Exercise With A Friend

Print This Post

Email This Post

RSS Updates

Email Updates

For some, one of the biggest deterrents to exercise is that we have to do it alone. And I don’t just mean without others around us, but without a friendly face by our side, to share in the sweat and muscle cramps, getting your weekly exercise can seem to slip through the cracks.

When you exercise with a friend, there’s a built-in obligation system. If you’re exercising alone, it’s too easy to tell yourself that you’ve had a bad day or that your head is killing you and you’ll just do a little extra next time. When your friend is waiting for you, though, it’s often the extra push you need to get out the door and get moving.

Along with being a motivator, exercising with a friend is a social event. Your exercise date is a time to walk, run, or kickbox while you catch up on news, gossip, and the latest football scores. Talking your way through an hour or two of heavy breathing and straining muscles helps pass the time. It also helps you forget that your lungs are burning, your legs feel weak, and that all you want is to gulp down your entire water bottle.

If you’re one of the many that just can’t seem to get into the exercise groove, then recruit a buddy. So many of us are in this situation, probably just waiting for someone to help them out of the exercise rut. Let’s do something about it.

Popularity: 20% [?]