Matthew McConaughey Quotes

I approach my work still like an athlete. I have to go to the gym and run or ride the bike and work up a sweat. I need to still get my body right, and, in turn, that will make my mind right. That's how I approach acting.

I always said I was never going to be one of those people to Instagram myself in the gym. But as soon as you get into exercise and get a taste of how brilliant it makes you feel, you want to share it!

I've worked out for years. For a long time, it was my only sense of gratification.

I always feel calmer when I exercise. In fact, that's probably the main reason I exercise.

I do think that exercise is important, not only to keep you in shape but also for your state of mind. However, I am not fanatical about it.

I feel like my mind is a little quieter when I exercise.

If I don't have to work, I exercise every morning. It really clears my mind.

If I don't do some sort of exercise in a day, I do get in a terrible mood. That's always been true.

What I do now is I train in the mornings, and people ask me why I do it. I do it for two reasons: first of all, to keep in shape, but secondly, I think training, sport, and physical activity is really good for mental health.

Who'd ever have thought that I'd be the face or the body of any kind of exercise at all.

When I do Pilates, or when I do work out, I feel better all day. Yet I still struggle to keep it on my schedule.

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

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.

I was a fat kid who didn't discover the joys of active play at the time of life when we're supposed to be imprinted with a love of movement. That means that I'd rather be called for jury duty than go to the gym, but I go anyway.

People who start habitually exercising tend on average to eat better. They also tend to use their credit cards less and procrastinate less.

Nothing lifts me out of a bad mood better than a hard workout on my treadmill. It never fails. Exercise is nothing short of a miracle.

I think if you can get to that point, exercising, when you really enjoy it, then you're pretty much set for life.

I love working out, but I need my brain to be someplace else as my body does the work.

Personally, when I don't feel like working out, I put on my workout clothes and pump up some music. It's definitely my #1 inspiration.

I don't exercise - that's something I struggle with.

Exercise plays a huge role in keeping me sane, and that's my primary motivation to 'find time.'

Even though you really don't feel like you're motivated to go to the gym, remember how good you felt after the last time you went. Keep that in the forefront of your brain.

Now before I work out, I think, 'I love exercise,' and it works.

Once you start working out, you feel better and it becomes something you make time to do.

I hate exercise.