This is perhaps the most famous running quote: "Running is 90 per cent mental." No matter how rapidly or far you attempt to travel, your body will only move as far as your mind instructs.

Changing your mindset before a workout or a race is a simple way to increase your performance. Before a long race, the pros undoubtedly know how to motivate themselves. Use their insights in these Mental Running Quotes to motivate your miles.

I believe depression is legitimate. But I also believe that you aren't giving yourself a fighting chance if you don't exercise, eat nutritious food, get sunlight, get enough sleep, consume positive material, and surround yourself with support. - Jim Carrey

Jim Carrey's lifelong battle with depression and ADHD has been well documented. And yet, he has succeeded in many respects. Taking care of our mental health is essential, which may require expert treatment or medication. However, there is also much we can accomplish on our own. Exercise. Eat right. Place ourselves in circumstances where we may flourish, both physically and psychologically. Create a future that we can't wait to enter!

Exercise also has enormous benefits for mental health. It releases endorphins, which induce feelings of happiness. - Michelle Davis

And the beautiful thing about the endorphins produced by exercise is that they do more than make you feel good; they also decrease pain. Aerobic exercise, especially when it is rhythmic and repetitive, like walking or running, is excellent for relieving stress and calming the mind in addition to the body.

Love yourself enough to live a healthy lifestyle. - Jules Robson

Self-care is neither a luxury nor an act of excess. By taking care of yourself, you become the best person you can be, in addition to helping other people.

Exercising increases endorphins, dopamine, adrenaline and endocannabinoid — all brain chemicals associated with feeling happy, confident, and capable, with less anxiety and stress and even less physical pain.

I feel better in my thoughts when I work out. It improves everything. - Keri Russel

The most important aspect of exercise is that you engage in it. A healthy body promotes a healthy mind – and the other way around.

Exercise is the most potent and underutilised antidepressant.- Bill Phillips

Bill Philips is half right. In some cases, according to the Harvard Medical School, exercise is as effective as antidepressants. For people with severe depression, however, exercise alone is not enough, but it's a terrific start.

In addition to all the feel-good hormones outlined above, regular exercise causes nerve cells to multiply and form new connections; this improvement in brain function improves our mood.

Start Today!

Starting exercising when you suffer from mental health problems can feel difficult or even impossible. Start small and start with something that you usually enjoy. An acquaintance just informed me that she had resumed tap dancing! What hobbies or interests of yours have you abandoned?

Keep convincing yourself that exercise will enhance your mood in the long and near term.