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Top 10 English movies that will motivate you to get Fit

Sometimes all it takes is a movie or a video to change your life. A movie, to motivate you to get fit, change your lifestyle and to remove that belly that has been growing for a very long time. So if you are a kind of person who has been struggling to make an effort to change his/her life, this post can help you. (or you can check Why should you train your body?)

So, this is a list of movies which we believe can help you to get you "butt moving" and motivate you towards a healthy belly free life. This list is not according to ranking.

1. Million Dollar Baby (2004)


Frankie Dunn (Clint Eastwood) is a veteran Los Angeles boxing trainer who keeps almost everyone at arm's length, except his old friend and associate Eddie "Scrap Iron" Dupris (Morgan Freeman). When Maggie Fitzgerald (Hilary Swank) arrives in Frankie's gym seeking his expertise, he is reluctant to train the young woman, a transplant from working-class Missouri. Eventually, he relents, and the two form a close bond that will irrevocably change them both. It is a very inspiring movie (especially for women).

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2. Rocky (Film Series)


Rocky is a series of seven boxing films. The first film, Rocky, and its five sequels centred on the boxing career of the eponymous fictional character, Rocky Balboa. The whole series is full of motivating speeches and workouts.

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3. Southpaw (2015)


Billy "The Great" Hope (Jake Gyllenhaal), the reigning junior middleweight boxing champion, has an impressive career, a loving wife and daughter, and a lavish lifestyle. However, when tragedy strikes, Billy hits rock bottom, losing his family, his house and his manager. He soon finds an unlikely saviour in Tick Willis (Forest Whitaker), a former fighter who trains the city's toughest amateur boxers. With his future on the line, Hope fights to reclaim the trust of those he loves the most. It is definitely a good movie for all the boxing lovers.

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4. Warrior (2011)


An estranged family finds redemption in the unlikeliest of places: the MMA ring. Tommy (Tom Hardy), an ex-Marine with a tragic past, returns home and enlists his father (Nick Nolte), a recovering alcoholic and former wrestling coach, to train him for "Sparta," the biggest MMA tournament ever held. But when Tommy's underdog brother, Brendan (Joel Edgerton), fights his way into the tournament, the two brothers must finally confront each other and the forces that pulled them apart. This movie will fill you with motivation.

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5. Karate Kid (2010)


When his mother's career results in a move to China, 12-year-old Dre Parker (Jaden Smith) finds that he is a stranger in a strange land. Though he knows a little karate, his fighting skills are no match for Cheng, the school bully. Dre finds a friend in Mr Han (Jackie Chan), a maintenance man who is also a martial-arts master. Mr Han teaches Dre all about kung fu in the hope that Dre will be able to face down Cheng and perhaps win the heart of a pretty classmate named Mei Ying. This movie is suited for young people.

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6. G.I. Jane (1997)


A female Senator succeeds in enrolling a woman into Combined Reconnaissance Team training where everyone expects her to fail.

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7. Never Back Down (2008)


A frustrated and conflicted teenager arrives at a new high school to discover an underground fight club and meet a classmate who begins to coerce him into fighting.

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8. Undisputed III: Redemption

A champion fighter gets transferred to a Ukrainian facility to fight in a prison tournament. One of the best fighting movies. Great action sequences. This will definitely get you on track on fitness (seeing people with great physique fighting).

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9. The Fighter (2010) 


For Micky Ward (Mark Wahlberg), boxing is a family affair. His tough-as-nails mother is his manager. His half-brother, Dicky (Christian Bale), once a promising boxer himself, is his very unreliable trainer. Despite Micky's hard work, he is losing and, when the latest fight nearly kills him, he follows his girlfriend's advice and splits from the family. Then Micky becomes a contender for the world title and he -- and his family -- earns a shot at redemption.

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10. Ali (2001)


A biography of sports legend Muhammad Ali, focusing on his triumphs and controversies between 1964 and 1974. Muhammad Ali as we all know was a great man, so it this movie.

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Some Honourable Mentions:

  • Invincible
  • Gladiator
  • Fight Club
  • Snitch
  • Fighting
Please tell us in the comments about your thoughts about this list.

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