Workout Movies
This is an alphabetical list of movies I have personally worked out to and recommend. Click on a title for more detail (work in progress - not every movie has its own writeup yet).
The 6th Day
Atomic Blonde
Back to the Future
Back to the Future 2
Back to the Future 3
Better Off Dead
Big Trouble in Little China
Bloodsport
Commando
Creed
Creed II
Demolition Man
Die Hard
Dirty Dancing
Double Impact
Double Team
Escape from New York
Expendables
Expendables 2
Expendables 3
Flashdance
Gymkata
Karate Kid
Karate Kid Legends
Kickboxer
Legionnaire
Lethal Weapon
Lethal Weapon 2
Lethal Weapon 3
Lionheart
The Matrix
No Retreat No Surrender
Over the Top
Point Break
Predator
Predator 2
Predators
Prey
Red Dawn
Red Heat
Red Sonja
Road House
Robocop
Rocky II
Rocky III
Rocky IV
Rocky Balboa
Rumble in the Bronx
The Running Man
Rush Hour
Rush Hour 2
Starship Troopers
Sudden Death
Terminator
Terminator 2: Judgement Day
They Live
Timecop
True Lies
Twins
V for Vendetta
What makes a good workout movie?
A strong adversary. An underdog. A kickass soundtrack. A training montage. Fight scenes. One-liners. These are just a few of the elements that make a movie good for working out to. Ultimately, it’s a matter of preference. The best workout movie is one that helps you put down your phone and pick up some weights.
Generally, you want to avoid movies that require paying close attention to the plot, depressing storylines, dialogue-heavy dramas, and plots centered around children or animals.
The best workout movie is one you’ve watched and loved many times. It becomes your workout buddy. Even if you’re flat on your back doing flys or leg lifts, you don’t have to see the screen to know what’s going on.
Until you curate your own catalog of go-to workout movies, Cannonball Catalog is here to help. Every movie on this site has been worked out to by yours truly and is worth a shot.
