Looking for some inspiration? I hope you’ll love this huge list of motivational workout quotes for her. Finding a handful of good motivational quotes has always been one of my favorite ways to get inspired to move and reach my fitness goals.
For additional quotes, you may also want to check out 125 Motivational Quotes for Healthy Living.
Exercise is so incredibly important for stress relief and maintaining a healthy body. While it’s not easy and we don’t always feel like doing it, it’s well worth the effort. Using simple tools and strategies can help to keep you consistent and on track with your fitness journey. Developing a solid workout routine starts with having the motivation to live a healthy lifestyle. Great things happen when you take small steps toward a stronger future self.
Enjoy!
- “If fitness came in a bottle, everyone would have a great body. Skip the quick fixes; hard work is what ensures lasting results!” -Denise Austin
- “If the body be feeble, the mind will not be strong. The sovereign invigorator of the body is exercise …”-Thomas Jefferson
- “Once you get in shape, you'll be amazed at how many other goals you'll want to achieve in your life. Fitness breeds enthusiasm.” -Denise Austin
- “What exercise is to the body, employment is to the mind and morals.” -Henry David Thoreau
- “The same voice that says “give up” can also be trained to say “keep going” -Unknown
- “Stop saying I wish, start saying I will.” -Unknown
- “A year from now you may wish you had started today.” -Karen Lamb
- “Don’t limit your challenges, challenge your limits.” -Jerry Dunn
- “No matter how many mistakes you make or how slow you progress, you are still way ahead of everyone who isn’t trying.” -Tony Robbins, Check out more Tony Robbins quotes.
- “If you do not believe in yourself, no one will do it for you” -Kobe Bryant
- “We do not stop exercising because we grow old—we grow old because we stop exercising.” -Dr. Kenneth Cooper
- “When you feel like quitting, think about why you started.” -Unknown
- "Going to the gym is great for your body, but it's also great for your mind." -Rory McIlroy
- “Exercise is a celebration of what your body can do, not a punishment for something you ate.” -Unknown
- "You're always a work in progress. Flexibility. Personality. Motivation. There's always room to improve." -Chalene Johnson
- “You are always stronger than you think you are.” -Unknown
- “Treat yourself like a fat person with aches and pains and a suitcase full of excuses, and good luck-you'll stay exactly where you are. Train like an athlete and, though you may not look like one now, you will become one.” -Chalene Johnson
- “If you want something different, you are going to have to do something different.” -Jack Canfield
- “Keep pushing no matter how many times you feel like giving up.” -Unknown
- “You did not wake up today to be mediocre.” -Unknown
- ¨Those who think they have not time for bodily exercise will sooner or later have to find time for illness.¨ -Edward Stanley
- “All great achievements require time.” -Maya Angelou
- “Do not let circumstances control you. You change your circumstances.” -Jackie Chan
- “Discipline is choosing between what you want now and what you want most.” -Abraham Lincoln.
- “Fitness is not about being better than someone else. It’s about being better than you used to be.¨ -Khloe Kardashian
- “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
- “You can have results or excuses, Not both. “ -Arnold Schwarzenegger
- “Know how blessed you are to be able to work this hard!” -Chalene Johnson
- "It isn’t the mountains ahead to climb that wear you out; it’s the pebble in your shoe." -Muhammad Ali
- “Your only limit is you.” -Unknown
- "If you can mentally see the end of the journey, then your body will physically find a way to achieve that goal." -Greg Plitt
- “The hard days are what make you stronger.” -Aly Raisman
- “Fit is not a destination, it’s a way of life.” -Unknown
- “You’re only one workout away from a good mood.” -Unknown
- “Only exercise on the days you want to improve your mood.” -Chalene Johnson
- “Stop talking about it and start doing it.” -Unknown
- “Sore today, strong tomorrow.” -Unknown
- “Commitment is a muscle. The more you use it, the stronger it gets.” -Chalene Johnson
- “What we may face may seem insurmountable but what I’ve learned is that we are always stronger than we know. “ -Arnold Schwarzenegger
- “A little progress each day adds up to big results.” -Unknown
- “You can’t expect to succeed if you only put in work on the days you feel like it.” -Unknown
- “Energy is a state of mind. Tell yourself you're tired and you will be. Tell yourself you feel great and you will” -Chalene Johnson
- “If it doesn’t challenge you, it doesn’t change you.” -Unknown
- “Nothing will work unless you do.” -Maya Angelou
- “God gave me a great body and it's my duty to take care of my physical temple.” -Jean-Claude Van Damme
- “No matter how many mistakes you make or how slow you progress, you are still way ahead of everyone who isn't trying.” -Tony Robbins
- “When you just don't think you can, keep going! Getting through those weak moments is how you become stronger.” -Denise Austin
- “Every workout is progress.” -Unknown
- “I'm fast, why? Because I eat vegetables.” -Jean-Claude Van Damme
- “Work hard in silence, let success be your noise.” -Unknown
- “Excuses are a list of self-imposed obstacles that prevent you from having a better life.” -Tony Horton
- “Push yourself because no one else is going to do it for you.” -Unknown
- “Winners never quit and quitters never win.” -Vince Lombardi
- “Be stronger than your excuses.” -Unknown
- “You don’t have to be extreme, just consistent.” -Unknown
- “The body achieves what the mind believes.” -Unknown
- “Surround yourself with people who dream bigger than you do.” -Jay Cutler
- “You may not be there yet, but you’re closer than you were yesterday.” -Unknown
- “Music can really affect the intensity of a workout. I love having it during cardio especially.” -Jamie Eason
- “Mindset is what separates the best from the rest.” -Unknown
- “Become more than what you were.” -Lee Labrada
- “When the world questions your abilities, respond with your actions.” -Brendon Burchard
- “Whether you think you can or think you can’t, you’re right.” -Henry Ford
- “The joy of discipline or the pain of regret, which will it be today?” -Tony Horton
- “Keep your squats low and your standards high.” -Unknown
- “Nothing makes me more determined to succeed than someone telling me something's impossible.” -Jackie Chan
- “Ask yourself every couple of minutes, 'Can I go harder? Can I do more?' You've got so much power. Show me.” -Chalene Johnson
- “You have a clean slate every day you wake up. You have a chance every single morning to make that change and be the person you want to be. You just have to decide to do it. Decide today’s the day. Say it: this is going to be my day.” -Brendon Burchard
- “It's not about how you are when things go well, what defines you is how you are when you fail from an obstacle.” -Georges St-Pierre
- “You can - because you believe that you can.” -Denise Austin
- “The secret to getting ahead is getting started.” -Mark Twain
- “You can create the perfect triceps by just pushing yourself off your wall.” -Jean-Claude Van Damme
- “If it was easy, everybody would do it.” -Unknown
- “If you talk about it, it's a dream, if you envision it, it's possible, but if you schedule it, it's real.” -Tony Robbins
- “Unleash your life's potential! Don't hold back on the things you've always wanted to do. Go for it!” -Denise Austin
- “Rome wasn't built in a day. And neither was your body.” -Tony Horton
- “Your legs are not giving out. Your head is giving out. Keep going.” -Jillian Michaels
- ¨Don’t train to be skinny. Train to be a bad ass.¨ -Demi Lovato
- “To enjoy the glow of good health, you must exercise. -Gene Tunney
- “No matter how small you start, start something that matters.” -Brendon Burchard
- “Decide what it is you want, write it down, review it constantly, and each day do something that moves you toward those goals.” -Jack Canfield
- “Sometimes a workout is all the therapy you need.” -Unknown
- “Progress, not perfection.” -Kimberly Snyder
- “Excuses don’t get results.” -Unknown
- “Physical fitness contributes to all other aspects of personal development and makes for rich and radiant living.” -Hugh B. Brown
- “It’s consistency. Stay with it. You have to do this day in, day out. It becomes a lifestyle.” -Jay Cutler
- “Change is never a matter of ability, it's always a matter of motivation.” -Tony Robbins
- "Physical Fitness is the basis for all other forms of excellence." -John F. Kennedy
- “Sweat is just fat crying.” -Unknown
- “I swear, there is no chemical drug out there that can reproduce the feelings you have of achieving your goals.” -Greg Plitt
- “It doesn't get easier, you just get stronger.” -Unknown
- “The only impossible journey is the one you never begin.” -Tony Robbins
- "Once you learn to quit, it becomes a habit.¨ -Vince Lombardi Jr
- ¨Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, others make it happen.¨ – Michael Jordan
- “All progress takes place outside the comfort zone.”- Michael John Bobak
- “Comfort zones are deadly zones because you lose your true potential of what you can be, you start going with the status quo.” -Greg Plitt
- “Believe you can and you’re already halfway there.” -Unknown
- “Keep working, even when no one is watching” -Alex Morgan
- “Definition of a really good workout: when you hate doing it, but you love finishing it.” -Anonymous
- "When I feel tired, I just think about how great I will feel once I finally reach my goal." -Michael Phelps
- "It's not so much that I began to run, but that I continued." -Hal Higdon
- “The voice in your head that says you can’t do this is a liar.” -Unknown
- “If you’re tired of starting over, stop giving up.” -Unknown
- “Look in the mirror. That’s your competition.¨ -John Assaraf
- "Exercise is king. Nutrition is queen. Put them together and you’ve got a kingdom." – Jack LaLanne
- “Action is the foundational key to all success.”- Pablo Picasso
- “Remember, there is no perfect time for anything. There is only now.” -Jack Canfield
- “You have to think it before you can do it. The mind is what makes it all possible.” -Kai Greene
- “Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.” -Ralph Waldo Emerson
- “Be patient. The results will speak for themselves.” -Unknown
- “Don’t dream of it. Train for it.” -Unknown
- "All growth starts at the end of your comfort zone." -Tony Robbins
- “Today I will do what others won’t, so tomorrow I can accomplish what others can’t.” -Jerry Rice
- “Fitness to me isn't about a crunch or a push-up, it's about taking your power back.” -Jillian Michaels
- ¨Confidence comes from discipline and training.¨ -Robert Kiyosaki
- “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then is not an act but a habit.” -Aristotle
- “If we are not a little bit uncomfortable every day, we're not growing. All the good stuff is outside our comfort zone.” -Jack Canfield
- “If you want something you’ve never had, you must be willing to do something you’ve never done.” -Thomas Jefferson
- ¨Increased physical activity enhances positive energy.¨ -Lailah Gifty Akita
- “Get comfortable with being uncomfortable!” -Jillian Michaels
- “Never give up on a dream just because of the time it will take to accomplish it. The time will pass anyway.” -Earl Nightingale
- “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then is not an act but a habit.” -Aristotle
- “Energy & persistence conquer all things.” -Benjamin Franklin
- “The next few months will go by whether you workout or not!” -Unknown
- “I don’t work out because I hate my body, I workout because I love my body.” -Unknown
- “The only bad workout is the one that didn’t happen.” -Unknown
- “I’ve failed over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed.” -Michael Jordan
- “Think of your workouts as important meetings you schedule with yourself. Bosses don’t cancel” -Unknown
- “It’s a slow process, but quitting won’t speed it up.” -Unknown
- “The hard part isn’t getting your body in shape. The hard part is getting your mind in shape.” -Anonymous
- “Don’t wish for a good body, work for it.” -Anonymous
- “Exercise is labor without weariness.” -Samuel Johnson
- “Good things come to those who sweat.” -Anonymous
- “Hustle for that muscle.” -Anonymous
- “Sore. The most satisfying pain.” -Anonymous
- “The hardest lift of all is lifting your butt off the couch.” -Anonymous
- “Running is the greatest metaphor for life, because you get out of it what you put into it.” -Oprah Winfrey
- Don’t think about today’s pain, think about tomorrow’s reward. -Unknown
- Always have a goal, but never compare yourself to someone else. -Unknown
- “If you want to be the best, you have to do things other people aren’t willing to do.” -Michael Phelps
- It does not matter how slowly you go, as long as you don’t stop. -Unknown
- “Your mind will quit a thousand times before your body will.” -Reginald Red
- Getting better one step at a time. Start small and stay consistent. -Unknown
- “Stay active no matter how busy your life is. A quick workout is better than no workout.” -Unknown
- “Continuous improvement is better than delayed perfection.” -Mark Twain
- Become the hardest working person you know.” -Unknown
- “Don’t fear moving slowly forward, fear standing still.” -Unknown
- “You don’t have to go fast, you just have to go.” -Unknown
- “A year from now you will wish you had started today.” -Unknown
- “Fitness isn’t about building a better body. It’s about building a better life.” -Jillian Michaels
- “I am grateful to have a body capable of exercising.” -Unknown
- Turn off your mind, and focus on what you've got to do - task at hand. -Tony Horton
- “Great things take time. Be patient. Never give up.” -Unknown
- “Wake up with determination. Go to bed with satisfaction.” -Unknown
- “Transformation isn't a future event, it's a present day activity” -Jillian Michaels
- “Be somebody nobody thought you could be.” -Unknown
- “Every accomplishment starts with the decision to try.” -Unknown
- “Strong is not just physical strength, it’s a mindset.” -Unknown
- “You need to WANT to change. You need to be willing to do the work.” -Jillian Michaels
- “The struggle is part of the journey.” -Unknown
- “80% of success is showing up.” -Unknown
- “You can’t have a powerful body with a weak mind.” -Unknown
- “Sometimes later becomes never. Do it now.” -Unknown
- “Treat your body like it belongs to someone you love.” -Unknown
- “It's not about perfect. It's about effort. And when you bring that effort every single day, that's where transformation happens. That's how change occurs.” -Jillian Michaels
I hope these inspirational fitness quotes for women brightened your day. Motivational quotes can help us to develop laser-like focus and feel like we can make giant steps towards doing what might seem impossible today. Physical fitness is an ongoing battle but don't let slow progress or tough days hold you back. Remember your reasons for starting and keep pushing ahead.
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