Teaming Up with a Workout Buddy

Teaming Up with a Workout Buddy

If you have trouble getting to the gym or going out for that walk or run, make a standing date with a friend. It’ll be harder to procrastinate or to skip a workout if you know someone is depending on you. If you and a neighbor become workout buddies, you can meet for a walk or a jog every day. You can visit each other’s homes to work . Out with that video or with the television fitness shows. This will provide both of you with companionship as well as a safety element for those short winter days when it might be dark when you get in your exercise. You also can carpool to the gym. This not only helps you both stay on track, it makes environmental and economic sense, too.
If you and your buddy have similar goals, you also will serve as a mutual support system. You’ll be able to notice if your buddy is getting leaner or faster or stronger— and he or she will notice the same about you. You might even have such a revelation about your shared workouts. Complimenting your buddy and hearing compliments about notable progress boosts you both. Your spouse or partner can be the ideal workout buddy. It is better for both of you when you share the goal of fitness and good health than when one person is in the mindset and mode of getting fit and the other is “televeging” on the couch munching snacks.