Strong. Confident. Accomplished! Those are just a few of the amazing things you feel at the end of a kickass workout. So why is getting started so much of a struggle? Some days the motivation is endless, and then there are other days where you require more of a push.

While being consistent and getting into the habit of regularly working out will help keep you on track, there is power in positive affirmations and encouraging words of advice. We’ve compiled 35 fitness quotes to motivate you, inspire you, and, maybe, even make you laugh.

Save these quotes by copying and pasting them into your phone’s notes app, or take a screenshot of the list. You could even write them on sticky notes and put them around the house! Reference them anytime you need some extra motivation to make positive changes.

Now, go crush your workout!

1. Your body can stand almost anything. It’s your mind that you have to convince
2. Exercise is quality time with me
3. Believe you’re born to achieve great things
4. Find a way, not an excuse
5. Progress, not perfection
6. Every goal begins as a dream
7. Does refusing to go to the gym count as resistance training?
8. Roses are red. Violets are blue. Go to the gym.
9. It’s your workout, your time, your body, own it.
10. Sore. The most satisfying pain.
11. You don’t have to be extreme, just consistent.
12. The real workout starts when you want to stop
13. My legs are hungover
14. Squat until you walk funny
15. Always push yourself to the next level
16. Healthy is an outfit that looks different on anybody
17. All progress takes place outside your comfort zone
18. I wandered around shopping for an hour and called it cardio
19. Be savage, not average
20. It’s ok to struggle. It’s not ok to give up
21. A short workout is better than no workout
22. Don’t decrease the goal, increase the effort
23. Does refusing to do cardio count as resistance training?
24. The only bad workout is the one you didn’t do
25. Self-care is how you take your power back
26. The things you are in control of in life: your attitude + your effort
27. Whether you think you can or you can’t, you’re right
28. Forget all the reasons why it won't work and believe the one reason it will
29. Your body loves you. Love it back!
30. When you don’t want to work out is when you need it most
31. The best project you will ever work on is you
32. I’m killing it. I’m dying. I’m killing it. I’m dying.
33. Be scared + do it anyway
34. Remember, the difference between your dreams and reality is action
35. Dedication over motivation

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