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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…

March 21, 2024
Exercise/Running/Health ClubsFood/DrinkMusic/Dance/Theatre/Film/Circus

“Roses are red. Salsa is hot. Chocolate has calories. Zumba does not”

"Roses are red. Salsa is hot. Chocolate has calories. Dancing does not" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The saying plays on the word "salsa," which can be a…

July 15, 2016
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“Rows for the hoes” (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 27, 2017
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“Rule #1 to working out: Never skip Monday”

"Rule #1 to working out: Never skip Monday" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "Never skip Monday workouts. It gets your week started off the right way. I'm glad…

April 3, 2015
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“Run fast, turn left” or “Run hard, turn left” (running advice)

"Run fast/hard, turn left” is jocular running advice that has been printed on many T-shirts. "I thought there were just two things to do: run hard and turn left" was cited in print…

September 2, 2017
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“Run like it’s midnight”

"Run like it's midnight" is a CInderella-inspired saying that has been printed on many images. The character of Cinderella had to run away from the ball at midnight. "Workout…

November 28, 2014
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“Run like you stole something”

"Run like you stole something" is a saying that has been printed on many posters. The saying means to run fast; if you're stealing something, you don't want to get caught.…

April 11, 2017
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“Run? I thought they said rum”

"Run? I thought they/you said rum" is a jocular saying about running that has been printed on many images. The origin of the saying is uncertain, but “Run? I thought they said Rum!”…

January 18, 2023
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“Runner’s Hi - When joggers wave to each other”

"Runner's high" is not the same as "runner's hi," but there are jokes. "Runner's Hi! :'That's why people wave to each other, because it makes them…

February 10, 2017
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“Running away doesn’t help you with your problems, unless you’re fat. Then yeah, run”

"Running away doesn't help you with your problems, unless you're fat. Then yeah, run" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "Running away doesn't help you…

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