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Too much redesign has to do more with fad and fashion than with fitness and function. It is change for the sake of change. Such redesign is not only unnecessary, it is all too often also retrogressive, leading to things that work less effectively than those they were designed to replace.

Find fitness with fun dancing. It is fun and makes you forget about the dreaded exercise.

If we could give every individual the right amount of nourishment and exercise, not too little and not too much, we would have found the safest way to health.

Just as you can't blindly follow fashion, you can't follow fitness, either.

Bathrooms are, on a square foot basis, the most expensive room in the house to renovate. If you want to test your heart's fitness, try shopping for simple bathroom faucets. Add in the cost of the required valves, mixers and trims, and you may need reviving when you see the tally!

It takes about four days of virtuous living to create a little weight loss. That also happens to be the time required to get used to eating less. In other words, if you can get past day three of a fitness regimen, things improve.

I have a pretty active presence on social networking sites, and every day there are messages from so many young girls telling me that they are happy B-Town has curvy women like me. I feel you should be happy the way you are. Of course, fitness is important, but not to the extent of obsession!

Bodybuilding is much like any other sport. To be successful, you must dedicate yourself 100% to your training, diet and mental approach.

The word 'aerobics' came about when the gym instructors got together and said: If we're going to charge $10 an hour, we can't call it Jumping up and down.

The higher your energy level, the more efficient your body The more efficient your body, the better you feel and the more you will use your talent to produce outstanding results.

Fitness is a luxury when you are busy!

Fitness is defined differently by everyone, but for me, the most important thing is being healthy. As tennis players, what we do is not the healthiest thing. We almost abuse our bodies.

Our children are obese, either have or being threatened by diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and not socially adjusting properly to others because of a lack of fitness.

I will always listen to my coaches. But first I listen to my body. If what they tell me suits my body, great. If my body doesn't feel good with what they say, then always my body comes first.

Forget about the consequences of failure. Failure is only a temporary change in direction to set you straight for your next success.

The only weights I lift are my dogs.

If you don't do what's best for your body, you're the one who comes up on the short end.

I'm not a waif-y girl and never will be. I think it's healthy when fitness experts encourage fitness rather than getting a certain body shape.

Fitness is not about being better than someone else... It's about being better than you used to be.

It is in moments of illness that we are compelled to recognize that we live not alone but chained to a creature of a different kingdom, whole worlds apart, who has no knowledge of us and by whom it is impossible to make ourselves understood: our body.

When you're singing, you're using extra muscles, and it requires a lot of exercise and breathing. You can't do that if you're a sissy. If I have any fitness advice for people, I'd tell them to sing more. It's good therapy, too.

My fitness journey will be a lifelong journey.

I created a fitness club with five friends. We have weekly check-ins and a reward system - and group penalties if one of us slacks off.

Luck is a matter of preparation meeting opportunity.

Walking is the best possible exercise. Habituate yourself to walk very far.

Not managing your time and making excuses are two bad habits. Don't put them both together by claiming you 'don't have the time'.

Be careful not to compromise what you want most for what you want now.

Leave all the afternoon for exercise and recreation, which are as necessary as reading. I will rather say more necessary because health is worth more than learning.

The worst thing I can be is the same as everybody else. I hate that.

To hear both critics and defenders talk about the fitness of Judge Sonia Sotomayor for the Supreme Court, you'd think the most successful Supreme Court justices had been warm, collegial consensus-builders. But history tells a different story.

I tell my sons all the time, 'The most important thing in your life is fitness,' but a lot of fighters go overboard.

God never made his work for man to mend.

He who does not mind his belly, will hardly mind anything else.

I work in the fitness center in the school and he was there five days as week in the off-season. He throws strikes and he's very effective. I would say he's ready to have a good year.

My husband and I own a CrossFit Gym. Crossfit is perfect for me because it's always competitive, all the workouts are in a class environment, and it's different every day. It's a constantly varied functional fitness workout done with intensity.

Of all the measures to be taken in building the new socialist countryside, the national fitness project is one that needs the smallest investment but will produce an instant effect.

One of my assets is my fitness. My fitness around the net and my movement: that's my defense to the power.

Morris was observed and videotaped playing basketball at a 24-Hour Fitness Center.

Poor fitness is a direct consequence of physical inactivity.

Obviously Chris needs games to get his match fitness level back to scratch.

Obviously match fitness is something else but that's a problem we have had since this season started. We would expect to start with him.

Peter has a broad range of operating management and corporate experience, which will serve him well as he takes over the Brunswick Boat Group, the company's largest division. Under his leadership, both our Life Fitness Division and Brunswick Bowling and Billiards Division have improved their financial performance and operating margins. The Boat Group will benefit from Peter's insights and leadership." ()

I don't do very well with extremes of any kind - extreme diets, extreme fitness - so moderation makes a lot of sense, and Hershey's has really great portion-friendly desserts to help people incorporate treats into their lifestyles so they don't feel like they're depriving themselves and are still living a balanced life.

If they do, they will have the best opportunity to perform well on the next Physical Fitness Assessment (PFA).

When we started jogging him, he was ready to turn around then, so we had to go real easy with him. He didn't want to come off the racetrack a few times. He had been walking for two and half to three hours a day, and then we started to jog him, but I'll know more as to how much fitness he's maintained once he starts galloping on his own, and once we get a breeze underneath him. But he looks really good.

Let that settle and get back into fitness and then I need a clear head to make my mind up on my future and the Commonwealth Games,

(Men's Fitness magazine) came to conclusions by a variety of different methods but it is really just a marketing tool.

Mental fitness is served by consciously redirecting our attention away from the constant bombardment from the media whose reason to be seems to be focused on keeping us in a state of constant alert.

Megan has been a leader with our fitness standards since she arrived in Columbus. It is hard to see her career end with an injury.

She really played her best tennis, and I have to give her credit for playing a great tournament. I have been working very hard on my fitness and my game, and I hope to get another chance soon. I am very happy with my week and hope to continue my form next week in Zurich.

Magee has had a very good training camp. He has worked on his fitness and it shows. His finishing this entire camp has been in a different class.

So he has been behind the eight-ball with regards to his running fitness.

Simon is continuing to make progress in his recovery from injury and we will give him as much time as he needs in order to prove his fitness.

Sexy is attitude, but fitness for me is my dance. I dance two hours nearly every day. You break into good sweat, and it doesn't even feel like exercise. Apart from that, I enjoy Pilates.

Even if yoga only enhanced physical fitness, the time spent in practice would be fully worthwhile.

The last three or four reps is what makes the muscle grow.

I have been advised to rest for one week and have undergone tests on a chest infection. The high fever has weakened me. I hope that I will regain fitness before the series.

I don't think anybody in the group is a real physical fitness buff. Nobody gets into measuring their heartbeat.

For Rafael, his health and fitness is the priority. He is one of the most exciting players in the world and being in peak shape is vital to the type of tennis he plays.

From nutrition, to health care, rehab, injury prevention, diagnosis ... we feel we are better equipped to deal with the health and fitness of our players. The testing today is all an aspect of raising the bar for their performance.

I am back to the level I was before an injury. I've used the time to work on my fitness.

For the sake of waiting another week, we can get in two sessions this week and next week. He has done a lot of running, his fitness is very good. He is 50/50.

If a kid in high school or college came to me and asked, 'What do I do to get better that you didn't do?' I'd tell him I missed out on a lot of the fitness wave that's so obvious out here now. The majority of players are doing it, but when I first got out, no one was.

I believe the Go Active! Fitness Challenge is important at this level, because it's at school that we start learning good habits. Ever since I was a kid, I've needed to move and be active. Being active, for me, is also about having dreams, working hard to get better and better, having fun doing it and achieving my dreams. I hope this program will encourage young people to be active and have dreams.

center is a one-of-a-kind facility that will allow faculty, students and the medical community to teach and conduct research using the highest-quality fitness testing and exercise prescription technology. With the purchase of the equipment and technology, faculty and students will be able to produce research that will enhance health and fitness services in schools and communities throughout northeast South Dakota.

I have always maintained a high level of fitness, and that is why I am still able to handle the demands of playing in the Premiership. People have always commented on my fitness, and it's something I pride myself on.

Today, fitness is the norm, especially on a team like ours and the style we play, ... You have to be in the best shape you can just to keep up.

We've been watching Jens closely in recent weeks and have been quite impressed with his performance. We now want to take a closer look in the fitness tests.

What we weren't able to do was give him a good rest because of his fitness test before the final Test match.

Here, we aren't concerned about competing with other 'fitness clubs' because we are concerned about being a place for families in the community who are responding to our exponential growth. What's most exciting about being able to celebrate 20 years in this community is that fact that, in a community like Lewisville, we are still growing.

We look for creative ways to get them in step with fitness.

We look at a number of different fitness factors. We look at their muscular strength, their muscular endurance, their aerobic capacity and their body composition. This year, we are doing the assessment at the end of the year, whereas we are talking about fitness the entire year, and working on it the entire year. We will get an idea at the end of the year how these activities have worked for us.

I am going to try to play New Haven probably because I need to play a couple more matches to get used to it, work on my fitness and get my rhythm back.

He had most of those lads throwing up he was working them so hard, ... We did basic strength and fitness training for about two hours ... and then we'd start choreographing all of the fight sequences and then we'd go into the afternoon and rehearse and then go out in the evening and start drinking, which is probably why the next morning people were throwing up.

He is focused on playing in the World Cup and will have plenty of opportunity to return to form and full match fitness over the domestic season,

He's come through really well in the last two days. He's felt nothing, he's passed his fitness test and we'll make a decision tonight.

He will bat in the nets tomorrow, and then we will have a better idea of his fitness to play in the first Test.

He will be fit, I am sure about that. We will have time to get the fitness we want.

He has been a decent player in the past, having progressed through the Institute of Sport in Canberra but things have not worked out here. Daniel has got an opportunity now to get sorted out with perhaps a Victorian State League team and get himself back to fitness and show another A-League team that he is worthy of a contract for next season.

There is a misdirected obsession with weight and weight loss, the focus is all wrong. It's fitness that is the key.

He's been carrying that elbow injury for a long time and he selfishly went right to the last minute to try to get himself in that team. If he wants to do another fitness test two days out from the fifth Test, I'll kick his bum because it's distracting everyone.

There is a good probability him making into the XI. He batted really well, he has done his fitness test and the fielding schedules as well.

He has shown great commitment in returning to full fitness this season and I believe that he had the ability to push towards the World Cup, if that is what he desired.

The purpose of the program is to bring education, information, entertainment, physical fitness and wellness to seniors.

He never smoked and he was a physical fitness person, very healthy in his lifestyle. With any luck he would have had another five or 10 years of healthy living most likely.

He (Enright) is very fit and he has come back from his rehabilitation very well previously over the past two years. So fitness is not really an issue, it's more about the range of movement he has with the shoulder.

Matches tend to get long outdoors. The heat can affect you if it's really hot. You might cramp up at some point in play. Obviously fitness is a big thing, but it's also about how you deal with things that you can't control. It can be really windy and the tennis can get ugly, or it can be sunny and it's hard to serve.

Mary's diverse marketing background -- in food, beverage, fitness and family-uniquely qualifies her to lead our charge to be increasingly relevant in the lives of our customers. We're making good progress, but we can and will do much more going forward.

Mark is an experienced performer and at the moment fitness wise we don't see a problem with him,

Pilates has so many applications for everyone. It's a system of total body conditioning that prepares people for functional fitness ... It improves postural problems, strengthens and stabilizes the core, helps prevent injuries as you get older and heightens body awareness.

Participants can look a Texas map and see how far they could have gone if they had been walking in a straight line. One of the goals of the campaign is to help people develop good fitness habits whether it gets them moving indoors or outdoors.

People only need to walk up to 12 miles per week or for about 125 to 200 minutes per week to improve their heart health. Our data suggest that if you walk briskly for 12 miles per week you will significantly increase your cardiovascular fitness levels compared to baseline. If you increase either your mileage or intensity, by going up an incline or jogging, you will achieve even greater gains.

People need to know: even without losing weight, you are getting significant benefits by exercising -- you're improving your fitness level, decreasing fat and increasing muscle and improving your lipid panel -- so don't stop exercising.

Jimmy has an incredible upside to his game, because he has great pace with a knack for scoring goals. Jimmy scores goals that only pure finishers can score. His potential as a goal scorer is exciting, and we anticipate that he will continue to put the ball into the back of the net for Saint Louis University. Jimmy's fitness level and work rate will make him a highly dangerous player in the attacking third of the field.

Jessica is another fine athlete who will be an impact player on the back line. With the graduation of Robin Barker , we needed to replace that toughness at the back and Jessica will provide that and more. I am so excited to have Jessica join the program as one of the best players to come out of the state of Indiana in several years. Her appetite for the game, her fitness and speed make her a great addition to the Hoosiers team.

I'm such a fitness freak that I eat so plain, it's gross. I have oatmeal in the morning and then I have chicken breasts and vegetables and spinach shakes.

I think I will have Roy next season. He loves it at the club and I can't see him leaving. It's just fitness that counts. Fitness, speed, motivation -- if you've got that then fine.

I think Jonathan Townsend's just sort of stepping into the role that Todd had last year, the leader of the team and the ultimate competitor. He's stepping on the field ahead in most fitness (tests) and leading the team in warm-ups. While we're playing, he's the guy that everybody's looking to go to.

I thought Moffat did really well. You've got to remember it was 1-1 after 30 minutes. You could see fitness starting to tell in the second half. Our girls are very fit and pretty athletic.

I think the whole of the English team and squad need to raise their fitness levels. I detect there is a real determination in the team but I think I'd be honest in saying we need to add a little bit of creativity and flair.