There are days when it’s hard to convince yourself to go to the gym or put your workout clothes on and kick some asphalt. At those moments, all you need is a little motivation. These quotes are just the trick. Each quote can be interpreted in multiple ways to help you get through your workout!
1. “Success doesn’t happen overnight. Keep your eye on the prize and don’t look back.”Sometimes, we forget we need to keep working at something. We forget we can’t go on one run and suddenly become an Olympic athlete. We forget we can’t lose the Freshman 15 after going to the gym two times. We have to work for it, and this quote reminds you to keep putting in the work, and you’ll eventually be rewarded.
2. “I’ve learned that you can keep going long after you think you can’t.”Sometimes, you get halfway through your run and it just doesn’t seem like you can make it, but at these times, just remember you’re capable of more than you could even imagine.
3. “If you do not go after what you want, you’ll never have it.”This one is for those moments when you’re sitting in your bed eating a box of Publix cookies and can’t seem to find the motivation to do your ab workout. But if you don’t go after that hot bod, you’ll never have it.
4. “Always concentrate on how far you have come rather than how far you have left to go. The difference in how easy it seems will amaze you.”A lot of times the road to butt perfection may seem long, but just remember what it looked like before you started running and doing squats every day.
5. “When they say you can’t, then you have to.”This one’s for the haters–the friend who thinks you spend too much time at the gym or your arch nemesis from high school. The fact that they think you can’t just pushes you to add another 5 pounds to your squats or an extra mile to your run.
6. “Strength doesn’t come from what you can do. It comes from overcoming the things you once thought you couldn’t.”Did you ever stop to realize that the person who is telling you that you can’t is yourself? Prove to yourself that you can, and you’re one step closer to your goal.
7. “If you are persistent, you will get it. If you are consistent, you will keep it.”Often, once you reach your fitness goals, you slack off for a little on your healthy eating or skip a day or two at the gym. But remember — in order to keep up with all the hard work you’ve put in, you have to keep putting in hard work.
8. “The only bad workout is the one you didn’t do.”You may get back from the gym and feel you just wasted an hour, but imagine if you had stayed in bed watching Gilmore Girls on Netflix. You’ll never regret a workout after the fact, but you will regret binge-watching your favorite show all day, no matter how witty Lorelei and Rory are.
9. “Do it for the ‘Holy crap, you got hot.’”Don’t think about how much those leg lifts hurt. Think about how you’ll feel when you go back to your hometown over break and see your old high school crush, and you can flaunt what you’ve worked so hard for!
10. “Exercise gives you endorphins. Endorphins make you happy. Happy people just don’t shoot their husbands. They just don’t.”Elle Woods said it best in Legally Blonde: Exercise makes you happy; it’s a proven scientific fact! And what can motivate you more than your own personal happiness?
Use these quotes whenever you’re lacking the motivation to hit the gym or just need a quick pick-me-up. They are not just for one-time use, so print them out, hang them on your walls, or make them your lock screen. A little extra motivation may be necessary during this Thanksgiving season, so take these to heart and get to the gym, collegiettes!