When the child begins to think and to make use of the written language to express his rudimentary thinking, he is ready for elementary work; and this fitness is a question not of age or other incidental circumstance but of mental maturity. Maria Montessori agebeginchild share on social
A vigorous five-mile walk will do more good for an unhappy but otherwise healthy adult than all the medicine and psychology in the world. Paul Dudley White adultgoodhealthy Change image and share on social
Exercise is the chief source of improvement in our faculties. Hugh Blair chiefexercisefaculty Change image and share on social
I try and maintain a little bit of fitness, man. Frank Bruno bitefitnessmaintain Change image and share on social
I became a fitness fiend when I was about 17 or 18. Cynthia Erivo fiendfitness Change image and share on social
The main thing is that it's nice to see these young people - 9 to 14 years old - take the opportunity to get more involved in their health and fitness. We need more kids to be more active. Rafer Johnson activefitnesshealth Change image and share on social
I always knew I'd keep at it with the plodding doggedness that I used to master lump-less gravy and wriggle out of fitness classes; I always knew I'd get a zillion rejection slips. I figured I'd write part time while working various full-time office jobs, and maybe, maybe in my 50s, I'd be able to quit and try writing full time. MaryJanice Davidson 50sclassdoggedness share on social
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. Thomas Jefferson afternoonexercisehealth Change image and share on social
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. Hippocrates amountexercisefind Change image and share on social