90 Best Workout Jokes To Give You An Ab Workout [Free Joke Cards]

Last Updated on March 19, 2024 by Michele Tripple

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These funny workout jokes will give your abs a workout! Share them with your family so they can get a workout too!

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The best workout for me is always accompanied by laughter and loved ones. Sure, a quiet workout is nice sometimes, but when I can workout with my husband or run and play at the park with my kids, it’s just more fun! The best post-workout? Funny workout jokes of course!

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And don’t forget to get your free printable workout joke cards which are perfect for sending in lunchboxes or backpacks. My kids love collecting all the jokes and adding them to a ring clip so they can scroll through them whenever they want! We love to have joke cards on hand in the car to share on the ride to or from school. My older kids love it when I post them on the fridge or bathroom mirror and hide the answer to see who can solve it first. There are so many ways to use the joke cards, so don’t forget to grab your free set below!

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Funny Workout Jokes

Looking for the best pre or post-workout? These funny workout jokes will have you covered!

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  • How do you organize a fantastic space workout? You planet.
  • What’s a ghost’s favorite exercise? Dead boo-lifts.
  • What do you call a fish that does push-ups? A muscle.
  • What do you get when you cross a treadmill and a sofa? A couch potato.
  • Why do hamburgers go to the gym? To get better buns. 
  • What is a banana‘s favorite gymnastic move? The splits!
  • Why did the couple stop going to the gym? It wasn’t working out.
  • What do chickens work on in the gym? Their pecks.
  • Did you hear about the weightlifting vegetable? He was a muscle sprout.
  • What does a bodybuilder do for cardio? He lifts weights faster.
  • Why did the blonde get a perm? Because her trainer said curls might help.
  • Two Chameleons walk in a gym. The first one says “Spot me, bro.” The second goes, “Who said that?”
  • Why do impatient people hate to go to the gym? Because of the weights!
  • Why did Charles Darwin start working out? He believed in the survival of the fittest.
  • Why have you never heard of a haunted gym? The ghosts are exercising themselves.
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  • What’s it called when a rapper goes to the gym for 20 minutes? A Lil Pump.
  • Two Canadian bodybuilders were working out at the gym. After they were done, they sat together in the locker room. One turned to the other and said, “I’m sore, eh?” The other said, “What for?”
  • Why don’t you see many haunted gyms? Everyone inside is exorcising.
  • Why wasn’t the gym for ants successful? The owners couldn’t seem to get the bugs out.
  • Why did the cheese go to the gym? It wanted to cheddar a couple of pounds.
  • Did you hear about the pumpkins that went to the gym? They wanted to become jacked-o-lanterns.
  • Did you hear about the banana gymnast? She was great at splits.
  • A gym junkie counts loudly in the gym as he does bench presses. “1! 3! 5! 7! 9!” Says another gym-goer, “Do you even lift, bro?” The gym junkie replied, “Nah, I only lift odd, bro.”
  • What exercise do hairdressers do in the gym? Curls
  • What do you call a bear that works out? A buff-alo.
  • How does a fitness trainer use math? They always count on it.
  • Why couldn’t the personal trainer get evicted? Because he was squatting.
  • What did the grape do at the gym? It got into shape.
  • You know the best part about being the only person at the gym with a speed bag? There’s no punchline.
  • Why did the banana go to the gym? To get more peel.
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  • What do you call a pig that does karate? A pork chop.
  • What do you call a lion that likes to run? A jogging king.
  • How does a sheep say “I’m tired” after a workout? I’m baa-d.
  • What do you call a zebra that works out? Z-fit.
  • What did the dumbbell say to the barbell? You’re too heavy for me.
  • What’s the best exercise for a pirate? The plank.
  • How do vampires stay fit? They run in the blood. 
  • Why did the skeleton go to the gym? To get some bone density. 
  • How does a mathematician stay in shape? By working out his problems. 
  • How do astronauts stay fit? They use space bars.
  • How does a cheese lover stay in shape? By doing cheese curls.
  • What do you call it when Oxygen and Nitrogen train at the gym together? Air conditioning.
  • Why do ghosts love to work out? Because it’s good for their boo-ty.
  • What’s a vampire’s favorite exercise? Dead lifts.
  • What do you call cheese that isn’t yours at the gym? Nacho cheese.
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  • Why did the scarecrow become a personal trainer? He was outstanding in his field.
  • Why don’t bodybuilders ever play hide and seek? Because good luck hiding when you’re always flexing.
  • What’s a weightlifter’s favorite type of music? Heavy metal.
  • Why did the bodybuilder read the dictionary? He was trying to learn how to define muscle.
  • Why did they open a gym in hell? So you could exercise your demons.
  • I asked a personal trainer, “Do you need to eat chicken to get muscles?” He said, “No whey!”
  • Why does the trainer at the gym have to keep getting new clothes? Because people keep telling him he’s ripped.
  • Why did the Uber driver cancel his gym membership? Because he didn’t even Lyft, bro.
  • I asked my trainer at the gym if I could start shadow boxing. He said, “Knock yourself out!”
  • What’s the name of Cardi B‘s super-fit gym-focused sister? Cardi O.
  • Why did the sad man start doing bench presses? He had some things he needed to get off his chest.
  • My favorite machine at the gym? The vending machine.
  • What did the lazy out-of-shape guy get when he quit going to the gym? A-trophy.
  • If the corporate building for a company is called a headquarters, what do you call the gym? Bodybuilding
  • Why did the cheeseburger get a gym membership? He wanted bigger buns.
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  • What does a pirate do before working out at the gym? Changes in Davy Jones’s locker room 
  • Why doesn’t Waldo (from “Where’s Waldo?”) go to the gym? Because no one can spot him.
  • Why did the fitness instructor bring a pencil to the workout? To draw their abs.
  • I just signed up for a 12-month membership at a gym. My bank called wondering if my credit card had been stolen.
  • What’s it called when a rapper goes to the gym for 20 minutes? A Lil Pump.
  • Where do obstetricians exercise? At the OB-GYM.
  • How did the T-Rex feel after its first workout? Dino-sore.
  • Did you hear about the guy weightlifting on Wall Street? He was hoping to get some capital gains.
  • What do you call Elon Musk when he’s been to the gym often? Muskular.
  • How do you find the gym at Hogwarts? Look for the dumbbell door.
  • Why did the bicycle fall over during its workout? It was two-tired.
  • After weeks of keeping it secret, I confessed to my gym buddies that I had taken the bench press out of my workout schedule. That was a weight off my chest.
  • Did you hear about the marathon runners who got married? It started as a long-distance relationship.
  • Why don’t cows skip leg day? Because they care about their calves.
  • What’s a runner’s favorite type of music? Jog-and-roll.
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  • Why am I like a ninja at the gym? Cause you’ll never see me there.
  • What do you call an Astronaut who goes to the gym? Neil ArmStrong.
  • Why do cross-fit gyms have chalk? So you can mark where the bodies fall.
  • I invited my girlfriend to go to the gym with me and then I didn’t show up. I hope she gets the message that we’re not working out.
  • What do you call a workout for cows? Moo-ve it.
  • Why did the cheese go to the gym? It wanted to cheddar couple of pounds.
  • I said to the Gym instructor “Can you teach me to do the splits?” He asked, “How flexible are you?” I said, “I can’t make Tuesdays.”
  • Why did the seafood chef stop going to the gym? He pulled a mussel.
  • Which exercise do they do at a cutlery store? Fork Lifts.
  • Honestly, I don’t mind leg day at the gym. It’s just the two days after that I can’t stand.
  • What’s it called when you refuse to do core workouts? Ab-stinence
  • Why was the burglar popular at his gym? Because he always did a great job wiping down his equipment.

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