“I'm kind of a manic exerciser. I'll like exercise for a week and be crazy, and then I won't do it for six months.” KindWeekCrazyMonthsExerciseSixSix MonthsBeing CrazyManic Author:Jane Lynch
“Aside from performing in 'Peepshow,' I do yoga once a week and I like Pilates. I'm more into toning exercises over aerobics. I like working with a trainer at a private gym, but I also like going with friends because you don't get bored or distracted.” WeekExerciseYogaBoredPerformingGymDistractedTrainersPilatesAerobics Author:Holly Madison
“When you join the Parachute Regiment they send you on training and initiation exercises. One of the tasks is to accept and care for a pet white rabbit. The young squaddie has to feed, brush, stroke and comfort his rabbit for a week, and become attached to it. Then he has to shoot it.” WarCareYoungWhiteAcceptingWeekExerciseComfortTrainingTasksPetStrokesBrushesRabbitsInitiationParachutesBrush Strokes Author:Matthew Parris
“Intravenous injections of extract from dog's pancreas, removed from seven to ten weeks after ligation of the ducts, invariably exercises a reducing influence upon the percentage sugar of the blood and the amount of sugar excreted in the urine ... the extent and duration of the reduction varies directly with the amount of extract injected.” BloodWeekInfluenceDogAmountExerciseTenSevenSugarPercentagesReducingVaryReductionDurationInjectionPancreas Author:Frederick Banting
“I take two walks up hills each day, and bike ride each morning. I also have an exercise bike to increase my heart rate. My wife and I have been going to a personal trainer for weights and balance twice a week for 10 years. My balance has improved tremendously and the weights decrease my age. I only feel 52, not 82.” FeelsYearsHeartHas BeensTwoAgeWalksMorningWifeWeekBalanceMy HeartExerciseWeightIncreaseAgingRateMy WifeHillsEach DayBikeDecreaseTrainersHeart Rate Author:Robert Bateman
“For years, I worked seven-day weeks, through birthdays and most public holidays, Christmases and New Year’s Eves included. I worked mornings and afternoons, resuming work after dinner. I remember feeling as if life were a protracted exercise in pulling myself out of a well by a rope, and that rope was work.” IfsYearsWellsFeelingsRememberMorningWeekExerciseSevenDinnerHolidayAfternoonNew YearPullingRopeNew Years EveWorkaholicSeven Days Author:Antonella Gambotto-Burke
“The policeman on the beat or in the patrol car makes more decisions and exercises broader discretion affecting the daily lives of people every day and to a greater extent, in many respects, than a judge will ordinarily exercise in a week.” PeopleDecisionGreaterWeekCarJudgingExerciseBeatsLikesPolicemenDiscretion Author:Warren E. Burger
“Everything is moderation, really. I don't really deprive myself of anything. But I try to balance it with healthy food choices. I am not real fond of exercise, so I try to get away with as little as possible which is about thirty minutes three times a week and I do a little weight training and cardio.” TryingLittlesRealChoicesThreeWeekMinutesBalanceExerciseHealthyTrainingWeightThirtyGet AwayModerationThree TimesHealthy FoodCardioWeight TrainingFood Choices Author:Martina McBride
“Exercise your imagination muscle! How many uses can you come up with for a flowerpot? Write down your answers. But don't write them in this book. Grab a separate sheet of paper. I didn't spend two and a half weeks writing a book just so you could mark up the pages with your silly ideas for things you can do with a flowerpot. When it comes down to it, what's wrong with a flowerpot not being a flowerpot? Why is nothing ever good enough for you?” WritingTwoBookIdeasEnoughUseCan DoImaginationAnswersHalfWeekExercisePaperPagesMarkCome UpSillyMusclesGood EnoughSheetsWriting A Book Author:Amy Sedaris
“exercise will never be my lover. Or even my friend. For me, a workout is more like an annoying coworker I have to see a few times a week.” WeekLoversExerciseMy FriendsAnnoyingFitnessWorkoutMy LoverCoworker Author:Alissa Nutting
“I get so much inspiration from my travels, but I also started an exercise where I write down so many words every week. Then I begin crossing them off. We create a grid of words and also images, but words for me are more ample because you can interpret them your own way.” WayWritingInspirationWeekExerciseCrossingsGrids Author:Francisco Costa
“Exercise is not enough. Working out three times a week is not enough. Being active throughout the day is what keeps you healthy.” EnoughThreeWeekExerciseHealthyWork OutActiveThree Times Book:Eat Move Sleep: How Small Choices Lead to Big Changes Source: Eat Move Sleep: How Small Choices Lead to Big Changes
“If I wanted to get my arms as big as I could possibly get them, I would probably do around 20 sets of 4 exercises and 5 sets each for the triceps and 20 sets for the biceps per workout 3 times a week. That would be around 60 sets of triceps and 60 sets of biceps work per week. I would keep the reps between 6 and 8 and I would do all basic movements where I'd handle as heavy a weight as possible. I'd consume nutritious food that had calories in and just flat out eat!” IfsBigsWould BeWantedWeekMovementArmsExerciseWeightHeavyHandleFlatsWorkoutCaloriesBicepsTriceps Author:Bill Pearl
“I'm always asking people to do something in their mind [first]. So if they're gonna do one exercise, it would be to ask themselves what they want to change about themselves in the next 12 weeks. Once they solve that, the body will follow.” PeopleIfsWantMindFirstsBodyWould BeNextAsksWeekExerciseAskingSolve Author:Jack LaLanne
“The hardest thing was going through different stages of weight loss. At the beginning, it was easy to take off the weight with exercise and eating less but then you reach a point where 90 per cent of the weight loss is achieved purely through reducing your calorie intake. My goal was to lose four pounds per week. That worked well for the first few months but then things got tricky.” FirstsWellsDifferentEasyGoalLosesLossFourWeekStageMonthsExerciseEatingWeightHardestHardest ThingWeight LossReducingTrickyCaloriesEating Less Author:Matthew McConaughey
“Exercise is an absolute must. Period. That doesn't mean I'm a gym junkie - it just means that I have to get a few days doing something physical a week, even just for my mental sanity.” MeanWeekPeriodsExerciseAbsolutesGymSanityJunkie Author:Matthew Hussey
“I'd like to put the record straight about that. I've been labelled an irresponsible role model for young mothers, but none of it is true. I couldn't even walk for two weeks after the birth, let alone exercise. I ate very healthily all the way through my pregnancy and afterwards. I didn't do anything extreme.” WayTwoYoungMotherWalksRolesRecordsWeekBirthExerciseModelsExtremesPregnancyRole ModelsTwo WeeksIrresponsibleYoung Mother Author:Anna Friel
“I rarely exercise at all, except I have some hand weights that I'll lift idly while I'm watching TV. I did do some push-ups last week and somehow hurt my shoulder.” HandsLastsHurtWeekTvsExerciseWeightShouldersLiftsWatching TvPush Ups Author:Nick Antosca
“I like to think I'm healthy. I exercise a lot. I have this great dog, and I walk her about five days a week. I dance, I surf. I eat mostly vegan, try to get enough sleep. For me, that's really critical.” ThinkingTryingEnoughSleepWalksFiveWeekDogExerciseHealthyCriticalVeganSurfGreat DogEnough Sleep Author:Jorja Fox
“I'm on a constant yo-yo of health. I will go a week eating incredibly clean, but then I'll follow that up with a month's worth of binge eating. Then I hit the gym and eat clean, and then I mix it up with core exercises, yoga, Pilates, and sitting on an incline bench while checking my phone.” WeekMonthsExerciseEatingYogaSittingConstantCleanPhonesCoreGymBenchesPilatesInclineBingeBinge Eating Author:Josh McDermitt
“Every night for the next week, set aside ten minutes before you go to sleep. Write down three things that went well today and why they went well...Writing about why the positive events in your life happened may seem awkward at first, but please stick with it for one week. It will get easier. The odds are that you will be less depressed, happier, and addicted to this exercise six months from now.” WritingFirstsWellsMaySeemsTodayNightThreeNextSleepHappenedWeekMinutesEventsMonthsEasierExercisePleaseTenSixSticksEvery NightAwkwardOddsSix MonthsThree ThingsGoing To SleepNext WeekLife Happens Author:Daniel Kahneman
“I make time to exercise at least four times a week. I mix up running, yoga, barre classes, and rock-climbing to get a full workout. I also follow my mum and dad's nutritional advice and eat a variety of colors on my plate. Plenty of fruit and vegetables.” RunningClassFourWeekAdviceRocksColorDadExerciseYogaFruitPlentyVarietyClimbingVegetablesMumPlatesWorkoutMaking TimeRock ClimbingFruits And VegetablesMum And Dad Author:Rose McIver
“I exercise a lot. I enjoy exercising. I switch back and forth with cardio and strength training every other day, and I try to do something active every single day. Other than that, I try to make sure I have enough quiet time to myself to recharge every week as well.” TryingWellsEnoughEnjoyWeekExerciseQuietTrainingActiveBack And ForthCardioQuiet TimeStrength Training Author:Rhea Seehorn
“You're far more likely to lose the weight and keep it off if you lose slowly, perhaps ½ to 1 pound a week, exercise moderately, and find that replacement for comfort, connection, and control. That's a doable long-term plan.” IfsLongTermLosesPlansWeekExerciseComfortConnectionsWeightLong TermPoundsReplacements Author:Tony Robbins
“When I was starting out, I would get printouts of what was being written about me that week. At first it was all good things, and then it started to turn. I very quickly learned, "This isn't good, this isn't helping me." But it was a very important exercise for me in terms of really understanding that one's sense of self is internal. I have had an extreme opportunity to learn that lesson, and I think it's been such a blessed fortune.” ThinkingFirstsImportantSelfHelpingTurnsOpportunityUnderstandingTermWrittenWeekExerciseLessonsBlessedGood ThingsFortuneStartingExtremesInternalsSense Of SelfStarting OutOpportunities To Learn Author:Gwyneth Paltrow
“Like for Putin it's really about hosting this two-week [Olympic] party and showing it off to the world.It's a pride thing. It's a big PR exercise for him and for Russia. So, at that point $50 billion and some environmental damage and a small city's future don't really matter.” WorldTwoMatterBigsPartyCitiesWeekPrideExerciseEnvironmentalBillionsRussiaDamagePutinTwo WeeksEnvironmental Damage Author:Gary Hustwit
“My hobbies are random. One week I want to exercise, one week I just want to eat all day. One week I'm going out every night and the next week I'm totally locked in my house, not going anywhere. I'm a little bit all over the place, socially. I don't have another passion or hobby - it's really music. I'm in the studio constantly.” NightPassionHouseWeekExercise Author:Macy Gray
“I exercise at least five times a week with stretching, Pilates, push-ups, planks, sit- ups, squats and light weights.” LightFiveWeekExerciseWeightStretchingPilatesPush Ups Author:Reba McEntire
“My main exercise is cardio. The treadmill is fine, but running outdoors gives me the best results. I try to log 6 to 8 miles a week. I could be in the worst mood, but when I do my cardio, I feel much, much better.” GivingFeelsTryingRunningResultsWeekWorstFineExerciseGive MeMilesMoodTreadmillsCardioCardiovascular Exercise8 Mile Author:Mary J. Blige
“True heroism is minutes, hours, weeks, year upon year of the quiet, precise, judicious exercise of probity and care—with no one there to see or cheer. This is the world.” WorldYearsPersonsCareHoursWeekMinutesExerciseQuietCheerHeroismPreciseProbity Book:The Pale King Source: The Pale King