Exercise one hour a day, keep illness away.

[diamondcutter]

Exercise one hour a day, keep illness away.

I saw this slogan in a school. I think it’s totally Chinglish. What it wants to express is this: if you exercise one hour a day, you’ll keep illnesses away. But this sentence is too long and is not suitable for a slogan. Dear teachers, could you think of a slogan which carries the same meaning as the long sentence?

 

[A.G.E]

“An hour of exercise daily will keep you healthy.”
I think this should be saying the same thing...

Disclaimer: I am not a teacher.

 

[probus]

@A.G.E any member may answer a question, provided that if they are not a teacher they say so. I have edited your post to add the required disclaimer this time.

 

[probus]

@diamondcutter There's a very well known proverb or maxim in English: an apple a day keeps the doctor away. The OP seems to be a variant of that, and not Chinglish as far as I can see. Slogans often sacrifice precision of meaning for the sake of brevity and pithiness.

 

[tedmc]

Exercising an hour a day keeps illness/the doctor away.
I think the subject should be a gerund.

 

[5jj]

Exercising an hour a day keeps illness/the doctor away.
I think the subject should be a gerund.

That depends on the construction:

Exercise an hour a day,
That'll keep the doc away,

 

[diamondcutter]

Hi, probus. Do you mean the OP is acceptable in English?

 

[diamondcutter]

What do you think of this version?

An hour’s exercise a day keeps the doctor away.

 

[emsr2d2]

What do you think of this version?

An hour’s exercise a day keeps the doctor away.

It's grammatically correct.

 

[probus]

Hi, probus. Do you mean the OP is acceptable in English?

Yes, but only as a slogan, not in formal writing.

 

[Tarheel]

@diamondcutter Your sentence is only eight words long. Many slogans are that long.