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Swimming is probably the ultimate of burnout sports. It's ironic because millions of people who swim as their regular exercise love the meditation aspect of it; you don't wind up with any orthopedic injuries. But when you swim at a world class level for hours and hours - the loneness of the long distance runner.

We're constantly told that running will ruin our knees and outrage our hearts, but for nearly all of human existence, it was associated with freedom, vitality, and eternal youth.

We may train or peek for a certain race, but running is a lifetime sport.

Aerobic dancing is already adjusting to injury problems and will probably phase out to some extent.

Besides being good for our body, running helps us to focus and throw away negative energy.

I've always liked to run. I did it from a conditioning standpoint, you know. I really enjoyed running, and I do it to stay in shape.

Encourage kids to enjoy running and play in athletics. Don't force them to run too much competition.

I have been through various fitness regimes. I used to run about five miles a day and I did aerobics for a while.

I think there are so many extra benefits to running besides the health ones that come from getting your heart rate up, sweating, and all that other good stuff.

The only reason I would take up jogging is so that I could hear heavy breathing again.