{"id":3813,"date":"2025-02-20T13:44:36","date_gmt":"2025-02-20T02:44:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/movewithnicole.com.au\/blog\/30-inspirational-quotes-to-achieve-your-fitness-goals.html"},"modified":"2025-02-20T13:44:38","modified_gmt":"2025-02-20T02:44:38","slug":"30-inspirational-quotes-to-achieve-your-fitness-goals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/movewithnicole.com.au\/blog\/30-inspirational-quotes-to-achieve-your-fitness-goals.html","title":{"rendered":"30 Inspirational Quotes to Achieve Your Fitness Goals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Following and sticking to a fitness and nutrition plan is tough, and there will be days when you can\u2019t find any sense of fitness motivation at all.<\/p>\n<p>You might just want to throw in your very sweaty towel and give up. But that\u2019s when these inspirational fitness quotes can save the (leg) day.<\/p>\n<p>Sometimes a few powerful words are all you need to get out of an \u201cI can\u2019t\u201d or \u201cI don\u2019t feel like it\u201d mindset and get you ready to tackle a workout or choose a healthy food option.<\/p>\n<p>When you\u2019re struggling to stay on track with your goals, inspirational health and fitness quotes can help remind you why you\u2019re doing what you\u2019re doing, and why you shouldn\u2019t succumb to feeling discouraged.<\/p>\n<p>Here are 30 workout motivation quotes that may be just what you need to rise above your excuses and accomplish your goals.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ve included fitness quotes from all-star athletes like Venus Williams, Michael Jordan, and Arnold Schwarzenegger, as well as inspirational sayings from wise public figures like Maya Angelou, Thomas Jefferson, and Mahatma Gandhi.<\/p>\n<p>Print them out. Tape them to your mirror. Carry them around in your wallet. Write them on the wall in your home gym.<\/p>\n<p>Repeat them in your mind over and over and over again as you exercise until they stick.<\/p>\n<p>Because yes, you can do this. Now is the time to achieve your dreams!<\/p>\n<h3><strong>1. \u201cToday I will do what others won\u2019t, so tomorrow I can accomplish what others can\u2019t.\u201d \u2014 Jerry Rice<\/strong><strong\/><\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<h3><strong>2. \u201cDo something today that your future self will thank you for.\u201d \u2014 Unknown<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-143759\" src=\"https:\/\/bod-blog-assets.prod.cd.beachbodyondemand.com\/bod-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/22145134\/motivational-workout-quotes-future-self.png\" alt=\"motivational workout quotes | future self\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<h3><strong\/><strong>3. \u201cWe are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then is not an act but a habit.\u201d \u2014Aristotle<\/strong><strong\/><\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-143758\" src=\"https:\/\/bod-blog-assets.prod.cd.beachbodyondemand.com\/bod-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/22145129\/motivational-workout-quotes-artistotle.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<h3><strong\/><strong>4. \u201cNo matter how slow you go, you are still lapping everybody on the couch.\u201d \u2014Unknown<\/strong><strong\/><\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bod-blog-assets.prod.cd.beachbodyondemand.com\/bod-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/20-Motivational-Quotes-Couch.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<h3><strong\/><strong>5. \u201cSweat is fat crying.\u201d \u2014 Unknown<\/strong><strong\/><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-10170265323\" title=\"20 Motivational Quotes To Help You Reach Your Fitness Goals\" src=\"https:\/\/bod-blog-assets.prod.cd.beachbodyondemand.com\/bod-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/20-Motivational-Quotes-SweatCrying.jpg\" alt=\"20 Motivational Quotes To Help You Reach Your Fitness Goals\" width=\"600\" height=\"599\"\/><\/p>\n<h3><strong\/><strong>6. \u201cYou miss 100% of the shots you don\u2019t take.\u201d \u2014 <\/strong><strong>Wayne Gretzky<\/strong><strong\/><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-143756\" src=\"https:\/\/bod-blog-assets.prod.cd.beachbodyondemand.com\/bod-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/22145121\/motivational-workout-quotes-wayne-gretzky.png\" alt=\"motivational workout quotes | wayne gretzky\" width=\"601\" height=\"601\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<h3><strong\/><strong>7. \u201cThe difference between the impossible and the possible lies in a person\u2019s determination.\u201d \u2014 Tommy Lasorda<\/strong><strong\/><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-143755\" src=\"https:\/\/bod-blog-assets.prod.cd.beachbodyondemand.com\/bod-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/22145113\/motivational-workout-quotes-tommy-lasorda.png\" alt=\"motivational workout quotes | tommy lasorda\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<h3><strong\/><strong>8. \u201cIf you want something you\u2019ve never had, you must be willing to do something you\u2019ve never done.\u201d \u2014 Thomas Jefferson<\/strong><strong\/><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-143754\" src=\"https:\/\/bod-blog-assets.prod.cd.beachbodyondemand.com\/bod-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/22145104\/motivational-workout-quotes-thomas-jefferson.png\" alt=\"motivational workout quotes | thomas jefferson\" width=\"598\" height=\"598\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<h3><strong\/><strong>9. \u201cTo give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift.\u201d \u2014 Steve Prefontaine<\/strong><strong\/><\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bod-blog-assets.prod.cd.beachbodyondemand.com\/bod-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/20-Motivational-Quotes-Prefontaine.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<h3><strong\/><strong>10. \u201cYou\u2019re only one workout away from a good mood.\u201d\u00a0\u2014Unknown<\/strong><strong\/><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-10170265324\" title=\"20 Motivational Quotes To Help You Reach Your Fitness Goals\" src=\"https:\/\/bod-blog-assets.prod.cd.beachbodyondemand.com\/bod-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/20-Motivational-Quotes-OneWorkoutAway.jpg\" alt=\"20 Motivational Quotes To Help You Reach Your Fitness Goals\" width=\"600\" height=\"354\"\/><\/p>\n<h3><strong\/><strong>11. \u201cNothing will work unless you do.\u201d \u2014 Maya Angelou<\/strong><strong\/><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-143753\" src=\"https:\/\/bod-blog-assets.prod.cd.beachbodyondemand.com\/bod-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/22145056\/motivational-workout-quotes-maya-angelou.png\" alt=\"motivational workout quotes | maya angelou\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<h3><strong\/><strong>12. \u201cLife begins at the end of your comfort zone.\u201d \u2014 Unknown<\/strong><strong\/><\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bod-blog-assets.prod.cd.beachbodyondemand.com\/bod-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/20-Motivational-Quotes-ComfortZone.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<h3><strong\/><strong>13. \u201cI\u2019ve missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I\u2019ve lost almost 300 games. Twenty-six times I\u2019ve been trusted to take the game-winning shot and missed. I\u2019ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.\u201d \u2014 Michael Jordan<\/strong><strong\/><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-143752\" src=\"https:\/\/bod-blog-assets.prod.cd.beachbodyondemand.com\/bod-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/22145051\/motivational-workout-quotes-michael-jordan.png\" alt=\"motivational workout quotes | michael jordan\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<h3><strong\/><strong>14. \u201cStrength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will.\u201d \u2014 Mahatma Gandhi<\/strong><strong\/><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-143751\" src=\"https:\/\/bod-blog-assets.prod.cd.beachbodyondemand.com\/bod-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/22145042\/motivational-workout-quotes-gandhi.png\" alt=\"motivational workout quotes | gandhi\" width=\"598\" height=\"598\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<h3><strong\/><strong>15. \u201cThe difference between try and triumph is a little \u2018umph\u2019.\u201d \u2014 Unknown<\/strong><strong\/><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-10170265326\" title=\"20 Motivational Quotes To Help You Reach Your Fitness Goals\" src=\"https:\/\/bod-blog-assets.prod.cd.beachbodyondemand.com\/bod-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/20-Motivational-Quotes-Triumph.jpg\" alt=\"20 Motivational Quotes To Help You Reach Your Fitness Goals\" width=\"600\" height=\"427\"\/><\/p>\n<h3><strong\/><strong>16. \u201cThe last three or four reps is what makes the muscle grow. This area of pain divides the champion from someone else who is not a champion. That\u2019s what most people lack, having the guts to go on and just say they\u2019ll go through the pain no matter what happens.\u201d \u2014Arnold Schwarzenegger<\/strong><strong\/><\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bod-blog-assets.prod.cd.beachbodyondemand.com\/bod-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/20-Motivational-Quotes-Arnold.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<h3><strong\/><strong>17. \u201cDon\u2019t count the days, make the days count.\u201d \u2014 Muhammad Ali<\/strong><strong\/><\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bod-blog-assets.prod.cd.beachbodyondemand.com\/bod-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/20-Motivational-Quotes-Ali.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<h3><strong\/><strong>18. \u201cMaking excuses burns zero calories per hour.\u201d \u2014 Unknown<\/strong><strong\/><\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bod-blog-assets.prod.cd.beachbodyondemand.com\/bod-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/20-Motivational-Quotes-ZeroCals.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<h3><strong\/><strong>19. \u201cIf you\u2019re tired of starting over, stop giving up.\u201d \u2014 Unknown<\/strong><strong\/><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-143750\" src=\"https:\/\/bod-blog-assets.prod.cd.beachbodyondemand.com\/bod-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/22145036\/motivational-workout-quotes-giving-up.png\" alt=\"motivational workout quotes | giving up\" width=\"599\" height=\"599\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<h3><strong\/><strong>20. \u201cWhen you feel like quitting, think about why you started.\u201d \u2014 Unknown<\/strong><strong\/><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-10170265329\" title=\"20 Motivational Quotes To Help You Reach Your Fitness Goals\" src=\"https:\/\/bod-blog-assets.prod.cd.beachbodyondemand.com\/bod-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/20-Motivational-Quotes-WhenQuitting.jpg\" alt=\"20 Motivational Quotes To Help You Reach Your Fitness Goals\" width=\"600\" height=\"660\"\/><\/p>\n<h3><strong\/><strong>21. \u201cDo what you have to do until you can do what you want to do.\u201d \u2014 Oprah Winfrey<\/strong><strong\/><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10170298869\" src=\"https:\/\/bod-blog-assets.prod.cd.beachbodyondemand.com\/bod-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/motivational-workout-quotes-in_post_images-03.jpg\" alt=\"Motivational Workout Quotes\" width=\"600\" height=\"544\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<h3><strong\/><strong>22. \u201cCreate healthy habits, not restrictions.\u201d \u2014 Unknown<\/strong><strong\/><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10170298871\" src=\"https:\/\/bod-blog-assets.prod.cd.beachbodyondemand.com\/bod-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/motivational-workout-quotes-in_post_images-04.jpg\" alt=\"Motivational Workout Quotes\" width=\"600\" height=\"581\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<h3><strong\/><strong>23. \u201cDon\u2019t let the scale define you. Be active, be healthy, be happy.\u201d \u2014 Unknown<\/strong><strong\/><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10170298872\" src=\"https:\/\/bod-blog-assets.prod.cd.beachbodyondemand.com\/bod-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/motivational-workout-quotes-in_post_images-01.jpg\" alt=\"Motivational Workout Quotes\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<h3><strong\/><strong>24. \u201cIt\u2019s going to be a journey. It\u2019s not a sprint to get in shape.\u201d \u2014 Kerri Walsh Jennings<\/strong><strong\/><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10170298873\" src=\"https:\/\/bod-blog-assets.prod.cd.beachbodyondemand.com\/bod-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/motivational-workout-quotes-in_post_images-08.jpg\" alt=\"Motivational Workout Quotes\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<h3><strong\/><strong>25. \u201cNo matter how many mistakes you make or how slow you progress, you are still way ahead of everyone who isn\u2019t trying.\u201d \u2014 Tony Robbins<\/strong><strong\/><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10170298877\" src=\"https:\/\/bod-blog-assets.prod.cd.beachbodyondemand.com\/bod-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/motivational-workout-quotes-in_post_images-09.jpg\" alt=\"Motivational Workout Quotes \" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<h3><strong\/><strong>26. \u201cJust believe in yourself. Even if you don\u2019t pretend that you do and, and some point, you will.\u201d \u2014 Venus Williams<\/strong><strong\/><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10170298876\" src=\"https:\/\/bod-blog-assets.prod.cd.beachbodyondemand.com\/bod-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/motivational-workout-quotes-in_post_images-06.jpg\" alt=\"Motivational Workout Quotes\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<h3><strong\/><strong>27. \u201cStrive for progress, not perfection.\u201d \u2014 Unknown<\/strong><strong\/><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10170298875\" src=\"https:\/\/bod-blog-assets.prod.cd.beachbodyondemand.com\/bod-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/motivational-workout-quotes-in_post_images-02.jpg\" alt=\"Motivational Workout Quotes\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<h3><strong\/><strong>28. \u201cAll great achievements require time.\u201d \u2014 Maya Angelou<\/strong><strong\/><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10170298878\" src=\"https:\/\/bod-blog-assets.prod.cd.beachbodyondemand.com\/bod-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/motivational-workout-quotes-in_post_images-05.jpg\" alt=\"Motivational Workout Quotes \" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<h3><strong\/><strong>29. \u201cWe cannot start over. But we can begin now and make a new ending.\u201d \u2014 Zig Ziglar<\/strong><strong\/><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10170298880\" src=\"https:\/\/bod-blog-assets.prod.cd.beachbodyondemand.com\/bod-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/motivational-workout-quotes-in_post_images-07.jpg\" alt=\"Motivational Workout Quotes\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<h3><strong\/><strong>30. \u201cEvery day is another chance to get stronger, to eat better, to live healthier, and to be the best version of you.\u201d \u2014 Unknown<\/strong><strong\/><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10170298883\" src=\"https:\/\/bod-blog-assets.prod.cd.beachbodyondemand.com\/bod-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Motivational-Workout-Quotes-10.jpg\" alt=\"Motivational Workout Quotes\" width=\"564\" height=\"631\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<h3><strong\/><\/h3>\n<p>Now are you feeling more motivated to crush your workouts and attack a healthy eating plan?<\/p>\n<p>Then head to BODi, where you can choose hundreds of workouts designed by top trainers. They include everything from weightlifting to cardio, dance to yoga, and more.<\/p>\n<p>Now go reach\u00a0your goals!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Following and sticking to a fitness and nutrition plan is tough, and there will be days when you can\u2019t find any sense of fitness motivation at all. You might just want to throw in your very sweaty towel and give up. But that\u2019s when these inspirational fitness quotes can save the (leg) day. 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