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March 11, 2015
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“If it ain’t raining, it ain’t training” (“If it ain’t raining, we ain’t training”)

"It it ain't raining, we ain't training" is a saying that began in the United States military, showing that troops are ready to go in even the worst conditions. "The Camp…

May 18, 2018
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“If it burns, you’re getting closer” (fitness adage)

"If it burns, you're getting closer" is a motivational fitness saying that has been printed on many images. The saying was posted by GymQuotes.co on April 2, 2017, with the…

August 31, 2013
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“If it came in a bottle, everyone would have a great body”

American singer and actress Cher did 1980s television commercials for Jack LaLanne health spas. The message was that good health doesn't come in the form of a pill -- you have to work out:…

July 22, 2013
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“If it doesn’t challenge you, it doesn’t change you”

"If it doesn't challenge you, it doesn't change you" is a saying that has been printed on many gift items, such as posters and T-shirts. Fred DeVito, Exhale Spa's fitness…

August 22, 2018
Exercise/Running/Health ClubsPets (Dogs, Cats, Horses)

“If it weren’t for dogs, some people would never go for a walk”

Many people get exercise only when they walk their dogs. "If it weren't for dogs, some people would never go for a walk" is a saying that was printed in a 1968 book and a 1977…

October 12, 2013
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“If it weren’t for Spring Forward and Fall Back, I’d never get any exercise at all”

"Spring Forward, Fall Back" is how people set clocks, but there is a joke: "If it weren't for Spring Forward and Fall Back, I'd never get any exercise at all."…

January 27, 2021
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“If my body is ever found dead on a jogging trail, just know I was murdered elsewhere”

"If my body is ever found dead on a jogging trail, just know I was murdered elsewhere and dumped there" is a jocular anti-jogging saying that has been printed on many images. The saying…

July 25, 2016
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“If sex is great exercise, then why are there still fat sluts?”

"If sex is great exercise, then why are there still fat sluts?" is a jocular saying that has been printed on GIFs. "If sex is such good exercise then why is there fat sluts?"…

March 24, 2024
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“If sex is the best form of exercise, why is it not readily available in the gym?”

It's sometimes said that sex is the best form of exercise. "Mel Foxon says if sex is the best form of exercise why is it not readily available in the gym??!!??!" was posted on…

April 21, 2017
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“If stress burned calories, I’d be a supermodel”

"If stress burned calories, I'd be a supermodel" is a jocular one-line saying about stress that has been printed on many images. "If stress burned calories, I’d be a size…

July 15, 2012
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“If swimming is such good exercise, explain whales”

"If swimming is such good exercise, explain whales (to me)" is a joke on many websites that has been printed on many gift items, such as T-shirts and posters. "If swimming is so good…

June 4, 2015
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“If the bar ain’t bending, you’re just pretending”

"If the bar ain't bending, you're just pretending" is a weightlifting saying that has been printed on T-shirts and posters. "If the bar ain't bending, you're just…

October 6, 2020
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“If the sweat ain’t flying, you ain’t trying”

Many people believe that if you work out, it should end with you dripping with sweat. "If you don't sweat....you ain't doin' it right" was posted on Twitter by Scott…

September 11, 2018
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“If you are what you eat, do bodybuilders eat mussels?”

Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin (1755-1826), in the book Physiologie du Gout (1825), wrote "Tell me what you eat, and I shall tell you what you are," often interpreted as "you are what…

September 30, 2015
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“If you break both of your legs, don’t come running to me”

The newspaper comic strip "Dinah Mite" by Joe Buresch, published on August 5, 1955, showed a father cautioning his tree-climbing daughter (Dinah): "If you fall and break your leg,…

August 22, 2015
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“If you can breathe, you can do yoga”

Some people believe that yoga is both physically and mentally demanding, but many yoga instructors dispel that, stating that each person goes at his or her own pace. "If you can breathe, you…

April 20, 2019
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“If you can read this, I’m not last!” (runner’s T-shirt)

"If you can read this, I’m not (in) last (place)!" is a jocular saying on the back (and/or front) of runners' T-shirts. "If you can read this, I'm not last" was…

June 27, 2012
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“If you don’t leap, you’ll never know what it’s like to fly” (gymnastics saying)

"If you don't leap, you'll never know what it's like to fly" appeared in the book The Secret of Letting Go (1990) by self-help author Guy Finley. The saying was initially…

April 10, 2021
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“If you eat cake fast enough, your Fitbit will think you’re walking”

"If you eat cake/cookies/donuts fast enough, your Fitbit will think you're jogging/walking" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "I heard if you eat fast…

April 10, 2021
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“If you eat cookies fast enough, your Fitbit will think you’re running”

"If you eat cake/cookies/donuts fast enough, your Fitbit will think you're jogging/walking" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "I heard if you eat fast…

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