Haruki Murakami Quotes

People sometimes sneer at those who run every day, claiming they'll go to any length to live longer. But don't think that's the reason most people run. Most runners run not because they want to live longer, but because they want to live life to the fullest.

If I want to run around a field when I'm 70, I would like to have that option.

I play tennis five hours a week, from Monday to Friday, for one hour every day. I like to be fit. If I can't exercise, I feel bad - I need to sweat and run to feel like I'm in good shape.

I try to do something active everyday. Liking what you're doing makes working out enjoyable.

Ultimately, the ability to inspire people to live healthier and happier lives is what excites me both personally and professionally.

I've been into exercise my whole life, been a runner and been into health and fitness always.

Staying alive is nice, but you can’t do that forever. It’s how you live the life you have while you have it.

I dance but I also work out. I run, do strength training... you name it. I've got to!

By exercise. I'll tell you one thing, you don't always have to be on the go. I sit around a lot, I read a lot, and I do watch television. But I also work out for two hours every day of my life, even when I'm on the road.

The thought grew strong in me that since I had gone to the trouble of being born, I might as well be useful in helping people live long and healthy lives. And this thought has always resided in the back of my mind.

Exercise is about being grateful for the body you have and sustaining the life you have.

I have to say. I kind of love all that stuff - those physical challenges. I guess there will come a time when I'll get sick of it but at this stage, I just like it all.

Our society is so obsessed with working out to be skinny, and none of that has a purpose. I love that my daughter sees me running because she knows I have a race and that I want to be faster. It becomes much less of a grind when it's that way.

If I'm dancing, or teaching, or having a family I would want to live life to the fullest as possible.

It doesn't matter if you're sad or hung-over or lazy or tired - a workout will get your endorphins pumping, and you'll feel like a new person almost instantly.

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.

Exercise is labor without weariness.

Besides being good for our body, running helps us to focus and throw away negative energy.

Find a type of exercise that you love - whether it's dance, soccer, softball, anything - just as long as it keeps you active. If you love it, you'll dedicate yourself to it and stay involved.

I've always stayed pretty fit. I felt I needed to give myself energy by exercising and things like that.

I love surfing, rock climbing, cycling - all that stuff. But it's just amazing that I can inspire people with my running. It's humbling, really.

My message with 'LazyTown' has always been really simple; I just want to get kids and families moving together.

A lot of us lead relatively sedentary lifestyles, so you have to motivate yourself and force yourself to go to the gym and do active things. The folks that have figured it out, found that thing that they love and made it a big part of their lives, it's easy for them to stay in shape.

Being a runner means you are now 'free' to win and lose and live life to its fullest.

I'm a very physical person. I like to run and I like to work out.