Sometimes the disheartened words in my head are best battled with the wiser words of someone else. I find that as soon as I read the perfect-for-me quote at just the right time, I can suddenly, seemingly miraculously, be invigorated to performing my best. Healthy quotes are some of the most beneficial words you can read, so let’s read some!
If you are looking for inspiration to get off the couch, resist tempting food, or lose those last 10 pounds, these healthy quotes are going to help you get to your worthwhile, healthy goal faster than you can read this entire post! (That’s kinda an exaggeration, but you get the passionate sentiment!)
Keep pushing forward for your healthy goals! Your health can’t be replaced and can’t be worked on by anyone but you. May we all be a little bit healthier today than we were yesterday with the help of these healthy quotes!
30 Of The Best Healthy Quotes To Get In The Best Shape Of Your Life
Healthy Quotes: Healthy Reasons
Our healthy quotes extravaganza starts off with motivation to put our attention on our health, to remember why our health matters, and to live accordingly. With so many things constantly grabbing for our attention these days, it can be hard to remember to put ourselves as a priority!
No matter all that you have to do in the day, your health is where it all starts or stops. Enable your body to do all you want it to do by feeding it healthy food, exercising it in a healthy way, and let your emotional health spur you on to your best self ever!
#1
I believe that the greatest gift you can give your family and the world is a healthy you.
Joyce Meyer
#2
Healthy citizens are the greatest asset any country can have.
Winston Churchill
#3
The first wealth is health.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
#4
Physical fitness is not only one of the most important keys to a healthy body, it is the basis of dynamic and creative intellectual activity.
John F. Kennedy
#5
Take care of your body. It’s the only place you have to live.
Jim Rohn
Sure, days are filled up fast, tasks get added to our to-do lists constantly, but always keep in mind your reasons for doing what you do and make your health a good reason to reevaluate your schedule and commitments.
Whatever reason most motivates you to be healthy, let that motivation stick with you, keep you going when times are tough, and never forget the things in life that matter most.
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Healthy Quotes: Healthy Starts
With an abundance of healthy tips everywhere we turn, it can be easy to feel overwhelmed with how we are so unhealthy and/or feel confused about where to start implementing new healthy habits.
No matter where you are on your healthy journey, we can all use some inspiration to start anew sometimes. Here are some encouraging healthy quotes to start a healthy journey, restart a healthy plan, or remind yourself why you started in the first place.
#6
Every day begins with an act of courage and hope: getting out of bed.
Mason Cooley
#7
If we are creating ourselves all the time, then it is never too late to begin creating the bodies we want instead of the ones we mistakenly assume we are stuck with.
Deepak Chopra
#8
A good laugh and a long sleep are the best cures in the doctor’s book.
Irish Proverb
#9
Eating crappy food isn’t a reward — it’s a punishment.
Drew Carey
#10
A healthy outside starts from the inside.
Robert Urich
Wow, some of these quotes get you right in the gut, in an “Oh dang, okay, I’m not putting that in my belly today” kind of right in the gut way.
Forget whatever unhealthy stuff happened yesterday, and just for today, or even just for your next meal, start a healthy eating regime that will reward you long after the plate is empty and the drink is sipped.
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Healthy Quotes: Healthy Habits
Maintenance of health is key, but also super hard. Starting healthy habits can feel exciting, but soon it can be frustrating to keep going, to know which habits should get the most attention, and where to focus the most.
Here are some healthy quotes to inspire healthy habits no matter where you are in your healthy goals.
Psst… my favorite is number 11! How about you?!
#11
Will is a skill.
Jillian Michaels
#12
The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, not to worry about the future, or not to anticipate troubles, but to live the present moment wisely and earnestly.
Siddartha Gautama Buddha
#13
To ensure good health: eat lightly, breathe deeply, live moderately, cultivate cheerfulness, and maintain an interest in life.
William Londen
#14
Each patient carries his own doctor inside him.
Norman Cousins
#15
What we achieve inwardly will change outer reality.
Plutarch
Healthy habits might be the best habits you ever put your attention and intention to!
Bam, Jillian Michaels knows how to bring out the healthy habits even if you’ve never actually started a healthy habit in your life! There’s good reason her DVDs sell like water bottles at a gym.
Hopefully, you’ll be inspired by these healthy quotes to put your will to good use today. Willpower is powerful for real, use it to your full advantage.
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Healthy Quotes: Healthy Finishes
I used to hate it when I was out for a run and the finish line was not even visible. It can feel super hard to keep going when the end is not even close to happening.
When the scale isn’t moving, when muscles aren’t growing fast enough, and when being healthy just seems so hard, remember these helpful, healthy quotes. Sometimes we need all the assistance we can get, and often healthy quotes are that helping hand lifting us up once again.
#16
You are allowed to be both a masterpiece and a work in progress, simultaneously.
Sophia Bush
#17
I promise you nothing is as chaotic as it seems. Nothing is worth diminishing your health. Nothing is worth poisoning yourself into stress, anxiety, and fear.
Steve Maraboli
#18
The part can never be well unless the whole is well.
Plato
#19
Only those who risk going too far, can possibly find out how far one can go.
T.S. Elliot
#20
Well-being starves addiction.
Terri Guillemets
Wow, some amazing words in this set of healthy quotes!
Dearest fellow healthy traveler, no matter what you’re fighting to finish, keep going! Your healthy goals matter, you made them for good reason, just don’t stop.
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Healthy Quotes: Healthy Setbacks
Ouch. Sometimes we get injured, sometimes we get sick, it can be super frustrating to have our health impeded upon by injury or illness.
To quickly bounce back from discouraging setbacks, keep these healthy quotes close at hand.
#21
It’s bizarre that the produce manager is more important to my children’s health than the pediatrician.
Meryl Streep
#22
If you can sit with your pain, listen to your pain and respect your pain — in time you will move through your pain.
Bryant McGill
#23
Health is a large word. It embraces not the body only, but the mind and spirit as well;… and not today’s pain or pleasure alone, but the whole being and outlook of a man.
James H. West
#24
I know this transformation is painful, but you’re not falling apart; you’re just falling into something different, with a new capacity to be beautiful.
William C. Hannan
#25
It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light.
Aristotle Onassis
Your present setback might be a set-up for your greatest success.
Don’t rob yourself of your final triumph, your last great act, your inspirational story that will motivate thousands. You can pick yourself up, keep going, and accomplish more than you ever imagined.
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Healthy Quotes: Healthy Reminders
Sometimes a good healthy quote will be the perfect thing to make a healthy lifestyle stick for good. But sometimes we need constant reminders because exercise can get boring, eating healthy can feel burdensome, and being mindful can seem tiresome.
Here are some awesome healthy quotes to inspire anyone in need of a little reminder of why they started, what they hope to finish, and how to keep going.
#26
A man too busy to take care of his health is like a mechanic too busy to take care of his tools.
Spanish Proverb
#27
Time and health are two precious assets that we don’t recognize and appreciate until they have been depleted.
Denis Waitley
#28
For happy health, fuel yourself with dreams and greens.
Terri Guillemets
#29
By choosing healthy over skinny you are choosing self-love over self-judgment. You are beautiful!
Steve Maraboli
#30
Our bodies are our gardens – our wills are our gardeners.
William Shakespeare
Yes, you may grow weary in your healthy attempts, but remember the long-term payoffs, recall the reasons you started in the first place, never forget your end game.
Use these healthy quotes as often as needed to remind you to never give up, always go ahead, and let your health be a constant on your to-do list.
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And there you have it healthy friends!
I hope you found a healthy quote or two that really makes you feel like tackling an area of your life that needs more healthy attention. Perhaps your diet, your exercise, or your sleep routine will get a little boost by keeping one of these healthy quotes on your phone, near your desk, or on your kitchen counter.
For me, healthy quotes serve as inspiration, motivation, and as advice when I feel like giving up. I hope no matter where you are in your healthy journey that you will continue to keep going, reaching for new goals, and conquering challenges you set for yourself.
Here’s to your health! Enjoy!
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