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March 6, 2017
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“How do bunnies stay healthy?”/“Eggercise.”

An Easter bunny riddle is: Q: How do bunnies stay healthy?A: Eggercise. The "eggercise" (eggs + exercise) joke has been cited in print since at least 2000. “How do bunnies stay in…

April 16, 2017
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“How do bunnies stay in shape?”/“Hareobics.”

An Easter bunny riddle is: Q: How do bunnies stay in shape?A: Hareobics. The joke has been cited in print since at least 1999. “How do bunnies stay healthy?"/"Eggercise" is a…

October 17, 2017
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“How do you stop your laptop batteries from running out?”/“Hide their trainers.”

A riddle about laptop batteries "running out" is: Q: How do you stop your laptop batteries from running out?A: Hide their trainers (sneakers). The joke was posted on the newsgroup…

November 4, 2017
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“How does a physicist exercise?”/“By pumping ion.”

A physics riddle is: Q: How does a physicist exercise?A: By pumping ion. The pun is on the title of the 1977 bodybuilding film Pumping Iron. The joke has been cited in print since at least 1996.…

August 24, 2013
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“How’s my running? Call 1-800-EAT-DUST”

"How's my running? Call 1-800-EAT-DUST" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many gift items, such as T-shirts (on the back) and bumper stickers. "How's my…

August 4, 2019
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“Hustle for that muscle”

"Hustle for the/that muscle" is an exercise saying that has been printed on many images. "Try this link ...hustle for the muscle !" was posted on Twitter by MC HAMMER on May 15,…

July 17, 2009
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“I am in shape. Round is a shape.”

"I am in shape. Round is a shape!" is a saying that's popular with some out-of-shape people and has even been put on T-shirts. The origin of the phrase is unknown, cited in print…

September 14, 2015
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“I am known at the gym as the ‘before picture’”

"I am known at the gym as the 'before picture'" is a jocular line. The "before picture" means someone who is out of shape, before training. "I am known at the gym…

September 1, 2013
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“I am pushing sixty—that is enough exercise for me”

"I am pushing fifty/sixty -- that is enough exercise for me" is an old joke. Mark Twain (the pen name of Samuel Langhorne Clemons, 1835-1910) is frequently credited, but Twain never said…

November 2, 2018
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“I announce loudly to my family that I’m going for a jog, then don’t go. It’s a running joke”

A "running joke" was posted on Reddit -- Dad Jokes on October 25, 2018: "Every morning for the past six months, I announce loudly to my family that I’m going for a jog, and then I…

February 28, 2021
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“I asked my gym instructor, “Can you teach me to do the splits?’ He said, ‘How flexible are you?’”

A person can be physically flexible, and the person's schedule can also be flexible. There are several jokes. "So I said to the Gym instructor 'Can you teach me to do the…

December 27, 2017
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“I asked the hot girl at my gym what her new year’s resolution was” (joke)

A new year's resolution joke was posted on Reddit -- Jokes on December 12, 2016: "Today i asked the hot girl at my gym what her New Year's resolution was. She said 'fuck…

February 26, 2026
Buildings/Housing/ParksExercise/Running/Health Clubs

“I assume I burn at least 1,000 calories every time I put a fitted sheet on a bed by myself”

"I burn about 2000 calories every time I put on fitted sheets by myself" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. Putting a itted sheet on a bed can be a challenge.…

April 3, 2023
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“I bet people who run marathons for fun haven’t heard about sex and alcohol”

"I guess that people who run marathons for fun haven’t heard about sex and booze" and "I bet people who run marathons for fun haven't heard about sex and alcohol" are…

January 10, 2021
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“I bought an exercise machine, but when I assembled it, a message kept flashing up…” (joke)

A "cross-trainer" (elliptical trainer) is not the same thing as a "trainer who is cross," but there are jokes. This was posted on Twitter by Bob Kostic on January 10, 2018:…

November 15, 2013
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“I broke up with my gym. We were not working out”

"I broke up with my gym; we were just not working out" is a jocular saying that has been printed on T-shirts. "I broke up with my Gym, we were not working out" was cited on…

February 26, 2026
Buildings/Housing/ParksExercise/Running/Health Clubs

“I burn about 2000 calories every time I put on fitted sheets by myself”

"I burn about 2000 calories every time I put on fitted sheets by myself" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. Putting a itted sheet on a bed can be a challenge.…

December 30, 2017
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“I can’t stand bodybuilders who smoke weed. They always act so high and mighty”

The term "high and mighty" doesn't necessarily refer to a bodybuilder on weed, but there are jokes. "Most of my peeps smoke weed after they hit the gym, thinking they all high…

August 19, 2021
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“I come from mixed race parents. My dad was a hurdler and my mom a sprinter”

"Mixed race parents” usually does not involve running, but there are jokes. "My mate's mam is a hurdler, but his dad is a sprinter. Will they be deported for being a mixed race…

December 18, 2024
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“I did Pilates one day and I see why it killed Jesus. Wtaf so fucking hard”

Pilates (a type of mind-body exercise) shouldn't be confused with Roman governor Pontius Pilate, but there are jokes. "Pilates must be pretty tough exercise if they killed Jesus" was…

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