So, Um, Stock Photographers Seem to Have No Idea How Fitness Works, and Here's the Proof
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Here's the thing about stock photos: nine times out of 10, they're ridiculous. And we realize that it's difficult to look cute while working up a sweat, but when it comes to stock photos depicting exercise, "ridiculous" is taken to a whole new level. From models grinning from ear to ear while lifting dumbbells to women joyously eating salads (seriously, have you ever actually seen a woman laughing while eating salad?), fitness stock photos are an absolute treasure. We've rounded up the best of the best, and we guarantee you'll get an ab workout just looking at them.
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Us Reaching For the Weekend
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When You Say You're Going to Work Out but Get Tangled in a Web of Lies
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Our Squad Pretending to Work Out For the 'Gram
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When Cutting Carbs Has You Wrecked
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When You Just Really Want to Look Good on a Pool Float
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Guess Someone Skipped Arm Day
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When the Whole Office Half-Heartedly Agrees to Get Fit Together
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Weird Flex but OK
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When You Book a Spin Class but All You Really Want Is Pizza
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Is This What Work-Life Balance Looks Like?
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When Your Doctor Tells You to Eat More Greens
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Us Thinking About How We're Going to Kill Our Friend For Making Us Go to Pilates
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When Some Guy at the Gym Asks You to Spot Him One More Time
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*Works Out Once*
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When Happy Hour Is So Close Yet So Far
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Us Every Time We Manage to Complete a Simple Task
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When You Haven't Worked Out in a Year but Your Vacation Is Next Week
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There's Always That 1 Overachiever in Class
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When Your Coworker Insists on Picking Up Salads Again
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