50 Workout Motivation Quotes For The Best Workout Ever

Our latest collection of workout motivation quotes on Everyday Power Blog.

Workout motivation quotes have the power to make us feel motivated to work out even when we don’t feel like it because we are tired or because we don’t see the results we had anticipated when starting out.

Similarly, when you have a busy schedule, you need good workout motivation to keep you going. These workout motivation quotes can kick you into high gear in just a couple of minutes.

Most people are addicted to words and phrases; whether they realize it or not. The words we hear and thoughts we have can easily distract us from achieving our goals or keep us fixed on achieving them. We have collected the quotes below to help you stay on track in your quest to stay fit and healthy.

These quotes are from fitness personalities like Arnold Schwarzenegger and Dwayne Johnson, sports personalities like Venus Williams, Muhammad Ali and Michael Jordan, to public figures like Benjamin Franklin, Nelson Mandela, Maya Angelou and Mahatma Gandhi. The quotes are as diverse as possible. Enjoy!

Workout Motivation Quotes For The Best Workout Ever

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

2.) “Training gives us an outlet for suppressed energies created by stress and thus tones the spirit just as exercise conditions the body.” – Arnold Schwarzenegger

3.) “Energy & persistence conquer all things.” – Benjamin Franklin

4.) “I’ve missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I have 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

5.) “If you have a body, you are an athlete!” – Bill Bowerman

6.) “Someone busier than you is working our right now.” – Unknown

7.) “You can either suffer the pain of discipline or the pain of regret.” –Jim Rohn

8.) “The best way to predict the future is to create it.” – Abraham Lincoln

9.) “Exercise is a celebration of what your body can do. Not a punishment for what you ate.”  —​Women’s Health UK

10.) “No matter how slow you go, you’re still lapping everybody on the couch.”   —​Elite Daily

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11.) “It always seems impossible until it’s done.” —​Nelson Mandela

12.) “I already know what giving up feels like. I want to see what happens if I don’t.” —​Neila Rey

13.) “At first they’ll ask why you’re doing it. Late they’ll ask how you did it.” —Tone It Up

14.) “I’m not trying to look perfect. I just want to feel better, look great, know I’m healthy, and rock any outfit I choose.” —21 day Fix

15.) “Look in the mirror … that’s your competition.” —​Unknown

16.) “One workout at a time. One day at a time. One meal at a time.” —​Chalene Johnson

17.) “If it doesn’t challenge you it doesn’t change you!” – Fred Devito

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

19.) “Sweat is fat crying.” —Unknown

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

Workout motivation quotes for an amazing workout

21.) “You don’t have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great.” – Zig Ziglar

22.) “Today I will do what others won’t, so tomorrow I can accomplish what others can’t.” —Jerry Rice

23.) “All great achievements require time.” —Maya Angelou

24.) “To enjoy the glow of good health, you must exercise.” – Gene Tunney

25.) “Work hard in silence. Let success be your noise.” – Frank Ocean

26.) “The difference between try and triumph is a little umph.” – Marvin Phillips

27.) “The purpose of training is to tighten up the slack, toughen the body, and polish the spirit.” – Morihei Ueshiba

28.) “To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift.” —Steve Prefontaine

29.) “Fitness is not about being better than someone else… It’s about being better than you used to be.” – Khloe Kardashian

30.) “You never know how strong you are until being strong is the only choice you have.” – Unknown

Inspirational Workout motivation quotes

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

32.) “Don’t quit. You are already in pain. You are already hurt. Get a reward from it.” – Unknown

33.) “We don’t stop exercising because we grow old; we grow old because we stop exercising.” – Mike Banks

34.) “If you ever lack the motivation to train, then think what happens to your mind and body when you don’t.” – Shifu Yan Lei, Master from the Shaulin Temple

35.) “True enjoyment comes from activity of the mind and exercise of the body; the two are ever united.” – Wilhelm von Humboldt

36.) “Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going.” – Jim Ryin

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

38.) “The reason I exercise is for the quality of life I enjoy.” – Kenneth H. Cooper

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

40.) “A muscle is like a car. If you want it to run well early in the morning, you have to warm it up.” – Florence Griffith Joyner

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41.) “My fitness journey will be a lifelong journey.” – Khloe Kardashian

42.) “Exercise should be regarded as a tribute to the heart.” – Gene Tunney

43.) “The real workout starts when you want to stop.” – Unknown

44.) “I just get things done, instead of talking about getting them done.” – Henry Rollins

45.) “Hustle for that muscle.” – Tatianaamico

46.) “No pain, no gain.” – Benjamin Franklin

47.) “The first step in achieving your goal is to take a moment to respect your goal. Know what it means to you to achieve it.” – Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson

48.) “Work hard in silence; let your success make the noise.” – Arnold Schwarzenegger

49.) “Don’t count the days, make the days count.” —Muhammad Ali

50.) “Running’s a pain in the ass. But it sure gives me a nice one.” – Unknown

Which of these workout motivation quotes was your favorite?

Working out needs a lot of motivation and a strong will. As you continue to work out, there will come a time when you will feel like it’s not worth it to keep working out. When you experience this feeling, you can choose to work through it, ignore the feeling, or give up.

Hopefully, the workout motivation quotes above will keep you motivated and remind you why you need to push on even during your worst days; when you don’t even feel like lifting a finger. Even a single quote from the above list is enough to keep you motivated. So go ahead, pick your favorite one, and let it be your workout mantra.

Did you enjoy these workout motivation quotes? Which of the quotes resonated with you best? Let us know in the comment section below. We would love to hear all about it. 

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