Dean Ornish Quotes

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

Running is a great way to relieve stress and clear the mind.

I learned that working out gives me a space to get clear. It's not just about the body. It gives me space to process things and get clear in my mind about decisions and things I want to do.

To be honest, I feel like I think too much. So I like working out because it makes me kind of relax.

Working out has always been a stress reliever for me. I don't know if it's so much vanity as it more just keeps my mind from going crazy.

I work out because that's my job, but what I enjoy about it, beyond the vanity, is the Zen of it. I like getting out of my head, and one great way to do that is to sweat your face off. And to know that, if you're thinking of anything else, you're not working intensely enough.

I love yoga. I don't do it as much as I'd like to, but I feel wonderful when I do.

I started running around my 30th birthday. I wanted to lose weight; I didn't anticipate the serenity. Being in motion, suddenly my body was busy and so my head could work out some issues I had swept under a carpet of wine and cheese. Good therapy, that's a good run.

Working out started as something mental. It was a way to release and let some things go.

I do a lot of yoga and it's made me positive.

I love sport, and I play to keep myself fine in the mind, because it helps there.

If I'm not doing 'Strictly,' I genuinely like to wake up and start with yoga, because it's good for the mind, not just the body.

Exercise is like meditation for me, and I'm giving myself that time... I can't live without it now.

I have my own way to stay focused. I work out every day. I exercise. I swim. I meditate. I breathe.

Working out, for me, is sort of a meditation.

But on average, I go to the gym about four or five times a week. Today, I'm so experienced in training - I'm actually listening to my body now. My body needs freedom. When I train I create serenity and I produce oxygen in my blood. It helps me to think better and relax. By training, you accentuate the problem.

I've never loved spending time on the machines at the gym. But I have discovered an exercise regimen I can dedicate myself to: yoga. It's changed my body.

I love doing yoga and also enjoy going for regular walks.

Yoga is the perfect way to de-stress and work out at the same time.

Resting for me is fitness training.

When people are entering a high-stress period, they don't sleep and don't exercise, but in fact, it should be just the opposite.

Dancing is my therapy. I also try to meditate every morning and take several two-hour yoga classes a week at my favorite yoga studio, Urban Flow.

I relax, meditate and do 80 minutes of yoga every day.

Exercise keeps me occupied, which is good for my mental health.

I find if my body feels well and I exercise regularly, I think better, work better and feel better.