"If it doesn't challenge you, it doesn't…

“If it doesn’t challenge you, it doesn’t change you” is a saying that has been printed on many gift items, such as posters and T-shirts. Fred DeVito, Exhale Spa‘s fitness instructor, has been credited with the saying since at least January 11, 2010.

“If it doesn’t challenge you, it won’t change you” is a slight alteration of the saying that is less frequently cited.

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Fred DeVito
@fdevito
exhale founding team, Core Fusion co-creator, teacher + teacher trainer, Thai massage therapist, jazz bass player for 30 years, organic gardener + NASCAR fan.

FitSugar
Words That Move You . . .
January 11, 2010
by POPSUGAR Fitness
“If it doesn’t challenge you, it doesn’t change you.”
— Fred DeVito, Exhale Spa’s fitness instructor

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Billy Jones
‏@WeightLossFrog
Words That Move You . . . : “If it doesn’t challenge you, it doesn’t change you.”
- Fred DeVito, Exhale Spa’s f.. http://bit.ly/6Phg9R
5:52 PM - 11 Jan 10

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Isabella Jones ‏
@fitbet
“If it doesn’t challenge you, it doesn’t change you.”- Fred DeVito, Exhale Spa’s fitness instructor
5:36 AM - 12 Jan 10

Google Books
Hooked:
How Leaders Connect, Engage and Inspire with Storytelling
By Gabrielle Dolan and Yamini Naidu
Milton, Qld: John Wiley & Sons Australia Ltd.
2013
Pg. 181:
If it doesn’t challenge you it won’t change you.
Brent Lavery, Owner and Manager,
Paramount Health and Fitness

FitSugar
Get Inspired to Move! Motivational Fitness Quotes
July 9, 2013
If it doesn’t challenge you
It doesn’t change you.
—Fred Devito