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Workout Pick-Me-Ups! 13 Motivational Fitness Quotes from Top Trainers

Our favorite trainers share their tactics for getting their classes' going when the going gets tough (14 Photos)

Melissa F. Pheterson on Oct 28, 2012 at 11:51PM

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Workout Pick-Me-Ups! 13 Motivational Fitness Quotes from Top Trainers

Holly Gressley

1. "Don't be the first to quit!"

Donald Hunter, a fitness instructor in Rochester, NY, shouts this out at the crest of a cardio blast. “It’s a personal challenge to get people over that mental hurdle,” he says. “The mind often runs out of steam before the body’s done, and if you push past that hurdle you can become stronger.”

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