It’s not always easy to get up and work out. In today’s hectic lifestyle, prioritizing one’s fitness proves to be a challenge that requires commitment, determination, and patience.

We’ve put together the following list of fitness quotes to help you stay on track, uplift your spirit, and motivate you to become the best possible version of yourself.

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“I hated every minute of training, but I said, ‘Don’t quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.” – Muhammad Ali

“The last three or four reps is what makes the muscle grow. This area of pain divides a champion from someone who is not a champion.” –  Arnold Schwarzenegger

“If you think lifting is dangerous, try being weak. Being weak is dangerous.” – Bret Contreras

“Once you learn to quit, it becomes a habit.” – Vince Lombardi Jr

“The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

“The clock is ticking. Are you becoming the person you want to be?” –  Greg Plitt

“Most people fail, not because of lack of desire, but because of lack of commitment.” – Vince Lombardi

Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it.” – Henry David Thoreau

“You must expect great things from yourself before you can do them.” –  Michael Jordan

“The successful warrior is the average man, with laser-like focus.” –  Bruce Lee

“Exercise is labor without weariness.” – Samuel Johnson

“A year from now you may wish you had started today.” – Karen Lamb

“Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, others make it happen.” – Michael Jordan

“When it comes to eating right and exercising, there is no ‘I’ll start tomorrow’.” – VL Allineare

“The human body is the best picture of the human soul.” – Ludwig Wittgenstein

“All progress takes place outside the comfort zone.” – Michal Joan Bobak

“Well done is better than well said.” – Benjamin Franklin

“Look in the mirror. That’s your competition.” – John Assaraf

“The groundwork for all happiness is good health.” – Leigh Hunt

“Tough times don’t last. Tough people do.” – Robert H. Schuller

“A feeble body weakens the mind.” – Jean-Jacques Rousseau

“You have to push past your perceived limits, push past that point you thought was as far as you can go.” – Drew Brees

“Go the extra mile. It’s never crowded.” – Wayne Dyer

“Put all excuses aside and remember this: You are capable.” – Zig Ziglar

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

“The muscle and the mind must become one. One without the other is zero.” – Lee Haney

“Things may come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who hustle.” – Abraham Lincoln,

“Bodybuilding is much like any other sport. To be successful, you must dedicate yourself 100% to your training, diet and mental approach.” – Arnold Schwarzenegger

“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

“If something stands between you and your success, move it. Never be denied.” – Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson

“Swimming is normal for me. I’m relaxed. I’m comfortable, and I know my surroundings. It’s my home.” – Michael Phelps

“Increased physical activity enhances positive energy.” – Lailah Gifty Akita

“Believe in yourself. You are braver than you think, more talented than you know, and capable of more than you imagine.” – Roy T. Bennett

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

“Our bodies are our gardens – our wills are our gardeners.” – William Shakespeare

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

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

“Don’t limit your challenges. Challenge your limits.” – Jerry Dunn

“The clock is ticking. Are you becoming the person you want to be?” – Greg Plitt

“Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body.” – Joseph Addison

“What’s important is to get into shape and then not to have to worry about it. I don’t want to get on stage and not be able to do something. Not being physically fit doesn’t work for me.” – Chris Cornell

“Success is what comes after you stop making excuses.” – Luis Galarza

“I’m not a waif-y girl and never will be. I think it’s healthy when fitness experts encourage fitness rather than getting a certain body shape.” – Sophia Bush

“Those who think they have no time for bodily exercise will sooner or later have to find time for illness.” – Edward Stanley

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

“Here’s what I tell anybody and this is what I believe. The greatest gift we have is the gift of life. We understand that. That comes from our Creator. We’re given a body. Now you may not like it, but you can maximize that body the best it can be maximized.” – Mike Ditka

“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

“Whether you think you can, or you think you can’t, you’re right.” – Henry Ford

“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

“Action is the foundational key to all success.” – Pablo Picasso

“A champion is someone who gets up when they can’t.” – Jack Dempsey

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

“Setting goals is the first step into turning the invisible into the visible.” – Tony Robbins

“Your body is the church where Nature asks to be reverenced.” – Marquis de Sade

“You have to think it before you can do it. The mind is what makes it all possible.” – Kai Greene

“Things may come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who hustle.” – Abraham Lincoln

“Things work out best for those who make the best of how things work out.” – John Wooden

“Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” – Confucius

“Get comfortable with being uncomfortable!” – Jillian Michaels

“The only way for a rich man to be healthy is by exercise and abstinence, to live as if he were poor.” – William Temple

“All our dreams can come true if we have the courage to pursue them.” – Walt Disney

“Once you are exercising regularly, the hardest thing is to stop it.” – Erin Gray

“Great works are performed, not by strength, but by perseverance.” – Samuel Johnson

“The body achieves what the mind believes.” – Unknown

“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

“If you don’t make time for exercise, you’ll probably have to make time for illness.” – Robin Sharma

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

“Number one, like yourself. Number two, you have to eat healthy. And number three, you’ve got to squeeze your buns. That’s my formula.” – Richard Simmons

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

“Sometimes you don’t realize your own strength until you come face to face with your greatest weakness.” – Susan Gale

“Ability is what you’re capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it.” – Lou Holtz

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

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

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

“Do something today that your future self will thank you for.” – Sean Patrick Flanery

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

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

“The mind is the most important part of achieving any fitness goal. Mental change always comes before physical change.” – Matt McGorry

“In training, you listen to your body. In competition, you tell your body to shut up.” – Rich Froning Jr.

“We do not stop exercising because we grow old- we grow old because we stop exercising” – Dr. Kenneth Cooper

“Your health account, your bank account, they’re the same thing. The more you put in, the more you can take out.” – Jack LaLanne

“You shall gain, but you shall pay with sweat, blood, and vomit.” – Pavel Tsatsouline

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

“There’s no secret formula. I lift heavy, work hard, and aim to be the best.” – Ronnie Coleman

“To keep the body in good health is a duty… otherwise we shall not be able to keep our mind strong and clear.” – Buddha

“Strive for progress, not perfection.” – Unknown

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

“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“ – Unknown

You’re going to have to let it hurt. Let it suck. The harder you work, the better you will look. Your appearance isn’t parallel to how heavy you lift, it’s parallel to how hard you work.” – Joe Manganiello

“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

“Believe in yourself and all that you are. Know that there is something inside of you that is greater than any obstacle.” – Christian D. Larson

“I learned a long time ago that there is something worse than missing the goal, and that's not pulling the trigger.” – Mia Hamm

“It always seems impossible until it is done” – Nelson Mandela

“The deadlift also serves as a way to train the mind to do things that are hard.” – Mark Rippetoe

“Of course it’s hard. It’s supposed to be hard. If it were easy, everybody would do it. Hard is what makes it great.” – Jimmy Dugan, from ‘A League of Their Own’

“Every champion was once a contender that refused to give up.” – Sylvester Stallone

“Living a healthy lifestyle will only deprive you of poor health, lethargy, and fat.” – Jill Johnson

“A lot of times people look at the negative side of what they feel they can't do. I always look on the positive side of what I can do.” – Chuck Norris

“Nothing will work unless you do.” – Maya Angelou

Top 106 Fitness Quotes To Keep You Motivated

Fitness Quotes

Top 106 Fitness Quotes To Keep You Motivated

Fitness Quotes

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