Whether your favorite activity is cycling, running, gardening, swimming, golfing or just plain walking—each of these types of exercise can have a positive impact on your health.

Regular activity can also be a great stress reliever and mood booster. Even better, it helps you look and feel younger.

To help get you going, here are some thoughts about health and fitness:

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"A bear, however hard he tries, grows tubby without exercise.."

-- A.A. Milne

"Take care of your body. It's the only place you have to live."

-- Jim Rohn

"Whenever I feel like exercising, I lie down until the feeling passes."

-- Robert Maynard Hutchins

"Those who think they have no time for bodily exercise will sooner or later have to find time for illness."

-- Edward Stanley

"True enjoyment comes from activity of the mind and exercise of the body; the two are united."

-- Alexander von Humboldt

"As a nation we are dedicated to keeping physically fit - and parking as close to the stadium as possible."

-- Bill Vaughan

"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.'"

-- Rita Rudner

"Fitness - If it came in a bottle, everybody would have a great body."

-- Cher

"Jogging is very beneficial. It's good for your legs and your feet. It's also very good for the ground. It makes it feel needed."

-- Charles Schulz

"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."

-- Anthony Robbins