fitness mindset Quotes

Fitness, for me doesn't mean a bikini body or a size zero. I just strive to be and feel healthy.

Back before I injured my hip, I thought going to the gym was for wimps.

I wouldn't advocate anything to anybody - everybody's different. Some people can put on those toe shoes and think they're having a better work out than those in tennis shoes. Everybody can advocate their own way of doing something.

I believe that fitness needs to come from within you. You need to respect your body. Only then will you have the zeal to maintain it. For me, keeping fit is a part of my lifestyle.

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

I don't want to be the hardest working guy in the gym.

In the United States, workouts tend to focus on body image and how you look. For me, it's really all about the brain.

For me, what works best is to try to eat healthy and not worry about the scale.

I want to work on changing the way this country views exercise and nutrition.

Physical fitness is a farce without self-control, judgment, and discretion, which are the three qualities of mind first to be dulled by and made incompetent by the use of alcohol

When I say I am going to run three miles, I run five. With that mentality, it is actually difficult to lose.

I don't work out but generally I am fit, which is why I don't work out.

I'm a realist and I always have been. Quality training is what I do now; before it was a combination of both quality and quantity. Now I'm not trying to be a world-class athlete, I don't need to train at that level. It's about being fit, fit for life.

It's not a sprint to get in shape.

On a scale of one to 10, I'd rate my body confidence as a good seven. Everyone has their hang-ups, but I see my body as a training tool and I feel good about it.

Don't workout because you think you 'need' to, do it because your body deserves love, respect and healthy attention.

Every day you've got running shoes on, it's a good day.

I'm never out of shape, never out to hurt my body by drinking or partying.

My mother was a P.E. teacher, and she was kind of a fanatic about fitness and nutrition growing up, so it was ingrained in me at a young age. As I get older, I'm finding out it's not about getting all buffed up and looking good. It's more about staying healthy and flexible.

Being involved in sports, you think less about how your body looks and more how it performs.

You can take your fitness seriously, but not yourself. That's the most difficult part: not to relax. That's the most difficult challenge I'm facing every fight.

If you want to break through, your mind should be able to control your body. Your mind should be a part of your fitness.

In the sports arena I would say there is nothing like training and preparation. You have to train your mind as much as your body.

When I opened my gym, I got rid of the scales! Stepping on a scale empowers an inanimate object - every time you get on it, you turn over the helm of your emotional well being to something that doesn't care about you.

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