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April 10, 2021
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“If you eat donuts fast enough, your Fitbit will think you’re jogging”

"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 tacos 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 18, 2016
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“If you exercise, you might get a trophy. If you don’t, you might get atrophy”

"If you exercise, you might get a trophy. If you don't, you might get atrophy" is a popular meme. "My trainer told me even if I don't win a trophy, I could get…

September 15, 2012
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“If you jog backwards, will you gain weight?”

"If you run/jog backwards, will you gain weight?" is a jocular question that has been included on many lists on one-line sayings. "If you jog backwards, will you gain weight?"…

March 29, 2017
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“If you ran like your mouth, you’d be in good shape”

"If you ran like your mouth, you'd be in good shape" is a jocular one-line saying that has been printed on many images. "You'd be in great shape if you ran like your…

January 8, 2025
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“If you see me at the gym sitting on the stationary bike, mind your business. I’m going downhill”

Entry in progress -- BP X/Twitter Michael P Spradlin @MSpradlinAuthor I don't understand why everyone at my gym asks me why I'm just sitting still on the stationary bike. Can't they…

January 16, 2015
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“If you see me running, call the police”

"If you see me running, call the police" is a jocular statement by a non-runner that has been printed on many ecards. "Mon, if you ever see me running, please call the Police, it…

June 2, 2015
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“If you still look cute at the end of your workout, you didn’t train hard enough”

"If you still look cute at the end of your workout, you didn't train hard enough" is a motivational saying that has been printed on many posters. "If you still look cute after a…

July 25, 2020
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“If you take a laptop computer for a run, you could jog your memory”

"If you take a laptop computer for a run, you could jog your memory" is a jocular one-line saying that has been printed on an image. The joke was posted on the website Pun of the Day in…

June 12, 2012
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“If you want to come in second…follow me!” (running aphorism)

"If you want to come in second... follow me!" is a popular running aphorism printed on the back of many T-shirts. The saying has been cited in print since at least 2004. Cool Running…

October 1, 2020
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“If you’re not dripping with sweat at the gym, you ain’t doing it right”

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 30, 2020
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“If you’re not sweating at the gym, you ain’t doing it right”

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…

March 20, 2025
Exercise/Running/Health ClubsWork/Businesses

“If you’re persistent, you’ll get it. If you’re consistent, you’ll keep it. And if you’re grateful, you’ll attract more of it”

"If you're persistent, you'll get it. If you're consistent, you'll keep it. And if you're grateful, you'll attract more of it" is a motivational saying that…

March 20, 2025
Exercise/Running/Health ClubsWork/Businesses

“If you’re persistent, you’ll get it. If you’re consistent, you’ll keep it. If you’re grateful, you’ll attract more of it”

"If you're persistent, you'll get it. If you're consistent, you'll keep it. And if you're grateful, you'll attract more of it" is a motivational saying that…

March 8, 2018
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“If you’re running to create electricity, then really you’re making elLEGtricity”

"Pedal power" to generate electricity has sometimes been called "elegtricity" (electricity + leg). "E-LEG-tricity. #ReplaceAMovieTitleWithABodyPart" was posted on…

March 24, 2013
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“If you’re sick above the shoulders, run; below the shoulders, don’t run” (running adage)

A running adage says that it's OK to run if someone is sick above the shoulders (such as a head cold or a runny nose), but that one should not run if the problem is below the shoulders (such…

July 24, 2012
Exercise/Running/Health ClubsPets (Dogs, Cats, Horses)

“If your dog is fat, you’re not getting enough exercise”

"A fat dog is likely to have a fat master" was cited in print in 1958. Dogs and their owners often eat at the same time, and they both often walk (exercise) together. The saying "If…

June 22, 2025
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“If your girl starts to workout out of nowhere, you’re about to be single”

"If your girl starts to workout out of nowhere, you're about to be single" is a saying that has been printed on many images. It means that she wants to look good to find another man…

June 22, 2025
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“If your girl starts to workout outta nowhere you about to be single”

"If your girl starts to workout out of nowhere, you're about to be single" is a saying that has been printed on many images. It means that she wants to look good to find another man…

January 29, 2020
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“Instead of John, I call my bathroom Jim. That way it sounds better when I say I went to the Jim”

"Instead of John, I call my bathroom Jim. That way it sounds better when I say I went to the Jim first thing this morning" is a jocular gym saying that has been printed on many images.…

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