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111 Positive & Empowering Workout Affirmations For Fitness & Exercise

Fitness affirmations to empower your exercise routine and help you stay on track. Use these daily affirmations as an effective tool for reinforcing positive thoughts around maintaining a healthy lifestyle, and to help you accomplish your fitness goals.

What Are Fitness Affirmations?

Fitness affirmations | A man and woman in a gym in plank position.

Health and fitness affirmations are positive statements designed to challenge negative thoughts in your subconscious mind, by replacing them with positive self-talk.

Affirmations are a proven technique for positively influence your fitness journey.

The idea is that focusing on using the right words when you talk to or about yourself essentially rewires the brain, changing your own perceptions to healthier attitudes which set you up for success.

Sound too good to be true? Incredibly, using affirmations is a proven technique for improving your mental state, and are a powerful way you can positively influence your fitness journey if you’re open to it:

A positive attitude can lead to positive actions.

How Should You Use Workout Affirmations?

Here are a few tips to help you get started with using fitness affirmations in your everyday life:
  1. Use the following positive affirmations as they are, or as inspiration to create your own.
  2. Remember to use your affirmations in the present tense.
  3. Choose two or three affirmations which really strike a chord with you.
  4. You can practice your affirmations whilst journaling, or if you prefer try repeating them out loud like a mantra.
  5. Take a deep breath and really focus on the words you’re saying.
  6. To begin with, aim to recite or write out your affirmations daily, for around five minutes.
  7. If you prefer to chant your affirmations, you can do this during a workout session if you have a home gym, or even whilst showering or in the car.
  8. The important thing is that you remember to practice your affirmations regularly and frequently enough that over time, they become your inner voice, drowning out and eventually replacing any negative self-talk around friends and friendships.
  9. You may like to write out affirmation cards and stick them somewhere conspicuous as a reminder.
  10. Assess your progress after a couple of weeks. If you feel that you’ve realised your goal and achieved a positive shift in your outlook or perspective, introduce new affirmations to your practice, alongside or to replace the original few.
  11. Enjoy the benefits of these powerful tools!

111 Positive Fitness Affirmations

Use each powerful statement as words of encouragement to help take your physical activity to the next level, achieve a stronger body, and get in great physical health!

Empowering Affirmations for Health and Fitness

  1. I am worthy of being fit, healthy, and in excellent physical shape.
  2. I honour my body and my body honours me.
  3. My greatest desire is to get in shape and become healthier and I am motivated to make it happen.
  4. I nourish my body with the nutrients it needs to be healthy.
  5. I relish in the satisfaction of taking good care of my body.
  6. Working out makes me feel alive!
  7. I enjoy meeting the physical needs of my body.

I believe in my body’s strength and resilience.

  1. I love feeling fit, strong, and capable.
  2. A healthy attitude towards my body and fitness goes a long way towards helping me smash my goals.
  3. I am committed to working hard to shift my extra weight so I can enjoy feeling healthy and fit.
  4. I can make small changes to see big results in my body.
  5. Exercise is rejuvenating for my body and mind.
  6. I believe in my body’s strength and resilience.
  7. My exercise schedule is important and I’m committed to it.
  8. Working out regularly keeps my mind sharp and my soul calm.

Affirmations to Achieve Fitness Goals

  1. My body supports my physical fitness goals.
  2. I am committed to my workout goals and will see them through in order to keep my body fit and healthy.
  3. My body grows stronger with every workout.
  4. My body is capable of the demands I place on it.
  5. I work hard to achieve my fitness goals, but at my own pace.
  6. I love trying out new fitness activities.

I am motivated to achieve my strength and fitness goals.

  1. My body is changing and I love what I see.
  2. I am getting stronger with every workout.
  3. I vary the intensity of my work outs for optimum results.
  4. The best exercises for my body are the ones that challenge me and make me stronger.
  5. My dedication to my exercise program yields amazing results.
  6. I am motivated to achieve my strength and fitness goals.
  7. My determination and commitment to regular workouts is being noticed by others.
  8. My fitness goals are attainable and I will achieve them.
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Pre Workout Affirmations

Workout affirmations | Close up of two men and two women holding a dumbbell in squat position.
  1. I enjoy my healthy habit of regular exercise and I’m good at it.
  2. A little motivation today can lead to a fresh start tomorrow.
  3. I am so gratified by the abundant energy daily exercise gives me!
  4. Working out demonstrates my determination and resilience.
  5. I love the sense of community at my exercise class.

Exercising often improves my self-esteem and confidence.

  1. My workouts are super fun and revitalising!
  2. Going to the gym is today’s self-care.
  3. Working out sets me up for a fantastic day ahead.
  4. I am motivated to work hard in the gym today.
  5. After I’ve been to the gym I feel so exhilarated!
  6. My body deserves the effort it takes to be healthy.
  7. Working out is the best way to help me get enough sleep so I can feel better rested.
  8. Exercising lifts my mood and my spirit.

Positive Affirmations For During a Workout

  1. My have a fit and strong body.
  2. My body never lets me down.
  3. Working hard increases my metabolism.
  4. I love my new flexible and toned body.
  5. My body is grateful for being put through its paces.
  6. Exercising often improves my self-esteem and confidence.
  7. I am so proud of my strong, defined muscles.

Being strong makes me self-sufficient.

  1. Thanks to my daily workouts, I have a fit and sexy body.
  2. I look great in and out of my clothes.
  3. My body is loving the challenge of a tough workout.
  4. A little bit of pain while working out can lead to big gains!
  5. I feel energised and ready to face the day!
  6. Every time I work out my body is coming slimmer, firmer, and stronger.
  7. My body is positively responding to being challenged.

Weight Lifting Affirmations

  1. My body is strong and powerful.
  2. I love the independence that comes with being strong.
  3. Every day my muscles are growing more resilient.
  4. I feed my body the nutrients it needs to become stronger.
  5. My hard work in the gym is paying off.
  6. I am transforming and developing a more powerful and leaner body.
  7. My strong mind enables me to achieve any fitness goals I desire.

Exercise reenergises my mind, body, and spirit.

  1. My strength is an asset that I’m proud of.
  2. I enjoy my fitness routine and it’s helping me to achieve my goals.
  3. I love my body enough to give it sufficient rest and nutrients.
  4. My body is firm and lithe.
  5. Being strong makes me self-sufficient.
  6. I am highly motivated to gain lean muscle mass and become more powerful.
  7. It’s easy to maintain my workout routine because I enjoy watching my body change.
Affirmation for fitness | Three people in a gym in plank position, rowing with dumbbells.

Post Workout Affirmations

  1. I love the incredible energy working out gives me.
  2. Working out means investing in myself, mind, body, and soul.
  3. I enjoy a variety of gym classes.
  4. Working out supports my mental health.
  5. I’m so proud that I can run X distance / press X weight.
  6. I feel so exhilarated after my workout class!
  7. I am filled with vitality and take pride in my body.
  8. I had an excellent workout today.
  9. I’m guaranteed a great mood today thanks to working out!
  10. I am grateful to my body for working hard today.
  11. I’m improving each time I visit the gym.
  12. I radiate joy and energy after exercise.
  13. Exercise reenergises my mind, body, and spirit.
  14. I am so glad I showed up for myself today and made time to exercise. 

I enjoy my body in every possible way.

Healthy Body Affirmations

  1. I feel fantastic in my body.
  2. I am a healthy person and in great physical shape.
  3. I have a full functioning body which I’m grateful for.
  4. My true self is the healthy body size and shape I can maintain easily.
  5. I respect and appreciate my body and everything it enables me to do.
  6. I feel wonderful when I nourish my body with healthy food.
  7. My body looks and feels healthy and beautiful.
  1. I listen to my body’s needs and embrace rest days.
  2. I enjoy my body in every possible way.
  3. I love feeling healthy.
  4. I choose not to over train because my body deserves rest and recovery time.
  5. I give my body permission to find a happy equilibrium at its ideal weight, whether that means a gain or weight loss.
  6. I choose to live a healthy, balanced, and active life because I deserve to feel amazing and live a long healthy life.

Affirmations For Staying Motivated to Exercise

  1. I enjoy the endorphin rush I get from aerobic exercise.
  2. I have vastly improved my overall health and I feel amazing!
  3. I love the way my new body makes me feel.
  4. I am excited to treat myself to a fantastic new wardrobe as a reward for my hard work in the gym!
  5. I am finding fun new ways to enjoy my new fit body.
  6. I work out regularly because I love my body and want to take good care of it.
  7. My body is a beautiful, healthy weight, and in good health.

I am enjoying the sense of accomplishment my workouts give me.

  1. My exercise classes are helping me to become the best version of myself.
  2. I am crushing my fitness goals!
  3. I am dedicated to my exercise regime and reaching my highest level of fitness.
  4. I am enjoying the sense of accomplishment my workouts give me.
  5. I’m proud of my fantastic figure and will maintain my hard work and its results.
  6. Working out regularly makes me an excellent role model.
  7. Having a strong, fit, and healthy body is one of my top priorities.

I hope using these body love affirmations is a small step towards a big change in the way you think about yourself!