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June 8, 2012
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“Work not to look good, but to make others look bad” (workout adage)

"Work/Workout not to look good, but to make others look bad" is a workout adage that has been cited in print since at least 2009. The authorship is unknown. Workout ScienceThursday,…

August 29, 2018
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“Work out because you love your body, not because you hate it”

"Work out because you love your body, not because you hate it" (or "Exercise/Train because you love your body, not because you hate it") is an exercise saying that has been…

October 17, 2024
Exercise/Running/Health ClubsFood/Drink

“Work out tip: Get really heavy coffee mugs”

"Work out tip: Get really heavy coffee mugs" is a jocular coffee saying that has been printed on many images. The saying (shown on an image) was posted on Facebook by Bones Coffee Company…

December 19, 2020
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“Worked late, went to the gym, ran 10 miles on the treadmill and became a great liar”

People lie about impossibly perfect days of getting everything accomplished. "I just went to the gym, ran 10 miles, went to church and then came home to write a tweet that is a total lie"…

June 22, 2019
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“Working out is like a drug to me. I don’t do drugs”

Many people are addicted to working out. "Running is like taking a drug" was printed in the Edmonton (Alberta) Journal on April 26, 1977. "Working out is like a drug" is a…

March 25, 2020
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“Wow.. bars, clubs, and gyms all closed? My life is about to seriously be exactly the same”

The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic resulted in many closings. A joke was posted on Twitter by danielle weisberg on March 15, 2020: "Wow.. bars, clubs, and gyms all closed?? my life is about to…

July 2, 2021
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“Y’all ever try to breathe quieter while walking up a hill so bystanders don’t hear you…”

"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…

June 29, 2017
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“Yawning is your body’s way of saying 20% battery remaining”

"Yawning is your body's way of saying 20% battery remaining" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "Yawning. Is your body's way of saying 20% of battery…

August 31, 2025
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“Yer dah wears a life jacket on the rowing machine”

"I saw a lady at the gym on the exercise bike, wearing a helmet... So I put on a life jacket and got on the rowing machine next to her" is a gym joke that has been printed on many images.…

January 12, 2025
Exercise/Running/Health ClubsFood/Drink

“Yes, I did my crunches today, if by crunches you mean ‘crunchy Cheetos’”

A "crunch" is an abdominal exercise. A joke has it that a person was doing "crunches" -- not exercising, but eating Cheetos crunches. "Didn't do any crunches today so…

April 20, 2017
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“Yo mama is so fat, people jog around her for exercise”

A popular "yo mama" insult "fat joke" is: "Yo mama is so fat, people jog around her for exercise." The joke was posted on the newsgroup rec.humor on September 7, 1994.…

August 2, 2017
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“Yoga class? I thought you said ‘pour a glass’”

"Yoga class? I thought you said 'pour a glass'" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "Yoga class? I thought you said 'pour a glass'…

December 20, 2019
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“Yoga is a Sanskrit word which means ‘just try not to fart’”

"Yoga is spending an hour trying not to fart" is a jocular yoga saying that has been printed on many images. The joke has been told by several comedians. "Yoga is a Sanskrit word…

December 1, 2019
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“Yoga is just trying not to fart while stretching”

"Yoga is spending an hour trying not to fart" is a jocular yoga saying that has been printed on many images. The joke has been told by several comedians. "Yoga is a Sanskrit word…

July 26, 2017
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“Yoga is my favorite way to pretend to work out”

"Yoga is my favorite way to pretend to work out" is a yoga saying that has been printed on many images. The saying was printed on an ecard and was first posted on Twitter on September 5,…

December 23, 2019
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“Yoga is single player Twister”

Is yoga like the game of Twister? "Yoga = single-player Twister" was posted on Twitter by Spike Warden 💖💜💙 on June 29, 2018. "Yoga is single player twister" was posted…

January 4, 2020
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“Yoga is spending an hour trying not to fart”

"Yoga is spending an hour trying not to fart" is a jocular yoga saying that has been printed on many images. The joke has been told by several comedians. "Yoga is a Sanskrit word…

April 25, 2025
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“Yoga pants are a privilege, not a right”

"Spandex is a privilege, not a right" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "Fat chicks/girls need to understand that wearing yoga pants is a privilege, not a…

February 26, 2024
Exercise/Running/Health ClubsFood/Drink

“Yoga pants are the bacon of clothing”

"Yoga pants are the bacon of clothing" (or "Yoga pants; The bacon of clothing") is a saying that has been printed on many images. The saying is presumably by a heterosexual male…

April 25, 2025
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“Yoga pants: It’s a privilege, not a right”

"Spandex is a privilege, not a right" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "Fat chicks/girls need to understand that wearing yoga pants is a privilege, not a…

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