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October 10, 2026
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“The pain you feel today is the strength you will feel tomorrow” (exercise adage)

"The pain you feel today is the strength you feel tomorrow" (or "The pain you feel today will be the strength you feel tomorrow") is an exercise adage that has been printed on…

October 10, 2026
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“The pain you feel today will be the strength you feel tomorrow” (exercise adage)

"The pain you feel today is the strength you feel tomorrow" (or "The pain you feel today will be the strength you feel tomorrow") is an exercise adage that has been printed on…

October 11, 2026
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“The pain you feel today will be the strength you will feel tomorrow” (exercise adage)

"The pain you feel today is the strength you feel tomorrow" (or "The pain you feel today will be the strength you feel tomorrow") is an exercise adage that has been printed on…

March 6, 2020
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“The past tense of ‘fit” is ‘fat’”

The past tense of "fit" is not "fat," but there are jokes. Often "sit" and "sat" are compared. "And is 'fat' the past tense of…

June 8, 2012
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“The race is not always to the swift, but to those who keep on running”

"The race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong."Ecclesiastes, Ch. 9, v. 11 'The race is not always to the swift, but to those who keep on running" is a…

July 29, 2016
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“The scrawny personal trainer had to give a too weak notice”

People who are dismissed from jobs are often given two weeks' notice. Failed personal trainers might be given, according to the pun, a "too weak notice." "Too weak notice"…

November 11, 2015
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“The slower it comes off, the longer it stays off” (weight loss adage)

"The slower is comes off, the longer it stays off" is a weight loss adage that has been cited in print since at least 2000. The reasoning behind the adage is that a person who slowly and…

October 27, 2013
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“The task ahead of you is never greater than the strength within you”

'The task ahead of you is never greater than the strength within you" is a motivational saying (often associated with physical activities, such as running) that has been printed on many…

June 13, 2017
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“The weather is so nice I think I’ll go outside and watch other people run”

When the weather is nice, some people go outside and run, but many people don't run in any weather. A joke is: "The weather is so nice I think I'll go outside and watch other people…

February 13, 2024
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“The wife wants me to sell my exercise bike because I ‘don’t use it’...”

Many people don't use their exercise bikes. This joke was posted on Sickipedia on February 13, 2024: "The wife wants me to sell my exercise bike because I 'don't use it'.…

June 27, 2018
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“The worst thing about running the Chinese Marathon? Hitting the Wall”

Marathon runners often suffer from fatigue and hit "the wall," but it's usually not the Great Wall of China. "I'v just got home after taking part in the Chinese Marathon.…

February 20, 2015
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“There are two types of pain: Pain that hurts you and pain that changes you”

"There are two types of pain in this world: Pain that hurts you and pain that changes you" is a motivational quotation that has been printed on many posters. The saying was popularized by…

September 22, 2017
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“There is no gym for your face”

"There is no gym for your face" is a saying that has been printed on many images. It means the same thing as "there is no cure for ugly." "'Nice body. Too bad…

June 11, 2012
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“There is no such thing as overtraining, only undereating” (bodybuilding adage)

"There is no such thing as overtraining, only undereating" is a famous bodybuilding adage that has been attributed to several people. The saying appears in The Gold's Gym Book of…

June 9, 2012
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“There’s no such thing as bad weather, just the wrong gear” (running adage)

"There's no such thing as bad weather, just the wrong gear" is a runner's adage, showing that runs can be made in any weather. English art critic John Ruskin (1819-1900) said in…

July 16, 2020
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“They now say exercising for at least one hour a week can half your chances of getting Alzheimer’s”

A joke about Alzheimer's disease was tweeted on July 14, 2020 and probably originated on the Sickipedia website: "They now say exercising for at least one hour a week can half your…

January 30, 2025
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“They say exercise gives you energy, but you need energy to exercise. Sounds like a pyramid scheme to me”

"Exercise gives you energy, but you need energy to exercise. Sounds like a pyramid scheme to me" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "Exercise gives you energy…

July 2, 2017
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“They sleep, we grind. They dream, we shine”

"They sleep, we grind. They dream, we shine" is a motivational saying that has been printed on many images. "MEANS YOU WORKING HARDER SONNY. WHILE THEY SLEEP, WE GRIND. HARD"…

January 30, 2018
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“This guy at the gym just did 3 sets of selfies”

People who go to the gym can be self-absorbed. "This guy at the gym just did 3 sets of selfies" is a jocular one-line saying that has been printed on several images. "This guy at the…

March 13, 2018
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“This is not sweat. This is liquid awesome”

"This is not sweat. This is liquid awesome" is an exercise saying that has been printed on many images. "Its Not Sweat! Its Liquid Awesome!" was posted on Twitter on April 6,…

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