Need some inspiration and motivation?
Here are a list of the best positive motivational & inspirational fitness & workout quotes with words of encouragement for men & women achieving your physical health goals.
If you are looking to go to the gym and exercise, then you know how important it is to prime your mind so that you can push through a tough workout.
Your mind is a powerful tool and by filling it with positive messages, phrases, and sayings, they can help motivate you to keep going when you might want to give up.
Whether you are looking to lose weight or get strong…
On this page you will find quotes about courage, confidence, discipline, hard work, setting and achieving goals, overcoming hard times, believing in yourself, determination, health and wellness, and more that will encourage you to have a great workout.
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INSPIRATIONAL FITNESS QUOTES
Once you learn to quit, it becomes a habit. ― Vince Lombardi Jr.
Want to be respected? Be consistent.
Love yourself enough to live a healthy lifestyle.
Starve your distractions. Feed your focus. – Unknown
If it doesn’t challenge you it wont change you. – Unknown
When I lost all of my excuses I found my results.
A year from now you may wish you had started today. – Karen Lamb
When you feel like stopping…think about why you started.
You are the only one who can limit your greatness. – Unknown
It’s never too late and you’re never too old to become better.
Don’t give up on your dreams, or your dreams will give up on you. – John Wooden
There are no shortcuts to living your greatest life and becoming your best self.
Your desire to change must be greater than your desire to stay the same.
Most people fail, not because of lack of desire, but, because of lack of commitment. – Vince Lombardi
The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be. – Ralph Waldo Emerson
MOTIVATIONAL WORKOUT QUOTES
Don’t stop until you’re proud.
If you get tired, learn to rest, not quit.
Look in the mirror. That’s your competition. – John Assaraf
You are much stronger than you think.
Tough times don’t last. Tough people do. – Robert H. Schuller
You are what you do, not what you say you’ll do.
Someone busier than you is working out right now.
Put all excuses aside and remember this: YOU are capable. – Zig Ziglar
If you want it, you’ll find a way. If you don’t, you’ll find an excuse.
Start where you are. Do what you can. Never stop. Keep going.
Stop doubting yourself. Work hard and make it happen. – Unknown
You will never always be motivated. You have to learn to be disciplined. – Unknown
When your body feels like giving up, that’s when your workout really starts.
Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, others make it happen. – Michael Jordan
HEALTH & FITNESS QUOTES
Fall in love with taking care of your body.
What you eat in private will show up in public. – Unknown
If you think living healthy is expensive, try illness. – Unknown
The groundwork for all happiness is good health. – Leigh Hunt
A healthy mind and fit body is how you express your soul.
Our bodies are our gardens – our wills are our gardeners. – William Shakespeare
Eat well. Move daily. Hydrate often. Sleep lots. Love your body.
Sweat is magic. Cover yourself in it daily to grant your health wishes.
Losing weight is hard. Being overweight is hard. Choose your hard.
Workout because you love yourself, not because you hate your body.
Health is like money, we never have a true idea of its value until we lose it.
Want to be happy? Working out releases endorphins and endorphins make you happy.
Exercise is king. Nutrition is queen. Put them together and you’ve got a kingdom. – Jack LaLanne
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
FITNESS GOALS QUOTES
You said ‘tomorrow’ yesterday. – Unknown
Strive for progress, not perfection.
Don’t shrink your goal. Increase your effort.
One day I’ll be at the place I always wanted to be.
Focus on your goal. Don’t look in any direction but ahead.
Success is what comes after your stop making excuses. – Luis Galarza
You don’t get what you wish for. You get what you work for. – Unknown
Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment. – Jim Rohn
To achieve great things, you must step out of your comfort zone.
The pain you feel today will be the strength you feel tomorrow. – Arnold Schwarzenegger
You can only reach your goals through commitment, consistency, and hard work.
Setting goals is the first step into turning the invisible into the visible. – Tony Robbins
Set a goal so big that you can’t achieve it until you grow into the person who can. – Unknown
In two weeks, you’ll feel it. In four weeks, you’ll see it. In eight weeks, you’ll hear it.
HARD WORK & DETERMINATION FITNESS QUOTES
Get comfortable with being uncomfortable! – Jillian Michaels
If you’re tired of starting over, stop giving up.
A one hour workout is 4% of your day. No excuses.
Your life is a direct reflection of what you have worked for.
Great works are performed, not by strength, but by perseverance. – Samuel Johnson
Keep going. Everything you need will come to you at the perfect time.
The harder you work for something, the greater you’ll feel when you achieve it. – Unknown
Results happen over time, not overnight. Work hard, stay consistent, and be patient. – Unknown
Sometimes the bravest thing you can do is to keep going when you feel like giving up.
Perseverance is the hard work you do after you get tired of doing the hard work you already did. – Newt Gingrich
Sometimes you don’t realize your own strength until you come face to face with your greatest weakness. – Susan Gale
CONFIDENCE & COURAGE QUOTES FOR WORKING OUT
You don’t find will power, you create it. – Unknown
Confidence comes from discipline and training. – Robert Kiyosaki
You must do the thing you think you cannot do. – Eleanor Roosevelt
Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one’s courage. – Anaïs Nin
One isn’t necessarily born with courage, but one is born with potential. – Maya Angelou
The best way to gain self-confidence is to do what you are afraid to do. – Swati Sharma
Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising every time we fall. – Confucius
You must have the courage and confidence to push through your weaknesses if you want to succeed.
Ability is what you’re capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it. – Lou Holtz
Believe in yourself. You are braver than you think, more talented than you know, and capable of more than you imagine. – Roy T. Bennett
Stop whining. Stop crying. Stop thinking “poor me”. It’s time to put on your big boy pants and man up!
FAMOUS FITNESS QUOTES
Nothing will work unless you do. – John Wooden
Pain is temporary. Quitting lasts forever. – Lance Armstrong
Don’t train to be skinny. Train to be a bad ass. – Demi Lovato
I train to be the best in the world on my worst day. – Ronda Rousey
Every champion was once a contender that refused to give up. – Sylvester Stallone
I think in life you should work on yourself until the day you die. – Serena Williams
Blood, sweat and respect. First two you give. Last one you earn. – The Rock
You must expect great things of yourself before you can do them. – Michael Jordan
There’s no secret formula. I lift heavy, work hard, and aim to be the best. – Ronnie Coleman
The muscle and the mind must become one. One without the other is zero. – Lee Haney
Living a healthy lifestyle will only deprive you of poor health, lethargy, and fat. – Jill Johnson
Today I will do what others won’t, so tomorrow I can accomplish what others can’t. – Jerry Rice.
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
Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths. When you go through hardships and decide not to surrender, that is strength. – Arnold Schwarzenegger
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