The word ‘aerobics’ came about when the gym instructors all got together and said, ‘If we’re going to charge ten dollars an hour, we can’t call it jumping up and down’.
Rita Rudner
Funny quotes about exercise
It’s that time of year when everyone hits the gym with a vengeance and puts themselves through miserable mealtimes of limp salads and plates of steamed vegetables. Many people only stick to their diets for a few weeks before reembracing the carbs and the beer belly. But those that persevere can take a little inspiration from these funny quotes about exercise.
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There are only two types of exercises in Hollywood – jogging and helping a divorced friend move.
Robert Wagner -
Go jogging? What, and get hit by a meteor?
Robert Benchley -
The first time I see a jogger smiling, I’ll consider it.
Joan Rivers -
The only reason I would take up jogging is so I could hear heavy breathing again.
Erma Bombeck -
My grandmother started walking five miles a day when she was 60. She’s 97 today and we don’t know where the hell she is.
Ellen DeGeneres -
The doctor asked me if I ever got breathless after exercising. I said no, never, because I never exercise.
John Mortimer -
Exercises? I tremble and shake for hours every morning.
W.C Fields -
I like long walks, especially when they are taken by people who annoy me.
Fred Allen -
I’m not into working out. My philosophy is no pain, no pain.
Carol Leifer