“No one ever drowned in sweat”
"No one ever drowned in sweat" is a popular sports/exercise/work saying that has usually been attributed since the 1980s to college football coach Lou Holtz (born in 1937), but Holtz…
“No one talks about it, but a major part of being an adult is gaining and losing the same ten pounds every year until you die”
Many adults see their weight gain and lose the same 15 pounds over and over again. "No one talks about it, but a major part of being an adult is gaining and losing the same ten pounds every…
“No one warns you that adulthood is just gaining and losing the same 15lbs until you die”
Many adults see their weight gain and lose the same 15 pounds over and over again. "No one talks about it, but a major part of being an adult is gaining and losing the same ten pounds every…
“No pain, no gain. Shut up and train”
"No pain, no gain." is an exercise adage from the 1970s. "No pain, no gain. Shut up and train" is a rhyming extension that has been printed on many images. TwitterCarlos Ed.…
“No pain, no gain” (exercise adage)
The expressions "no pain, no gain" and "no gain without pain" have been traced back many hundreds of years and have been said to be Jewish and Japanese proverbs. "No pain,…
“No pecs, no sex” (weightlifting saying)
Entry in progress -- B.P. "Curls for the girls" is a similar saying that has been cited in print since at least 1981. Other weightlifting sayings include "benches for the…
“No run, no fun” (running adage)
"No run, no fun" is a running adage. It's no fun when a runner can't run (for physical or other reasons). "No run, no fun" was cited in luge in 1967, in football in…
“No sweat, no beauty. No squat, no booty”
"No sweat, no beauty. No squat(s), no booty" is an exercise saying that has been printed on many images. "No Sweat No Beauty, No Squat No Booty We all know this sentence: no pain no…
“No sweet without sweat”
Entry in progress -- B.P. Google BooksA Dictionary English, German and French (Third Edition)By Christian LudwigLeipzig: Printed for John Frederick Gleditsch1763Pg. 873:No sweet without sweat, ...…
“Nobody trains for second place” (physical training adage)
Entry in progress -- B.P."Nobody (No one) trains for second place" (or "Nobody trains to come in second") is a popular saying that has been printed on T-shirts. Twittercrystal…
“Nothing new on race day” (running adage)
"Nothing new on race day" is a popular adage among marathon runners and triathletes. Everything should be tried and tested on long training runs. A new diet or new gear should not be…
“Nothing to it, but to do it”
"Nothing to it, but to do it" means that a task can be done, but requires dedication. "Nothing to it but to do it" has been cited in print at least as early as 1907.…
“Now that the gyms are closed, this summer is going to be about personalities”
The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic caused many gyms to close. Many people got out of shape. "So if gyms close because of Coronavirus, should I stop working on my summer body and start working…
“Now that the gyms are closed, this summer is going to be about personality”
The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic caused many gyms to close. Many people got out of shape. "So if gyms close because of Coronavirus, should I stop working on my summer body and start working…
“Nutrition facts are useless. Just show me how long I have to be at the gym if I eat this”
"Nutrition facts are useless. Just show me how long I have to be at the gym if I eat this" is a saying that has been printed on an image. The saying was posted on Twitter by Women's…
“Obesity—When you buy a hula-hoop and it fits you”
A hula hoop is a toy hoop that is twirled around the waist, limbs or neck. It can help people to exercise. The hula hoop is not supposed to fit like a belt -- unless someone is extremely fat.…
“Obesity is probably the only disease where a run for the cure will actually cure it”
The Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure (for breast cancer) began in 1982; there have been other races called a "run for the cure." Comedian Garet Seman joked on Twitter on October 26, 2013:…
“Of all my body parts, my eyes get the most exercise, I do at least a thousand eye rolls every day”
An eye roll isn't really much of a physical exercise, but there are jokes. An exercise saying has been printed on many images: "Of all my body parts, my eyes get the most exercise, I do…
“Of course it’s heavy, that’s why they call it weight”
"Of course it's heavy, that's why they call it weight" is a jocular one-line saying about weightlifting. The line has been cited in print since at least 1997. Google Groups:…
“Oh, you get a runners’ high? Well I get a walker’s delight. I get to actually enjoy my surroundings”
Runners sometimes get a "runner's high" (a transient state of euphoria). Walkers sometimes get something similar, but in a milder form. "runners high -- walkers low" was…