I'm happy and I'm getting up really excited to come in and train and see the boys.

There are so many times when I think I don't have time to dance, but I force it into my life because I know it's so important.

I have to stop eating so much grilled cheese and chocolate chip cookies and start really working on everything!