Staying motivated with your fitness goals can be tough, but these exercise quotes will keep you inspired.
Whether you’re a fitness enthusiast or just starting out, these quotes will push you to stay committed to your health and wellness journey.
Top Inspirational Exercise Quotes
The only bad workout is the one that didn’t happen.
Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will. — Mahatma Gandhi
Exercise should be regarded as tribute to the heart. — Gene Tunney
The pain you feel today will be the strength you feel tomorrow.
Fitness is not about being better than someone else. It’s about being better than you used to be.
It never gets easier, you just get stronger.
Do something today that your future self will thank you for.
The body achieves what the mind believes.
We do not stop exercising because we grow old — we grow old because we stop exercising. — Dr. Kenneth Cooper
To enjoy the glow of good health, you must exercise. — Gene Tunney
Sweat is just fat crying.
Exercise is labor without weariness. — Samuel Johnson
You don’t have to be extreme, just consistent.
The difference between try and triumph is a little umph.
A one hour workout is 4% of your day. No excuses.The purpose of training is to tighten up the slack, toughen the body, and polish the spirit. — Morihei Ueshiba
Today I will do what others won’t, so tomorrow I can do what others can’t. — Jerry Rice
Don’t limit your challenges, challenge your limits.
Your body can stand almost anything. It’s your mind that you have to convince.
It’s supposed to be hard. If it were easy, everyone would do it. — Tom Hanks
Powerful Quotes to Energize Your Workout
Physical fitness is the first requisite of happiness. — Joseph Pilates
No matter how slow you go, you are still lapping everybody on the couch.
Just remember the letter ‘S’: sweating, smiling, and swearing are all ways to know you’re doing it right.
Opportunities don’t happen, you create them. — Chris Grosser
Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going. — Jim Ryun
When you feel like quitting, think about why you started.
Exercise is done against one’s wishes and maintained only because the alternative is worse. — George A. Sheehan
You’re only one workout away from a good mood.
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. — Arnold Schwarzenegger
Energy and persistence conquer all things. — Benjamin Franklin
Don’t count the days, make the days count. — Muhammad Ali
Fall in love with taking care of yourself. Mind. Body. Spirit.
Fitness is not about being better than someone else… it’s about being better than you used to be. — Khloe Kardashian
The hardest lift of all is lifting your butt off the couch.
Exercise is a celebration of what your body can do, not a punishment for what you ate.
Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, others make it happen. — Michael Jordan
Age is no barrier. It’s a limitation you put on your mind. — Jackie Joyner-Kersee
Train insane or remain the same.
Fit is not a destination, it is a way of life.
What seems impossible today will one day become your warm-up.
Motivational Exercise Quotes for Daily Fitness
The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Hustle for that muscle.
Be stronger than your excuses.
You don’t get the ass you want by sitting on it.
Push yourself because no one else is going to do it for you.
Every workout is progress.
Pain is temporary, pride is forever.
A little progress each day adds up to big results.
Sweat, smile, repeat.
Change your body by changing your thoughts.
Stop wishing. Start doing.
The body is the temple of the soul.
Exercise not only changes your body, it changes your mind, your attitude and your mood.
You can either have results or excuses, not both.
Remember why you started.
Fit is not a destination, it’s a way of life.
Keep your squats low and your standards high.
Difficult doesn’t mean impossible. It simply means that you have to work hard.
Clear your mind of can’t. — Samuel Johnson
The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in a person’s determination. — Tommy Lasorda
Exercise Quotes to Boost Your Workout Routine
If it doesn’t challenge you, it doesn’t change you. — Fred DeVito
Progress is progress, no matter how small.
Everything you need is already inside. — Bill Bowerman
Don’t wish for a good body, work for it.
Exercise to be fit, not skinny. Eat to nourish your body.
A champion is someone who gets up when they can’t. — Jack Dempsey
There are seven days in the week and someday isn’t one of them.
If you want something you’ve never had, you must be willing to do something you’ve never done. — Thomas Jefferson
Disciplined is being the strongest, fittest, and healthiest version of yourself.
Overcome the notion that you must be regular. It robs you of the chance to be extraordinary. — Uta Hagen
No pain, no gain. Shut up and train.
Respect your body. It’s the only one you get.
The groundwork of all happiness is health. — Leigh Hunt
It’s not about having time. It’s about making time.
Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does. — William James
Fitness is like a relationship. You can’t cheat and expect it to work.
Training gives us an outlet for suppressed energies created by stress and thus tones the spirit just as exercise conditions the body. — Arnold Schwarzenegger
Your only limit is you.
The only way to finish is to start.
If you still look good at the end of your workout, you didn’t train hard enough.
Best Exercise Quotes for Fitness Enthusiasts
Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it. — Henry David Thoreau
The pain of today is the victory of tomorrow.
Exercise is king. Nutrition is queen. Put them together and you’ve got a kingdom. — Jack LaLanne
The best way to predict the future is to create it. — Peter Drucker
Your workout is a medal, and your sweat is the ribbon.
Once you see results, it becomes an addiction.
Success isn’t always about greatness. It’s about consistency. Consistent hard work gains success. Greatness will come. — Dwayne Johnson
You don’t have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great. — Zig Ziglar
Good things come to those who sweat.
You can’t get much done in life if you only work on the days when you feel good. — Jerry West
Movement is a medicine for creating change in a person’s physical, emotional, and mental states. — Carol Welch
The only trip you will regret is the one you didn’t take to the gym.
I don’t count my sit-ups; I only start counting when it starts hurting because they’re the only ones that count. — Muhammad Ali
The difference between wanting and achieving is discipline.
When your body shouts ‘stop’, your mind screams ‘never’.
Set your goals high, and don’t stop till you get there. — Bo Jackson
The gym is not the social club for the fit. It’s the training ground for everyone.
Sweat is magic. Cover yourself in it daily to grant your health wishes.
The more you sweat in training, the less you bleed in combat. — Navy SEALs
Dedication is what happens when you live life dreaming of the gym, not the bed.
Fitness is like marriage, you can’t cheat on it and expect it to work. — Bonnie Pfiester