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May 14, 2025
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“Panic attacks are my cardio”

"Do panic attacks count as cardio?" and "Panic attacks are my cardio" are jocular sayings that have been printed on many images. "panic attacks are my cardio workout!"…

May 14, 2025
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“Panic attacks count as cardio, right?”

"Do panic attacks count as cardio?" and "Panic attacks are my cardio" are jocular sayings that have been printed on many images. "panic attacks are my cardio workout!"…

June 19, 2020
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“People scared of being fat are running from their fears”

"People scared of being fat are running from their fears" was posted on Reddit -- Showerthoughts on June 19, 2020. That is, running will make a person lose fat (and the fear of being…

October 5, 2020
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“People who boast about how good they are at yoga can go fuck themselves”

Yoga can help someone gain flexibility. "People who do yoga can go fuck themselves" was posted on Twitter by Ducks on July 25, 2013. "People who always go on about how good they are…

October 5, 2020
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“People who do yoga can go fuck themselves”

Yoga can help someone gain flexibility. "People who do yoga can go fuck themselves" was posted on Twitter by Ducks on July 25, 2013. "People who always go on about how good they are…

July 27, 2017
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“People who exercise live longer, but those extra years are spent at the gym”

"People who exercise live longer, but those extra years are spent at the gym" is a jocular saying about exercise that has been printed on several ecards. The saying was posted on Twitter…

January 23, 2018
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“People who think they can run away from their problems have obviously never farted on a treadmill”

Many people fart while on a treadmill. "You can't outrun a fart on a treadmill" was posted on Twitter on March 8, 2010, and the saying has been printed on several images. "Pro…

February 18, 2021
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“People who walk fast are beyond me”

"People who walk fast are beyond me" is a joke that was posted on Twitter by alankemp (and others) on February 18, 2017. "People who walk fast are beyond me" was posted on…

April 28, 2017
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“Persist Until Success Happens” (“push” backronym)

"Persevere/Persist/Pray/Press Until Something/Success Happens" is a backronym (back acronym) of the word "push" that has been printed on many images. "Pray until Something…

July 30, 2025
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“Personal trainer implies the existence of an impersonal trainer”

Many people who go to the gym to work out have a personal trainer. Are there impersonal trainers? "I have an impersonal trainer. We meet at the gym, we don't talk, he works out alone and…

September 9, 2016
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“Pilates? I thought you said pie and lattes”

"Pilates? Oh (heavens/hell) no! I though you said pie and lattes" is a jocular line that has been printed on ecards, shirts and GIFs. "If you'd stop eating pie and lattes,…

July 17, 2016
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“Planks for the skanks” (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…

May 22, 2015
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“Play like you’re in first; train like you’re in second”

American track and field sprinter Maurice Greene said in 1997: "To be number one you must train like you're number two. Because if you train like you're number one, you have no place…

July 20, 2020
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“Pretty weird how we are all living in a time where not going to the gym is considered healthy”

Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: 2019-20 coronavirus outbreakThe 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic is an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by severe acute…

July 15, 2016
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“Quads for the broads” (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…

November 8, 2025
Exercise/Running/Health ClubsWork/Businesses

“Quitting my job to focus on walking”

Working can be bad for one's health, and walking can be good for one's health, so... "quitting my job to focus on walking 20k steps everyday" was posted on X/Twitter by numzz on…

July 2, 2021
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“Raise your hand if you try to breathe quieter while walking up a hill so bystanders don’t hear yo

"Y’all ever try to breathe quieter while walking up a hill so bystanders don’t hear you fighting for your life" (or "Raise your hand if you try to breathe quieter while walking…

May 12, 2025
Education/SchoolsExercise/Running/Health Clubs

“Remember when we were in school and had to run a mile in 8 minutes, then go to the next class like nothing ever happened?”

"Remember when we were in school and had to run a mile in 8 minutes, then go to the next class like nothing ever happened?" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The saying…

June 22, 2020
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“Research has shown that laughing for 2 minutes is just as healthy as a 20 minute jog”

"Research has shown that laughing for 2 minutes is just as healthy as a 20 minute jog. So now I‘m in the park laughing at all the joggers" is a jocular saying that has been printed on…

April 25, 2006
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“Reveal better” or “bare it better” (New York Sports Clubs)

New York Sports Clubs (or NYSC) was founded in 1989 and now has many New York City locations. "Reveal better" or "bare it better" is a 2006 advertising campaign. MySportsClubs…

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