Couples that train together, stay together!
With Valentines day just around the corner, (I hope none of you have forgotten) I thought it would be appropriate for me to share with you my thoughts on training with your dearly beloved, heres six reasons why you should consider training with your other half!
1) You’ll always have a gym partner
Having a gym partner, in my opinion is essential for you to achieve your goals, they give you motivation when you’re at your lowest point, and also help you when you’re in need of a spot to grind that last rep out. Who better to be your gym partner than your other half?
2) Keeping to your diet will be much easier
Obviously with any fitness related goal, diet plays a massive part, but we all know how tough the diet side of training is. If you’re training with your other half, and have similar goals, then its almost guaranteed that the diet side of things will be much easier. Theres nothing worse than being stuck eating a boring chicken salad whilst your partner is stuffing their face with a takeaway, why not share the pain together!
3) Healthy competition to keep you on your toes
If your partner is on track to achieving their goals and you’re slacking a bit, you’ll be much more motivated to get back on track to working towards your own goals to show you’re just as capable as your partner (if you’re uber competitive, like myself), nothing wrong with a bit of healthy competition!
4) Christmas & Birthdays are much easier
I’m not sure about you guys but I’m always struggling to think of ideas when it comes to presents at birthday and christmas time. Consider this problem gone as I can guarantee any gym goer will appreciate a nice new pair of trainers, or a new training top!
5) You’ll be much happier
Had a bad day at work? Don’t take out the anger on your other half! Get down to the gym instead and have a workout together, and let that anger out on a barbell. The release of endorphins you’ll receive after the workout are sure to put you in a better mood to help you forget about that bad day at work!
6) You get to spend quality time together
I think we can all appreciate that everyone has busy schedules, and sometimes its easy to fall into routine and neglect the importance of spending time with each other. If you’re already spending a few hours a week in the gym anyway, why not bring your partner along and train together!
So there it is, 6 reasons as to why you should consider training with your partner, can you think of any other good reasons? Leave a comment and let me know!
Oliver Portch
Better Body Group
