If your life is so busy that it’s hard to find time for a date night, start working out with your life partner. You’ll spend time together while getting fitter. Working out with someone else keeps you accountable and is one of the many reasons personal trainers get such good results. There are many exercises for couples you can use that are fun and several that build trust and intimacy. You’ll have more time together and get healthier.
You have to identify what qualifies as exercise first.
You can do formal workouts to get exercise. Things like using weights, doing calisthenics, and running are more traditional workouts, but dancing also provides great cardio and flexibility with some lower-body strength-building. You can turn up the music and dance in the living room, walk in the mall or a park, or make it a family outing to play ball, take hikes, or ride bikes.
You need to establish rules before you start.
It’s far too easy to sit in a chair and watch TV after work, but you have to hold each other accountable to get results. Put your exercise time on your schedule and stick with it. You can do it early in the morning. That requires both people to get up early. Create a penalty for those who don’t rise and shine to the occasion. Each partner needs to set personal goals and modify their workout to their fitness level. Women shouldn’t get discouraged if the man in their life loses weight faster. Men have more muscle mass than women do and tend to lose weight faster. Their hormonal makeup also makes a difference.
You can start with traditional workouts.
Couples’ workouts can be traditional, focusing on all types of fitness. Doing sit-ups or foot-to-foot bicycle crunches is fun and work core muscles. Challenge each other to planks to see who can last the longest. One partner may need to modify the plank to an easier form. That’s okay. Each person works at their fitness level. Using resistance bands to build strength is perfect for partner workouts. Wrap the band behind one partner as the other participant holds the ends in each hand as the one with the band behind them tries to lay back.
- Modify squats into a couple’s workout. Start back to back with your arms interlocked, then slowly lower your body into the squat position.
- Start your workout program by committing to two to three weeks only. It’s easier to keep short-term goals. At the end of the time, decide whether to continue.
- Include strength, flexibility, endurance, and balance training. Don’t forget to include warm-up and cool-down exercises.
- Fun exercises which include the kids are hula hooping, jumping rope, and bicycling. You can build on a healthy lifestyle by cooking nutritious meals together.
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