Even the most avid exercisers need a little push here and there. I have several mantras and if you are an avid reader, you might remember an article that I wrote about how positive self-talk can really help one through a hard workout. One thing that surprised me when preparing that column was when I asked my clients what they say to themselves when they need a boost. Most of them said they didn't have a mantra. I think one reason is because they couldn't come up with an effective and empowering statement that really did the trick. So, I thought I would help them, and hopefully you, by going straight to the top. Below, I have compiled a bunch of inspiring quotes from powerful athletes and other famous and influential people. Enjoy and feel free to email me to share your favorite or even your own at sobefitindy@live.com!

• "Money is the most envied, but the least enjoyed. Health is the most enjoyed, but the least envied." Charles Caleb Colton
• "Rest is a good thing, but boredom is its brother." Voltaire
• "Take care of your body. It is the only place you have to live." Jim Rohn
• "A man's health can be judged by which he takes two at a time-pills or stairs." Joan Welsh
• "The difference between try and triumph is a little umph!" Marvin Phillips
• "The good Lord gave you a body that could stand almost anything. It's your mind you have to convince." Vincent Lombardi
• "Whether you think you can or think you can't, you're right!" Henry Ford
• "We do not stop exercising because we grow old-we grow old because we stop exercising." Dr. Kenneth Copper
• "Eighty percent of success is showing up" Woody Allen
• "When it comes to eating right and exercising, there is no 'I'll start tomorrow.' Tomorrow is disease." V.L. Allinear
• "The body is like a piano, and happiness is like music. It is needful to have the instrument in good order." Beecher
• "Pain is temporary. Quitting is forever." Lance Armstrong
• "If you always put a limit on everything you do, physical or anything else, it will spread into your work and into you life. There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them." Bruce Lee
• "You must begin to think of yourself as becoming the person you want to be." David Viscott

Obviously I could go on to fill an entire book, but hopefully you get the idea. Exercise and good health lies mostly in the attitude. Get a positive one, and your body will naturally follow.