Getting Motivated to Workout
Come January 1st and New Year’s Resolutions time, it is very easy to get motivated to workout, whether that be lifting more weights or running more. You probably don’t even need any motivational quotes!
However, as the days pass, it gets harder and harder to get out of the door to go on your run or head to the gym.
Perhaps you aren’t getting the results you were looking for, tired from working out, or bored with your workout routine. Whatever, it is you just don’t have the motivation it takes to work out.
Don’t feel bad, everyone, even the best athletes among us, have this same feeling. It is normal to feel like quitting.
What makes the big difference is how you can deal with this feeling of lack of motivation. It is important to understand that it is just a small speed bump in your path to success and you can’t let it stop you.
One of the best ways to fight back and continue pushing on is through external motivation. Sometimes all you need is a word of encouragement or inspiration to get you out the door.
With that in mind, check out the top 39 fitness quotes to keep you motivated!
39 Fitness Quotes to Keep You Motivated
39. “I hate every minute of training. But i said, don’t quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.”
– Mohammad Ali
38. “Unless you puke, faint, or die, keep going.” – Jillian Michaels
37. “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then is not an act but a habit.”
– Aristotle
36. “Remember this: Your body is your slave. It works for you.” – Jack LaLanne
35. “No matter how many mistakes you make or how slow you progress, you are still way ahead of everyone who isn’t trying.” – Tony Robbins
34. “Take care of your body. It’s the only place you have to live.” – Jim Rohn
33. “Do something today that your future self will thank you for.” – Sean Patrick Flanery
32. “Training gives us an outlet for suppressed energies created by stress and thus tones the spirit just as exercise conditions the body.” – Arnold Schwarzenegger
31. “Age is no barrier. It’s a limitation you put on your mind.”
– Jackie Joyner-Kersee
30. “Exercise is done against one’s wishes and maintained only because the alternative is worse.” – George A. Sheehan
Fitness Motivation
29. “We cannot start over. But we can begin now and make a new ending.” – Zig Ziglar
28. “We must train hard. It’s not about denying a weakness may exist but about denying its right to persist.”
– Vince McConnell
27. “Physical fitness is not only one of the most important keys to a healthy body, it is the basis of dynamic and creative intellectual activity.” – John F. Kennedy
26. “Don’t limit your challenges, challenge your limits.” – Jerry Dunn
25. “Fitness is not about being better than someone else. It’s about being better than you used to be.” – Khloe Kardashian
24. “You can have results or excuses, but not both.”
– Arnold Schwarzenegger
23. “If it doesn’t challenge you, it won’t change you.” – Fred Devito
22. “If you want something you’ve never had, you must be willing to do something you’ve never done.” – Thomas Jefferson
21. “If you ever lack the motivation to train then think what happens to your mind & body when you don’t.”
– Shifu Yan Lei
20. “Exercise is king. Nutrition is queen. Put them together and you’ve got a kingdom.” – Jack LaLanne
Workout Motivation
19. “Do today what others won’t so tomorrow you can do what others can’t.” – Jerry Rice
18. “Do what you have to do until you can do what you want to do.” – Oprah Winfrey
17. “You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.”
– Wayne Gretzky
16. “To enjoy the glow of good health, you must exercise.” – Gene Tunney
15. “Work hard in silence. Let success be your noise.” – Frank Ocean
14. “The difference between try and triumph is a little umph.” – Marvin Phillips
13. “The pain you feel today will be the strength you feel tomorrow.” – Arnold Schwarzenegger
12. “Today I will do what others won’t, so tomorrow I can accomplish what others can’t.” – Jerry Rice
11. “Train hard, turn up, run your best and the rest will take care of itself.” – Usain Bolt
10. “Strength does not come from the physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will.”
– Ghandi
Motivational Quotes
9. “I’ve missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I’ve 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
8. “The best way to predict the future is to create it.” – Abraham Lincoln
7. “Don’t count the days, make the days count.” – Muhammad Ali
6. “All great achievements require time.” – Maya Angelou
5. “Just believe in yourself. Even if you don’t pretend that you do and, and some point, you will.” – Venus Williams
4. “Nothing will work unless you do.”
– Maya Angelou
3. “To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift.” – Steve Prefontaine
2. “Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going.” – Jim Ryun
1. “It’s going to be a journey. It’s not a sprint to get in shape.”
– Kerri Walsh Jennings
Some Parting Words of Motivation
We hope that you have found a lot of motivation to continue your fitness journey. Like we said earlier, sometimes all it takes is an encouraging word to get you moving!
However, don’t stop here. You need to see these quotes often to help keep you motivated. For example, try printing out some of these motivation quotes and hanging them up around your house, making it your phone’s wallpaper, or even write them down on sticky notes to place at your work desk.
The more you see them, the more you will be motivated to do great things not only in your workouts but in your life in general!
Good luck!
Ideas for the top 39 fitness motivational quotes come from the following sources.[1]Yuri Elkhaim – 13 Awesome Fitness Quote to Keep You Motivated[2]Openfit – 29 Motivational Quotes To Help You Reach Your Fitness Goals[3]Goalcast – 20 Fitness Motivation Quote to Break Out of Your Comfort Zone
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