Top 101 Fitness Motivation Quotes

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With the New Year here, you might be motivated to work out. However, as the year goes on, you might find it harder to have the motivation to continue. With that in mind, check out the top 101 fitness motivation quotes.

#101 – 90. Fitness Motivation Quotes

101. Train hard, turn up, run your best and the rest will take care of itself. – Usain Bolt

100. “Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will.” —Mahatma Gandhi

99. “No matter how slow you go you still lapping everyone on the couch.”

98. Unless you puke, faint, or die, keep going. – Jillian Michaels

97. To enjoy the glow of good health, you must exercise. – Gene Tunney

96. “Hustle for that muscle.”

95. “Good things come to those who sweat.”

94. “Muscles are torn in the gym, fed in the kitchen and built in the bed.”

93. “The best way to predict the future is to create it.” – Abraham Lincoln

92. “The next few months will go by whether you workout or not!”

91. “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then is not an act but a habit.” —Aristotle

90. “The body achieves what the mind believes.”

#89 – 80. Fitness Motivation Quotes

89. “You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.” —Wayne Gretzky

88. The pain you feel today will be the strength you feel tomorrow. – Arnold Schwarzenegger

87. “Do something today that your future self will thank you for.” —Unknown

86. “If you want something you’ve never had, you must be willing to do something you’ve never done.” —Thomas Jefferson

85. “It’s going to be a journey. It’s not a sprint to get in shape.” —Kerri Walsh Jennings

84. “You’re only one workout away from a good mood.” —Unknown

83. “The last three or four reps is what makes the muscle grow. This area of pain divides the champion from someone else who is not a champion. That’s what most people lack, having the guts to go on and just say they’ll go through the pain no matter what happens.” —Arnold Schwarzenegger

82. “Suck it up. And one day you won’t have to suck it in.”

81. “Life begins at the end of your comfort zone.” —Unknown

80. Don’t limit your challenges, challenge your limits. – Jerry Dunn

#79 – 70. Fitness Motivation Quotes

79. “Your body can stand almost anything. It’s your mind that you have to convince.”

78. “We cannot start over. But we can begin now and make a new ending.” —Zig Ziglar

77. “The difference between try and triumph is a little ‘umph’.” —Unknown

 76. “Train insane or remain the same.”

75. “Success isn’t always about greatness. It’s about consistency. Consistent hard work gains success. Greatness will come.”

74. “Training gives us an outlet for suppressed energies created by stress and thus tones the spirit just as exercise conditions the body.” – Arnold Schwarzenegger

73. “Rome wasn’t built in a day, but they worked on it every single day.”

72. 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

 71. “The only bad workout is the one that didn’t happen.”

 70. “Definition of a really good workout: when you hate doing it, but you love finishing it.”

#69 – 60. Fitness Motivation Quotes

69. “No pain, no gain. Shut up and train.”

68. Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going. — Jim Ryun

67. “Respect your body. It’s the only one you get.”

66. You can have results or excuses, but not both. – Arnold Schwarzenegger

65. “My protein shake brings the boys to the yard. And they’re like: your muscles are hard. Damn right, my muscles are hard. I could train ya, but I’d have to charge.”

64. “When you feel like quitting, think about why you started.” —Unknown

63. “Create healthy habits, not restrictions.” —Unknown

62. “Nothing will work unless you do.” —Maya Angelou

61. “Don’t count the days, make the days count.” —Muhammad Ali

60. “Energy & persistence conquer all things.” – Benjamin Franklin

#59 – 50. Fitness Motivation Quotes

59. “Making excuses burns zero calories per hour.” —Unknown

58. “Obstacles can’t stop you. Problems can’t stop you. People can’t stop you. Only you can stop you.”

57. Fitness is not about being better than someone else. It’s about being better than you used to be. – Khloe Kardashian

56. Exercise is done against one’s wishes and maintained only because the alternative is worse. – George A. Sheehan

55. “Strive for progress, not perfection.”

54. “Someone busier than you is working our right now.”

53. Do something today that your future self will thank you for. — Sean Patrick Flanery

52. “When you feel like quitting think about why you started.”

51.  “Making excuses burns zero calories per hour.”

50. “Success starts with self-discipline.”

#49 – 40. Fitness Motivation Quotes

49. Age is no barrier. It’s a limitation you put on your mind. – Jackie Joyner-Kersee

48. “The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in a person’s determination.” —Tommy Lasorda

47. “Don’t let the scale define you. Be active, be healthy, be happy.” —Unknown

46. “Strength does not come from the physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will.” – Ghandi

45. “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

44. “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

43. “A one hour workout is 4% of your day. No excuses.”

42. If you ever lack the motivation to train then think what happens to your mind & body when you don’t. – Shifu Yan Lei

41. “Work hard in silence. Let success be your noise.”

40. 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

#39 – 30. Fitness Motivation Quotes

39. If it doesn’t challenge you, it won’t change you. – Fred Devito

38.  “The hardest lift of all is lifting your butt off the couch.”

37. “If you’re tired of starting over, stop giving up.” —Unknown

36.  “Never give up on a dream just because of the time it will take to accomplish it. The time will pass anyway.”

35. “The secret of getting ahead is getting started.” -Mark Twain

34. “A fit, healthy body—that is the best fashion statement” – Jess C. Scott

33. “Dead last finish is greater than did not finish, which trumps did not start.”

32.  “I will beat her, I will train harder, I will eat cleaner, I know her strengths, I’ve lost to her before but not this time. She is going down. I have the advantage because I know her well. She is the old me.”

31. “To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift.” —Steve Prefontaine

30. Take care of your body. It’s the only place you have to live. – Jim Rohn

#29 – 20. Fitness Motivation Quotes

29. “I don’t count my sit-ups. I only start counting when it starts hurting because they’re the only ones that count.”

28. “The difference between try and triumph is a little umph.” – Marvin Phillips

27. “Today I will do what others won’t, so tomorrow I can accomplish what others can’t.” —Jerry Rice

26. “Use the 21/90 rule: It takes 21 days to create a habit. It takes 90 days to create a lifestyle.”

25. “Work hard in silence. Let success be your noise.” – Frank Ocean

24. “The pain you feel today, will be the strength you feel tomorrow.”

23. “Exercise is like telling your body “you’re gonna hate me for this, but you’ll thank me later.”

22. “You can either suffer the pain of discipline or the pain of regret.” -Jim Rohn

21.  “Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going.”

20. “All great achievements require time.” —Maya Angelou

#19 – 10. Fitness Motivation Quotes

19. Exercise is king. Nutrition is queen. Put them together and you’ve got a kingdom. – Jack LaLanne

18. “No matter how slow you go, you are still lapping everybody on the couch.” —Unknown

17. Remember this: Your body is your slave.  It works for you. – Jack LaLanne

16. “What seems impossible today will one day become your warm-up.”

15. “Just believe in yourself. Even if you don’t pretend that you do and, and some point, you will.” —Venus Williams

14.  “If you still look good at the end of your workout, you didn’t train hard enough.”

13. “Do what you have to do until you can do what you want to do.” —Oprah Winfrey

12. “Of course it’s hard. It’s supposed to be hard. It it were easy, everybody would do it. Hard is what makes it great.”

11. “If you have a body, you are an athlete!” – Bill Bowerman

10. “Fitness is like a relationship. You can’t cheat and expect it to work.”

#9 – 1. Fitness Motivation Quotes

9. “A good workout is when you make your dry fit shirt look like false advertising.”

8.  “Sweat is fat crying.” —Unknown

7. We must train hard. It’s not about denying a weakness may exist but about denying its right to persist. – Vince McConnell

6.  “Your body can stand almost anything. It’s your mind that you have to convince.”

5.  “Strive for progress, not perfection.” —Unknown

4.  “This months exercise is next months health.”

3.  “Push yourself because no one else is going to do it for you.”

2. “I don’t workout because I hate my body, I workout because I love my body.”

1.“If we could give every individual the right amount of nourishment and exercise, not too little and not too much, we would have found the safest way to health.” – Hippocrates

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