10 Great Ways for Couples to Get in Shape

“Are you and your partner talking about how out of shape and FAT you feel? How you’re in a rut, and you don’t know where to start? Well, then, maybe you both need a complete overhaul of your lifestyle. Working out doesn’t have to be boring or painful. Thirty minutes a day can do your body wonders.

You know that incredible feeling–that endorphin high–you get during and after a workout? Or maybe you’ve just heard about it. Well, it’s true–working out arouses your mind, body and spirit, and also heightens your sense of accomplishment. Working out together allows you to have something in common: a goal of getting into shape and staying fit. You can change your lifestyle together.

Just think: You and your partner working out together with mutual satisfaction. Watching your partner working hard at breaking a sweat may be one of the sexiest things you could do to spice up your relationship. Working out is good for your health, self-confidence and sex life. Starting an exercise program will also take some of the burden off Canada’s health-care system, which is having to treat more and more people with complications arising from weight issues in this super-size-me, couch-potato culture we live in–according to Statistics Canada, in 2003, 33 percent of Canadians were overweight.

Before you attempt a workout program or competitive sport with your lover, consider your current physical fitness levels, athletic backgrounds, competitive spirits and desired activities. Find something you can do together that both of you enjoy. Here are a few heart-rate-raising activities I recommend you do together.”

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