12 ways to stay motivated to keep fit
January 2nd 2018
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Stay on the right track with these daily motivational quotes from some of the best fitness and health experts in the business
Let’s be honest, getting fit is no mean feat. So to help you stay focused and dedicated to the Project Bikini cause, we’ve asked some of the best personal trainers, nutritionists and fitness experts around to provide a motivational quote a day, to give you that extra bit of encouragement when you feel tempted to throw in the towel.
So grab that gym bag, drop that cookie and press repeat on that HIIT workout playlist, because with this team of fitness pros on side, you’ll be beach-body ready in no time. Well, in six weeks to be exact.
*plays Rocky soundtrack*
“Ask yourself, is what you’re doing today getting you closer to where you want to be tomorrow?” Unknown.
"Every athlete is as individual as a fingerprint." Sean McDowell, Creative Director for Nike Running.
“Let's stop calling it exercise, start calling it movement and make it a non-negotiable part of every day - from five minutes to 50, it will all add up to a stronger, leaner, happier new you!” Karen Cummings-Palmer, Health and Nutrition Consultant.
“Good things come to those who work their asses off." Ronnie Kublova, Personal Trainer at Powervibe Fitness Studio.
“The older you get the more you need to be mindful of the food you eat and the exercise you do. It’s never too late to start!” Dalton Wong, Personal Trainer at Twenty Two Training.
“Don’t give up what you want the most, for what you want now.” Unknown.
“Schedule your workout into your diary. Make exercise a part of your daily routine.” Ronnie Kublova, Personal Trainer at Powervibe Fitness Studio.
“Don’t be upset with the results you didn’t get, from the workout you didn’t do.” Unknown.
"The moment you want to quit is the moment when change happens. Stay in it!" Niki Rein, founder of Barrecore.
“Think about how far you have gotten, not how far you have to go.” Unknown.
“I decided my body wasn’t an apartment I was renting, it was the house I would always live in.” Julia Turshen, co-author of ‘It’s All Good,’ written with Gwyneth Paltrow.
“Exercise never takes more than it gives back. Believe in exercise.” Susannah Taylor, Editor-in-Chief of Get The Gloss.
“Bad days make for great fuel for workouts.” Unknown.
“Have you really breathed today? Go on...STOP! Close your eyes and REALLY breathe.” Jane Wake, fitness consultant.
“Your body is a temple, not a trash can.” Unknown.
“Would you rather be covered in sweat at the gym or covered in clothes at the beach?” Unknown.
“Don't try to make yourself fit into an exercise regime… make the exercise fit you.” Jane Wake, fitness consultant.
“Yes, I’m trying to eat healthily. No, I’m not on a diet.” Unknown.
“Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.” An Albert Einstein quote that inspires Linda Jones, Personal Trainer at Twenty Two Training.
“'Double Ds:' determination and dedication. The only double Ds that matter ;)." Sylvester Sayall, Personal Trainer at Equinox.
“An avocado a day keeps cellulite at bay." Vicki Edgson, Nutritional Therapist.
"There are 1,440 minutes in every day. Schedule 30 of them for physical activity.” Ronnie Kublova, Personal Trainer at Powervibe Fitness Studio.
“If you worked out when you first started thinking about it... you’d be done by now.” Unknown.
"If you have a body then you're an athlete." Bill Bowerman, Co-founder of Nike.
“Fact: thinking about going to the gym burns 0 calories.” Carl Martin, Head of Personal Training at Equinox.
“One in two women will break or fracture a bone once they hit their 50s, but the women who exercise through their 20s, 30s and 40s are part of the 50% who don’t.” Jane Wake, fitness consultant.
"The only bad workout is the one that didn't happen." Ronnie Kublova, Personal Trainer at Powervibe Fitness Studio.
"Beautiful FOODS = BEAUTIFUL You." Romina Pulichino, Nutritionist at PLENISH.
“That extra rep, set, mile really makes the difference between the body you have and the body you want.” Dalton Wong, Personal Trainer.
“If you always do what you’ve always done, you’ll always get what you’ve always got.” Susannah Taylor, Editor-in-Chief of Get the Gloss.
“Let's take the media and social pressure to look good, call it inspiration and forget about the kind of perfection that is only attainable with airbrushing.” Karen Cummings-Palmer, Health and Nutrition Consultant.
“Money can’t buy health or a fantastic body. Hard work and commitment does.” Dalton Wong, Personal Trainer.
“The myth that women shouldn't lift heavy is only perpetuated by women who fear hard work and men who fear strong women.” Sylvester Sayall, Personal Trainer at Equinox.
"If you focus on results, you will never change. If you focus on change, you will get results." Ronnie Kublova, Personal Trainer at Powervibe Fitness Studio.
“If you still look cute at the end of a workout... you didn't train hard enough.” Carl Martin, Head of Personal Training at Equinox.
“Focus your mind and your body will follow.” Jane Wake, fitness expert.
“Think about how you feel after a great workout. Isn’t that motivation enough?” Linda Hipp, founder of sportswear brand, LIJA.
“You can’t outrun a bad diet.” Calgary Avansino, wellbeing expert and Contributing Editor of Vogue.
“There are seven days in the week and 'someday' isn't one of them.” Geoff Bagshaw, Head of Group Fitness at Equinox.
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