Top 80 Motivational Exercise Quotes (KEEP FIT)

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Top 10 Most Famous Exercise Quotes (BEST)

“Even when all is known, the care of a man is not yet complete, because eating alone will not keep a man well; he must also take exercise. For food and exercise, while possessing opposite qualities, yet work together to produce health.”
Hippocrates

To enjoy the glow of good health, you must exercise. - Gene Tunney — To enjoy the glow of good **health**, you must exercise. – Gene Tunney

Follow your dreams, work hard, practice and persevere. Make sure you eat a variety of foods, get plenty of exercise and maintain a healthy lifestyle. - Sasha Cohen — Follow your **dreams**, work hard, practice and **persevere**. Make sure you eat a variety of foods, get plenty of exercise and maintain a healthy lifestyle. – Sasha Cohen

You have to exercise, or at some point you’ll just break down. - Barack Obama — You have to exercise, or at some point you’ll just break down. – **Barack Obama**

Exercise to stimulate, not to annihilate. The world wasn't formed in a day, and neither were we. Set small goals and build upon them. - Lee Haney — Exercise to stimulate, not to annihilate. The world wasn’t formed in a day, and neither were we. Set small goals and build upon them. – Lee Haney

“Looking beautiful isn’t just about what you apply on your face. It’s the little things you do that matter. A combination of a good diet, exercise, healthy habits, discipline, dancing etc. is what my beauty routine consists of. Also, I have no bad habits; I don’t drink or smoke. All these contribute to me being fit and looking good.”
Madhuri Dixit

I think self-discipline is something, it's like a muscle. The more you exercise it, the stronger it gets. - Daniel Goldstein — I think **self-discipline** is something, it’s like a **muscle**. The more you exercise it, the stronger it gets. – Daniel Goldstein

The reason I exercise is for the quality of life I enjoy. - Kenneth H. Cooper — The reason I exercise is for the quality of **life** I enjoy. – Kenneth H. Cooper

When it comes to health and well-being, regular exercise is about as close to a magic potion as you can get. - Thich Nhat Hanh — When it comes to health and well-being, regular exercise is about as close to a magic potion as you can get. – **Thich Nhat Hanh**

Once you are doing exercise regularly, the hardest thing is to stop it. - Erin Gray — Once you are doing exercise regularly, the hardest thing is to stop it. – Erin Gray

18 Exercise Quotes That Inspires Good Health

“Exercise, prayer, and meditation are examples of calming rituals. They have been shown to induce a happier mood and provide a positive pathway through life’s daily frustrations.”
Chuck Norris

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 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

Nothing lifts me out of a bad mood better than a hard workout on my treadmill. It never fails. Exercise is nothing short of a miracle. - Cher — Nothing lifts me out of a bad mood better than a hard workout on my treadmill. It never fails. Exercise is nothing short of a **miracle**. – **Cher**

“People are increasingly realizing that what they eat is important. You can’t put junk food in your body and be healthy. All sorts of problems can develop, like diabetes, heart disease, obesity, strokes. Gardening not only helps with exercise and mental health, but it can improve diet as well.”
Monty Don

If you don’t make time for exercise, you’ll probably have to make time for illness. - Robin Sharma — If you don’t make **time** for exercise, you’ll probably have to make time for illness. – **Robin Sharma**

Work out. Eat well. Be patient. Your body will reward you.

“Typically, people who exercise, start eating better and become more productive at work. They smoke less and show more patience with colleagues and family. They use their credit cards less frequently and say they feel less stressed. Exercise is a keystone habit that triggers widespread change.”
Charles Duhigg

Adopting a new healthier lifestyle can involve changing diet to include more fresh fruit and vegetables as well as increasing levels of exercise. - Linford Christie — Adopting a new healthier lifestyle can involve changing diet to include more fresh fruit and vegetables as well as increasing levels of exercise. – Linford Christie

Exercise for the joy of feeling good and getting better. Eat right with the intention of fueling your body with the things it needs to perform. - Tony Horton — Exercise for the joy of feeling good and getting better. Eat right with the intention of fueling your body with the things it needs to perform. – Tony Horton

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

I like exercise. I like a healthy body. - Erin Gray — I like exercise. I like a healthy body. – Erin Gray

Take care of your body. It’s the only place you have to live in. - Jim Rohn — Take care of your body. It’s the only place you have to live in. – **Jim Rohn**

Temptation is like a knife, that may either cut the meat or the throat of a man; it may be his food or his poison, his exercise or his destruction. - John Owen — Temptation is like a knife, that may either cut the meat or the throat of a man; it may be his food or his poison, his exercise or his destruction. – John Owen

A healthy lifestyle includes exercise, nutrition, healthy sleep patterns and a healthy group of friends. - Sophie Gregoire Trudeau — A healthy lifestyle includes exercise, nutrition, healthy sleep patterns and a healthy group of **friends**. – Sophie Gregoire Trudeau

I’m addicted to exercising and I have to do something every day. - Arnold Schwarzenegger — I’m addicted to exercising and I have to do something every day. – Arnold Schwarzenegger

If it weren't for the fact that the TV set and the refrigerator are so far apart, some of us wouldn't get any exercise at all. - Joey Adams — If it weren’t for the fact that the TV set and the refrigerator are so far apart, some of us wouldn’t get any exercise at all. – Joey Adams

Exercise is king. Nutrition is Queen. Put them together and you’ve got a kingdom. - Jack Lalanne — Exercise is king. Nutrition is Queen. Put them together and you’ve got a kingdom. – Jack Lalanne

Exercise because you want to be healthy and energetic. Read because you want to constantly learn. Meditate because you want to be connected to being. - Robert Celner — Exercise because you want to be healthy and energetic. Read because you want to constantly **learn**. **Meditate** because you want to be connected to being. – Robert Celner

13 Exercise Quotes to Overcome Your Excuses

You would be surprised what two hours of daily exercise and five hundred stomach crunches can do for you. - Justina Chen Headley — You would be surprised what two hours of daily exercise and five hundred stomach crunches can do for you. – Justina Chen Headley

Excuses don’t kill the fat, exercises do. - Amit Kalantri — Excuses don’t kill the fat, exercises do. – Amit Kalantri

If you think lifting is dangerous, try being weak. Being weak is dangerous. - Bret Contreras — If you think lifting is dangerous, try being weak. Being weak is dangerous. – Bret Contreras

Excuses are a list of self imposed obstacles that prevent you from having a better life. - Tony Horton — Excuses are a list of self imposed **obstacles** that prevent you from having a better life. – Tony Horton

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

I already know what giving up feels like. I want to see what happens if I don’t. - Neila Rey — I already know what giving up feels like. I want to see what happens if I don’t. – Neila Rey

Action is the foundational key to all success. - Pablo Picasso — **Action** is the foundational key to all **success**. – **Pablo Picasso**

Things may come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who hustle. - Abraham Lincoln — Things may come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who **hustle**. – **Abraham Lincoln**

A 30-minute workout is just two percent of your day. No excuses.

No matter how slow you go, you’re still lapping everybody on the couch. - Elite Daily — No matter how slow you go, you’re still lapping everybody on the couch. – Elite Daily

Your body can do it it’s time to convince your mind.

Your mind will quit 100 times before your body ever does. Feel the pain and do it anyway.

Do today what others won’t so tomorrow you can do what others can’t. - Jerry Rice — Do today what others won’t so tomorrow you can do what others can’t. – **Jerry Rice**

2 Wise Exercise Quotes that’s Good for the Heart

There is no better exercise for your heart than reaching down and helping to lift someone up. - Bernard Meltzer — There is no better exercise for your heart than reaching down and helping to lift someone up. – Bernard Meltzer

Exercise should be regarded as tribute to the heart. - Gene Tunney — Exercise should be regarded as tribute to the heart. – Gene Tunney

9 Exercise Quotes to Improve Mental Health

Physical fitness is not only one of the most important keys to a healthy body, but it is also the basis of dynamic and creative intellectual activity. - John F. Kennedy — Physical **fitness** is not only one of the most important keys to a healthy body, but it is also the basis of dynamic and **creative** intellectual activity. – **John F. Kennedy**

True prayer is neither a mere mental exercise nor a vocal performance. It is far deeper than that - it is spiritual transaction with the Creator of Heaven and Earth. - Charles Spurgeon — True prayer is neither a mere mental exercise nor a vocal performance. It is far deeper than that – it is spiritual transaction with the Creator of Heaven and Earth. – **Charles Spurgeon**

Old minds are like old horses; you must exercise them if you wish to keep them in working order. - John Adams — Old minds are like old horses; you must exercise them if you wish to keep them in working order. – **John Adams**

True enjoyment comes from activity of the mind and exercise of the body; the two are ever united. - Wilhelm von Humboldt — True enjoyment comes from activity of the mind and exercise of the body; the two are ever united. – Wilhelm von Humboldt

Technology, like art, is a soaring exercise of the human imagination. - Daniel Bell — **Technology**, like art, is a soaring exercise of the human imagination. – Daniel Bell

To be wholly devoted to some intellectual exercise is to have succeeded in life. - Robert Louis Stevenson — To be wholly devoted to some intellectual exercise is to have succeeded in life. – **Robert Louis Stevenson**

Movement is a medicine for creating change in a person’s physical, emotional and mental states. - Carol Welch — Movement is a medicine for creating change in a person’s physical, emotional and mental states. – Carol Welch

Exercise keeps me occupied, which is good for my mental health. - Gail Porter — Exercise keeps me occupied, which is good for my mental health. – Gail Porter

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

8 Exercise Quotes on Running and Walking

In general, any form of exercise, if pursued continuously, will help train us in perseverance. Long-distance running is particularly good training in perseverance. - Mao Zedong — In general, any form of exercise, if pursued continuously, will help train us in perseverance. Long-distance **running** is particularly good training in perseverance. – Mao Zedong

Walking is the best possible exercise. Habituate yourself to walk very far. - Thomas Jefferson — Walking is the best possible exercise. Habituate yourself to walk very far. – **Thomas Jefferson**

Running is not just exercise; it is a lifestyle. - John Bingham — Running is not just exercise; it is a lifestyle. – John Bingham

An early-morning walk is a blessing for the whole day. - Henry David Thoreau — An early-morning walk is a **blessing** for the whole day. – **Henry David Thoreau**

If you are in a bad mood go for a walk. If you are still in a bad mood go for another walk. - Hippocrates — If you are in a bad mood go for a walk. If you are still in a bad mood go for another walk. – Hippocrates

Walking the most ancient exercise and still the best modern exercise. - Carrie Latet — Walking: the most ancient exercise and still the best modern exercise. – Carrie Latet

Walking for health and fitness, the easiest way to get in shape and stay in shape. - Frank Ring — Walking for health and fitness, the easiest way to get in shape and stay in shape. – Frank Ring

Run for fun. Run for exercise. Run for a better life. - Toni Sorenson — Run for fun. Run for exercise. Run for a better life. – Toni Sorenson

2 Exercise Quotes on Reading

Reading is an exercise in empathy; an exercise in walking in someone else's shoes for a while. - Malorie Blackman — **Reading** is an exercise in **empathy**; an exercise in walking in someone else’s shoes for a while. – Malorie Blackman

Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body. - Joseph Addison — Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body. – Joseph Addison

2 Exercise Quotes on Love

Man should not try to avoid stress any more than he would shun food, love or exercise. - Hans Selye — Man should not try to avoid stress any more than he would shun food, **love** or exercise. – Hans Selye

Sex without love is merely healthy exercise. - Robert A. Heinlein — Sex without love is merely healthy exercise. – Robert A. Heinlein

16 Profound Exercise Quotes to Ponder

“I have seen many storms in my life. Most storms have caught me by surprise, so I had to learn very quickly to look further and understand that I am not capable of controlling the weather, to exercise the art of patience and to respect the fury of nature.”
Paulo Coelho

It is a good morning exercise for a research scientist to discard a pet hypothesis every day before breakfast. It keeps him young. - Konrad Lorenz — It is a good morning exercise for a research scientist to discard a pet hypothesis every day before **breakfast**. It keeps him young. – Konrad Lorenz

I have never taken any exercise, except sleeping and resting, and I never intend to take any. - Mark Twain — I have never taken any exercise, except **sleeping** and resting, and I never intend to take any. – **Mark Twain**

“Depend upon yourself. Make your judgement trustworthy by trusting it. You can develop good judgement as you do the muscles of your body – by judicious, daily exercise. To be known as a man of sound judgement will be much in your favor.”
Grantland Rice

Find fitness with fun dancing. It is fun and makes you forget about the dreaded exercise. - Paula Abdul — Find fitness with fun dancing. It is fun and makes you forget about the dreaded exercise. – Paula Abdul

Exercise is bunk. If you are healthy, you don't need it if you are sick you should not take it. - Henry Ford — Exercise is bunk. If you are healthy, you don’t need it: if you are sick you should not take it. – **Henry Ford**

“A memoir forces me to stop and remember carefully. It is an exercise in truth. In a memoir, I look at myself, my life, and the people I love the most in the mirror of the blank screen. In a memoir, feelings are more important than facts, and to write honestly, I have to confront my demons.”
Isabel Allende

Being entirely honest with oneself is a good exercise. - Sigmund Freud — Being entirely honest with oneself is a good exercise. – **Sigmund Freud**

Writing is like any other sort of sport. In order for you to get better at it, you have to exercise the muscle. - Jason Reynolds — **Writing** is like any other sort of sport. In order for you to get better at it, you have to exercise the muscle. – Jason Reynolds

“In my view, the best of humanity is in our exercise of empathy and compassion. It’s when we challenge ourselves to walk in the shoes of someone whose pain or plight might seem so different than yours that it’s almost incomprehensible.”
Sarah McBride