Exercise is key to maintaining good health. And good health is attractive. Many studies show that working out with a partner keeps you accountable to your exercise regime. When that partner is your partner, it can also improve your romantic relationship. For Week 33 of 52 Love, connect with your partner through shared physical activity.
Physical fitness benefits your health and wellbeing. Regular workouts with your partner build strong hearts and bodies while increasing your emotional bond. When the focus is on your own weight loss or fitness goals, inner demons can drown out the drive to improve. Exercising together supports each other’s fitness goals, which often motivates more than solo ambitions.
The presence of a partner not only keeps you accountable to your exercise plan, it also boosts your performance. With a loved one watching, you’re inclined to push harder rather than slack off during your workouts. It may even spur competition. Let your partner’s company galvanize you to improve while prodding her desire to work harder. Support each other’s good health and you will both reap the rewards.
Find an activity you both like or alternate your pursuits as a compromise. Be honest about what you enjoy but willing to try something new. This can be as simple as devoting more hours to light physical activity like walking, as organized as learning Taekwondo together, or as ambitious as tandem training for a 10k. Whether brisk walks, boxing, or boot camp classes, so long as you keep your lines of communication open, you are on the path to achieving your mutual goals.
Working out together will remind you and your partner of your initial affections. The effects of strenuous physical activity mirror those of falling in love. Elevated temperatures, racing hearts, and labored breaths are symptoms of sex and the infatuation stage of romantic bonding. Reignite those passions with your amorous muscle memories.
Invigorating activities stimulate dopamine and serotonin. These endorphins boost morale. Combine this physiological arousal with the increased energy and stamina from your regular workouts and you have the perfect recipe for long-lasting intimacy. Rather than nose dive in a post-workout sundae, couples can devour each other. And dessert sex maintains more than good health.
If you try this intimacy tip or have a better recommendation, let me know in the comments. For weekly suggestions on how to show your partner love, sign up for my blog, 52 Love, in the sidebar.
