It takes a lot of time to develop good habits. Among all the good practices, one is working out. We all know exercising daily is as important as having a balanced diet. It is essential for our physical and mental well-being.
Although, we plan to be consistent with our workouts and take so many fitness resolutions. We follow them for some days and then lose the zeal and enthusiasm. Some people even lack the motivation to move their bodies. They tend to avoid it. Maybe because that is too much work for them.
It’s alright. You don’t have to fulfill your fitness resolution in a day or two. Take your time. But there is one thing you must do- take the first step. Be it just a walk for five minutes. Later you can switch to pilates, gyming, cardio, yoga, cycling, etc. You can choose anything that works best for you.
Eventually, you will notice how taking small-small steps can make a lot of difference. So, here is a list of quotes to motivate you in this direction.
Inspirational Gym Motivation Quotes
“The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.¨ – Ralph Waldo Emerson
“Once you learn to quit, it becomes a habit.¨ ― Vince Lombardi Jr
“A year from now you may wish you had started today.¨ – Karen Lamb
¨Our growing softness, our increasing lack of physical fitness, is a menace to our security.¨— John F. Kennedy
¨Don’t give up on your dreams, or your dreams will give up on you.¨ – John Wooden
“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
¨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
¨Exercise is labor without weariness.¨ – Samuel Johnson
¨Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, others make it happen.¨ – Michael Jordan
¨The first time I see a jogger smiling, I’ll consider it.¨- Joan Rivers
“All progress takes place outside the comfort zone.”- Michal Joan Bobak
¨Look in the mirror. That’s your competition.¨ – John Assaraf
¨Tough times don’t last. Tough people do.¨ – Robert H. Schuller
¨A feeble body weakens the mind.¨ – Jean-Jacques Rousseau
¨Put all excuses aside and remember this: You are capable.¨ – Zig Ziglar
¨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
“Swimming is normal for me. I’m relaxed. I’m comfortable, and I know my surroundings. It’s my home.¨- Michael Phelps
“If you think lifting is dangerous, try being weak. Being weak is dangerous.” – Bret Contreras
“There is a moment when you get older when your metabolism slows down and you don’t feel like working out anymore, so you don’t want to keep yourself fit anymore, but that’s your decision. Why should you be judged for it?¨ – Janet Jackson
¨The groundwork for all happiness is good health.¨ – Leigh Hunt
“The only place where success comes before work is in the dictionary.”- Vidal Sassoon
¨The human body is the best picture of the human soul.¨ – Ludwig Wittgenstein
¨Our bodies are our gardens – our wills are our gardeners.¨ – William Shakespeare
“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
¨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, but it is also 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
¨There are a lot of people in this world who spend so much time watching their health that they haven’t the time to enjoy it.¨- Josh Billings
¨Success is what comes after your stop making excuses.¨ – Luis Galarza
“The successful warrior is the average man, with laser-like focus.”- bruce Lee
¨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
¨Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment.¨ – Jim Rohn
¨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
“You must expect great things of yourself before you can do them.”- Michael Jordan
¨The pain you feel today will be the strength you feel tomorrow.¨ – Arnold Schwarzenegger
¨I’m not a waifu girl and never will be. I think it’s healthy when fitness experts encourage fitness rather than getting a certain body shape.¨- Sophia Bush
¨I wanted to get really fit. I wanted to lose some weight. So I’ve been doing Pilates and yoga, trying to lean out my body so I won’t be bulky.¨- Serena Williams
“Action is the foundational key to all success.”- Pablo Picasso
¨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
“Things may come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who hustle.”- Abraham Lincoln
¨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
¨Great works are performed, not by strength, but by perseverance.¨ – Samuel Johnson
“A champion is someone who gets up when they can’t.”- Jack Dempsey
“If something stands between you and your success, move it. Never be denied.”- Dwayne Johnson
¨The purpose of training is to tighten up the slack, toughen the body, and polish the spirit.¨ – Morihei Ueshiba
¨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
¨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
“Today I will do what others won’t, so tomorrow I can accomplish what others can’t.” —Jerry Rice
¨Confidence comes from discipline and training.¨ – Robert Kiyosaki
“You have to think it before you can do it. The mind is what makes it all possible.”- Kai Greene
“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then is not an act but a habit.” —Aristotle
“No pain, no gain.” — Unknown
“You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.” —Wayne Gretzky
“In training, you listen to your body. In competition, you tell your body to shut up.” – Rich Froning Jr.
“The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in a person’s determination.” —Tommy Lasorda
“If you want something you’ve never had, you must be willing to do something you’ve never done.” —Thomas Jefferson
¨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
