"After I climbed a few times, I had a revolutionary realization: I didn’t hate it. It was different from any exercise I’d tried before, full of static motion and mental puzzles. I finished each session drenched in sweat, but it was a sweat that I had worked for, a sweat during which I had actually done things. It felt so much better than just running aimlessly. Simply getting to the top of the rock wall doesn’t sound all that amazing, and it wasn’t really. It was just something different, and something that has truly changed the way I feel about my body and my physical fitness."

- Katie N.

From ​How I learned that exercise can (and should) be enjoyable

"[to] feel good...get rid of jet lag... [and] clear my head"

- Ashley G.

Via Health

"I move because it makes me feel alive, it charges my brain, it invigorates my senses. That's why I move."

- Cynthia C.

"Usually I go for walks and start telling myself the story. I'm imagining and ordering the story, both at once. As I tell it, I get more and more familiar with it. Then, when I sit down to write, it's almost like taking dictation."

- Richard Wagamese, author/journalist/storyteller

Read more about Richard's new book, Medicine Walk, in the March/April 2015 issue of The Costco Connection

"Moving helps our brains, it helps us learn, it helps our mental wellness and well being, moving outdoors connects us with NATURE!"

- Deb H.
Founder of 'NSTEP
A Registered Charity (Nutrition, Students, Teachers Exercising with Parents) goal to prevent childhood obesity

"Throughout my career I followed an exercise program in order to maintain my safety and productivity while in space. Back on Earth, I now spend two hours at the gym several times each week. My exercise goal is to stay healthy and maintain an active lifestyle."

"A personal exercise program allows me to live my life to the fullest.  Healthy living provides me with an advantage in my work, sports and social life.  I am mentally sharper and at my physical best when fit and healthy."

- Robert Thirsk 
Former astronaut with the Canadian Space Agency & director of the board for LIFT Philanthropy Partners
via The Play Exchange article, What Being an Astronaut Taught Me About Healthy Living

"...fitness was always extremely important for me...at playoff time...into the third period...be the guy who still has lots of energy and has the strength physically and mentally to push yourself even harder." 

- Andrew F. 
Edmonton Oilers Hockey Team

"I move because it clears my mind and helps me to refocus. There is nothing better than the feeling of clarity and lightness that comes after an intense exercise training session or just simply getting outside and playing around."

- Jessica H., 28
Sherwood Park, Alberta Canada

"I move for my mental health. It helps me deal with day-to-day angst, with anxiety, with depression. I move for the natural glow on my face, the feeling of physical accomplishment and mental serenity AND clarity. I move because it's life affirming, soul nurturing, body nourishing."

"I move because I can."

- Carmen McC., 58
Edmonton, Alberta Canada