Fun Exercises to Do With Your Spouse

Whether it is cleaning the house or doing yard work, having your spouse there with you may make the time go by faster. Exercising with your spouse may be no different. Whether it’s enjoying a nice walk or going on a vigorous run, having someone right there with you might make it seem easier, too.

  1. Enjoying The Great Outdoors

    • There is nothing like taking a nice evening walk especially in the cooler months. Walking not only burns calories and gets your heart rate up, it also allows you to catch up on the events of the day with each other. If walking is too slow for you, a jog, a hike or a bike ride will allow you to get away from your daily tasks and enjoy each other’s company as you get an entire body workout. The number of calories burned during any of these exercises depends on your body weight, the amount of time you exercise as well as your intensity. An individual who weighs 150 pounds and walks at a pace of 3.5 miles per hour for 30 minutes will burn roughly 129 calories. Adding an incline will increase the number of calories burned to 204.

    Try Something New

    • While yoga or dancing may not be your type of exercise, they might be fun to try with your spouse. Getting out of the same routine and discovering new ways to exercise will not only burn calories, they might also help you from becoming bored with your current program. Swimming, recreational sports such as softball or kick ball and yoga offer not only ways to stay in shape but also ways to meet new people.

    Resistance Training

    • Whether you are at the gym or working out in your home, using your spouse as a spotter will help you to not only lift more weight but also to perform more repetitions. For exercises such as squats and bench presses, having a spotter may decrease the risk of injury. Spotters can help you achieve the proper technique and form while at the same time assisting you when you become fatigued. Partner exercises such as medicine ball throws, partner push-ups and resisted runs or chariots allow your partner to workout right along with you.

    Have Fun

    • Placing your list of fitness goals on the refrigerator will help keep you determined.

      Exercising with your spouse will not only confer the health benefits associated with exercising, it may also help you achieve your fitness goals. Writing down your goals and placing them in an area where you both can see them will help you to remind and motivate each other to reach them. Keep each other accountable for the goals you set and challenge each other to meet them.