Couples who exercise together, Stay together!!

I am a firm believer that when you exercise with your partner/spouse, it not only makes you stronger physically, but it makes your relationship stronger! Exercising together is like a FREE therapy session for you!

My husband and I started dating while training for a half-marathon together. One of the things I loved about this was that we created a healthy habit very early in our relationship. Running was something that we always did together. For example, when we went on vacation, the first thing we did was put on our running shoes and jog around the city to check it out. Plus this year, we are planning on doing the Richmond marathon together, and we have committed to doing our training runs together. I am so excited about these long runs with just him!!

Now don't use the excuse that having kids makes it too difficult - just purchase a jogging stroller and you are good to go!!

So you may ask, why does exercising with my partner make our relationship stronger? Well, there are things that you face as you exercise that are HARD - maybe its running farther than you have before, doing 10 more push-ups than you thought you could, stepping it up a level. When you do this, you are exposing a side of you that your partner may have never seen before. That makes you vulnerable, and sometimes its hard for a loved one to see you like that. But that is a great chance to encourage, love, praise, and support your partner. I promise, doing this a few times together will show you a side of your loved one that you may not have ever seen. But it also will help connect you together.

Also those who exercise together typically will want to lead a healthy lifestyle in other aspects of their lives as well. Plus what good role models you are for your kids - they see you exercising, having fun, and doing it together!

That is one of the reason that I allow spouses to come to Stroller Strides classes for FREE!! Not only do they get a 2-for-1 deal on exercise classes, but they get to do it with someone they love!