"I love going to the gym, sweating, running around, feeling like I'm having a heart attack"
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As an actor whose body is part of the job description, Hemsworth is speaking from a world where fitness isn’t a hobby; it’s maintenance, branding, and insurance. The subtext is about legitimacy: suffering reads as proof of effort. “Feeling like I’m having a heart attack” is obviously hyperbole, but it also signals the contemporary appetite for extremes. We don’t just want a workout; we want a story about a workout, a near-death anecdote that turns routine discipline into something cinematic.
There’s also a strategic relatability here. Celebrities are often accused of having trainers, chefs, and genetics doing the heavy lifting. By emphasizing misery, he makes the grind visible, translating privilege into an experience regular people recognize: the oppressive treadmill minutes, the sweat-soaked humility, the moment you question your life choices.
It works because it’s funny without trying too hard, and because it admits the absurd truth of modern self-optimization: we chase health through rituals that temporarily feel like self-destruction, then call it self-care.
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| Topic | Fitness |
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Hemsworth, Liam. (2026, January 15). I love going to the gym, sweating, running around, feeling like I'm having a heart attack. FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-love-going-to-the-gym-sweating-running-around-172502/
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Hemsworth, Liam. "I love going to the gym, sweating, running around, feeling like I'm having a heart attack." FixQuotes. January 15, 2026. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-love-going-to-the-gym-sweating-running-around-172502/.
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"I love going to the gym, sweating, running around, feeling like I'm having a heart attack." FixQuotes, 15 Jan. 2026, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-love-going-to-the-gym-sweating-running-around-172502/. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.







