70 Workout and Fitness Quotes To Keep You Motivated
Last Updated on February 25, 2024 Table of Contents Whether youre 15 or 50, theres one thing that you should always include in your daily routine: exercise. Getting your body moving doesnt have to be hard or complicated. In fact, there are all kinds of workouts that will fit any body type, lifestyle, or health
Last Updated on February 25, 2024
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Whether you’re 15 or 50, there’s one thing that you should always include in your daily routine: exercise. Getting your body moving doesn’t have to be hard or complicated. In fact, there are all kinds of workouts that will fit any body type, lifestyle, or health requirement. You just need to find what suits you.
Benefits of Working Out
If you think about the dozens of good reasons why you should workout more, you’d be getting out of bed earlier. Exercise doesn’t just keep you fit, it also:
Makes you happier, thanks to endorphin production,
Promotes healthy bones and muscles as you age,
Battles fatigue and increases energy levels,
Reduce the risk of chronic diseases, like type 2 diabetes, and
Helps keep your mind and memory sharp!
With all these benefits, who wouldn’t want to jog?
Easy Types of Workout
One of the easiest – and FREE – types of workout is walking. That’s right: even just running errands such as shopping, walking the dog, or mowing the lawn, can do you a lot of good.
Take things up a notch by trying cycling or swimming. Both can be easy or intense, depending on how hard you want to push yourself. They’re pretty accessible, too. Bikes are affordable, while community swimming pools are usually available to many. Other alternative workouts are: shadowboxing, dancing, yoga, hula hooping, and of course, your favorite sport (e.g. tennis, rugby, golf, baseball, etc.).
Don’t feel like going to the gym? Or maybe you’re looking for a little push to kickstart that yoga routine? Here are some motivational workout quotes to get your spirit – and body – moving.
Motivational Workout Quotes
1. “Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it.” – Henry David Thoreau
2. “Don’t give up on your dreams, or your dreams will give up on you.” – John Wooden
2. “All progress takes place outside the comfort zone.” – Michael John Bobak
3. “The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
4. “The successful warrior is the average man, with laser-like focus.” – Bruce Lee
5. “Put all excuses aside and remember this: YOU are capable.” – Zig Ziglar
6. “A champion is someone who gets up when they can’t.”— Jack Dempsey
7. “You will never always be motivated. You have to learn to be disciplined.” – Unknown
8. “I have nothing in common with lazy people who blame others for their lack of success. Great things come from hard work and perseverance. No excuses.” – Kobe Bryant
9. “Exercise is a celebration of what your body can do. Not a punishment for what you ate.” – Women’s Health UK
10. “No matter how slow you go, you’re still lapping everybody on the couch.” – Elite Daily
11. “It always seems impossible until it’s done.” – Nelson Mandela
12. “I already know what giving up feels like. I want to see what happens if I don’t.” – Neila Rey
13. “At first they’ll ask why you’re doing it. Late they’ll ask how you did it.” – Tone It Up
14. “I’m not trying to look perfect. I just want to feel better, look great, know I’m healthy, and rock any outfit I choose.” – 21 day Fix
15. “Look in the mirror … that’s your competition.” – Unknown
16. “One workout at a time. One day at a time. One meal at a time.” –Chalene Johnson
17. “If it doesn’t challenge you it doesn’t change you!” – Fred Devito
18. “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then is not an act but a habit.” —Aristotle
19. “Sweat is fat crying.” —Unknown
20. “If you want something you’ve never had, you must be willing to do something you’ve never done.” —Thomas Jefferson
21. “You don’t have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great.” – Zig Ziglar
22. “Today I will do what others won’t, so tomorrow I can accomplish what others can’t.” – Jerry Rice
23. “All great achievements require time.” – Maya Angelou
24. “To enjoy the glow of good health, you must exercise.” – Gene Tunney
25. “Work hard in silence. Let success be your noise.” – Frank Ocean
26. “The difference between try and triumph is a little umph.” – Marvin Phillips
27. “The purpose of training is to tighten up the slack, toughen the body, and polish the spirit.” – Morihei Ueshiba
28. “To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift.” – Steve Prefontaine
29. “Fitness is not about being better than someone else… It’s about being better than you used to be.” – Khloe Kardashian
30. “You never know how strong you are until being strong is the only choice you have.” – Unknown
31. “Just believe in yourself. Even if you don’t pretend that you do and, and some point, you will.” – Venus Williams
32. “Don’t quit. You are already in pain. You are already hurt. Get a reward from it.” – Unknown
33. “We don’t stop exercising because we grow old; we grow old because we stop exercising.” – Mike Banks
34. “If you ever lack the motivation to train, then think what happens to your mind and body when you don’t.” – Shifu Yan Lei, Master from the Shaulin Temple
35. “True enjoyment comes from activity of the mind and exercise of the body; the two are ever united.” – Wilhelm von Humboldt
36. “Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going.” – Jim Ryin
37. “Whether you think you can or you think you can’t, you’re right.” – Henry Ford
38. “The reason I exercise is for the quality of life I enjoy.” – Kenneth H. Cooper
39. “The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in a person’s determination.” – Tommy Lasorda
40. “A muscle is like a car. If you want it to run well early in the morning, you have to warm it up.” – Florence Griffith Joyner
Don’t forget to also check out these motivational walking quotes about the mental, physical, and emotional benefits.
41. “My fitness journey will be a lifelong journey.” – Khloe Kardashian
42. “Exercise should be regarded as a tribute to the heart.” – Gene Tunney
43. “The real workout starts when you want to stop.” – Unknown
44. “I just get things done, instead of talking about getting them done.” – Henry Rollins
45. “Hustle for that muscle.” – Tatianaamico
46. “No pain, no gain.” – Benjamin Franklin
47. “The first step in achieving your goal is to take a moment to respect your goal. Know what it means to you to achieve it.” – Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson
48. “Work hard in silence; let your success make the noise.” – Arnold Schwarzenegger
49. “You shall gain, but you shall pay with sweat, blood, and vomit.” – Pavel Tsatsouline
50. “Running’s a pain in the ass. But it sure gives me a nice one.” – Unknown
51. “The last three or four reps is what makes the muscle grow. This area of pain divides a champion from someone who is not a champion.” – Arnold Schwarzenegger
52. “A year from now you may wish you had started today.” – Karen Lamb
53. “Strength does not come from the physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will.” – MahatmaGandhi
54. “Training gives us an outlet for suppressed energies created by stress and thus tones the spirit just as exercise conditions the body.” – Arnold Schwarzenegger
55. “Energy & persistence conquer all things.” – Benjamin Franklin
56. “I’ve missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I have lost almost 300 games. Twenty-six times I’ve been trusted to take the game-winning shot and missed. I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.” —Michael Jordan
57. “If you have a body, you are an athlete!” – Bill Bowerman
58. “Someone busier than you is working our right now.” – Unknown
59. “You can either suffer the pain of discipline or the pain of regret.” –Jim Rohn
60. “The best way to predict the future is to create it.” – Abraham Lincoln
61. “In training, you listen to your body. In competition, you tell your body to shut up.” – Rich Froning Jr.
62. “Don’t count the days, make the days count.” —Muhammad Ali
63. “There’s no secret formula. I lift heavy, work hard, and aim to be the best.” – Ronnie Coleman
64. “If something stands between you and your success, move it. Never be denied.” – Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson
65. “There comes a certain point in life when you have to stop blaming other people for how you feel or the misfortunes in your life. You can’t go through life obsessing about what might have been.” – Hugh Jackman
66. “Don’t be afraid of failure. This is the way to succeed.” – LeBron James
67. “Most people give up right before the big break comes — don’t let that person be you.” – Michael Boyle
68. “I feel an endless need to learn, to improve, to evolve — not only to please the coach and the fans — but also to feel satisfied with myself.” – Cristiano Ronaldo
69. “You’re going to have to let it hurt. Let it suck. The harder you work, the better you will look. Your appearance isn’t parallel to how heavy you lift, it’s parallel to how hard you work.” – Joe Manganiello
70. “Success is usually the culmination of controlling failure.” – Sylvester Stallone
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