Inspirational Fitness Quotes & Sayings

She transcends her sport, which is what any sport needs ... And she does it while smiling the whole time. It's kind of a joke, but then again it's not, especially if you're a male pro trailing in her wake. To have this woman in the middle of such a suffer fest out there crushing people and smiling all the way ... — Lance Armstrong

Good things come to those who hustle — Chuck Noll

Children are like sponges and all they really want to do is latch on to someone that inspires them to learn. — Gwen Ro

The five S's of sports training are: stamina, speed, strength, skill, and spirit; but the greatest of these is spirit. — Ken Doherty

The love of money is the root of all evil, therefore selfishness must be the seed. — M.D. Birmingham

To all those who doubt the power of exercise -- and I was one of you -- take it from me: physical fitness has translated into an intellectual fitness I could not have imagined... I've learned that "I don't need to go for a run today" comes out of the same part of my brain as "I don't need to confront my vice president today about the low performance of his department." One suffer-session at a time, I have trained that part of my brain to endure short-term pain in exchange for long-term benefits. — Edward Stevens

It is a disgrace to grow old through sheer carelessness before seeing what manner of man you may become by developing your bodily strength and beauty to their highest limit. — Socrates

Commit to fitness and health. You only have one body and one life. Take responsibility of your health and live your best life. — Latorria Freeman

Good health, good life. — Lailah Gifty Akita

We are all bodybuilders, so build the house you want to live in. — Rodney Page

In race of life, you have to run at own speed. — Lailah Gifty Akita

You see, most people gain weight because they give into cravings. But when you easily (and without feeling like you're depriving yourself) gain control, the extra weight comes off. — Josh Bezoni

When it come to working out: It would seem, the days we feel like it the least are the days we need it the most. — Mark W. Boyer

There is revival after rest. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Choose the body to live in. — Lailah Gifty Akita

It's easier to stay in shape if you never let yourself get out of shape in the first place. — Bill Loguidice

Getting healthy will always result in weight loss as a side effect, but a side effect of dieting and weight loss is often poorer health. — Christopher Earle

I didn't mind basic training. It taught me that something that seems impossible at the start can be achieved. — Arnold Schwarzenegger

Good things come to those who initiate. — Susan RoAne

Get comfortable with being uncomfortable! — Jillian Michaels

Too many people I meet believe that you can sit in a chair and be given motivation. With exercise and fitness, you get it by doing. The mental qualities you need are all linked like a chain. If you give exercise a try and see results, even if it's as simple as feeling good that you get out the door, you'll become motivated to repeat the exercise. Seeing results is inspiring. — Grete Waitz

To get change, you must first pay for it. — Timothy Joshua

All you need are a pair of tennis shoes and motivation to change the course of your life. — Heidi Bond

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

Really? If I could hate my trainer? That would be ideal. I'd prefer to despise this person with the fire of ten thousand suns. So when I walk - nay, crawl - out of here at the end of my workouts, I want to lull myself to sleep by picturing my very talented and inspirational trainer getting hit by a bus. A bus that I am driving. — Jen Lancaster

If I can see it and believe it, then I can achieve it. — Arnold Schwarzenegger

Wanna lose 1200 Calories a month? Drink a liter of ice water a day. You burn the energy just raising the water to body temp. — Neil DeGrasse Tyson

THE REASON I CAN BE 38 AND HAVE TWO KIDS AND WEAR A BIKINI IS BECAUSE I WORK MY ASS OFF. IT'S NOT AN ACCIDENT. IT'S NOT LUCK, IT'S NOT FAIRY DUST, IT'S NOT GOOD GENES. IT'S KILLING MYSELF FOR AN HOUR AND A HALF FIVE DAYS A WEEK, BUT WHAT I GET OUT OF IT IS RELATIVE TO WHAT I PUT INTO IT. — Gwyneth Paltrow

My therapist told me the way to achieve true inner peace is to finish what I start. So far today, I have finished 2 bags of M&M's and a chocolate cake. I feel better already. — Dave Barry

Getting older is inevitable--being old is a choice. — Cheryl L. Ilov

I've always been intimidated by gyms, have never been able to enjoy the towel-round-the-shoulder confidence of somebody who knows he can bench-press 250 pounds, or even knows what that means or how much 250 pounds weighs. I just know I don't like lifting heavy things, especially since I had this wrist injury which stopped me playing tennis and which means that I've gone from being fit and thin-looking to just a feeble streak of unshouldered manhood whose only saving grace is that he doesn't take up much space, who leaves plenty of room for others - especially now that I was several days into a quasi-hunger strike. — Geoff Dyer

If you feel the purpose of life is struggle, Darwinian fitness, dog eat dog, then you will be eaten by a dog, or you will eat dog. You become what you focus on. — Frederick Lenz

Getting more exercise isn't only good for your waistline. It's a natural anti-depressant, that leaves you in a great mood. — Auliq Ice

You stop accepting yourself and stop connecting three realms of the triangle of awareness within you. You fail to realize that this is mistaken notion that "a lighter you is a happier you" isn't making you happier at all. — Scott Abel

When I feel the weight of the world on my shoulders, I LIFT IT! — Emma Daley