While planning how to tackle your 2024 fitness goals, consider enlisting your spouse/partner to join you.
Finding time to workout together will motivate you to accomplish your fitness goals while strengthening your relationship.
It may even foster some healthy competition.
Here are some ideas for you to enlist your spouse/partner:
Enroll in a fitness class (e.g., spin, yoga, Pilates, cardio)
Join a pickleball group (or bowling, tennis, golf)
Participate in ballroom dancing classes
Organize weekly hikes
Schedule daily walks/runs/bike (it can be for 30 minutes or longer)
Depending on your fitness level, you can be as challenging as you want it to be.
If your spouse/partner isn’t as fit as you are, start slowly. Maybe go for a walk to a nearby coffee shop or restaurant.
Plan a weekend activity if your spouse/partner travels during the week. Maybe a hike at a nearby park or a class that meets only on the weekend.
If you have kids, include them in the activity. Or, if you have to attend their sporting event, toss or kick around a ball with your spouse/partner during your kid’s game.
Be creative. Have fun.
More importantly, stop making excuses.
Not only will you be improving your health, but you’ll also be improving your relationship.
(Update to original post from January 11, 2018)
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Niv Persaud, CFP®, is the Founder of Transition Planning & Guidance, LLC (TransitionPG®). She believes life is more than accumulating money – it’s about living the lifestyle you envision and can afford. Niv incorporates all aspects of life when discussing money. She developed the 5 P’s of Life (Personal Relationships, Personal Finance, Profession, Peace of Mind, and Physical Health) to help clients define what they want from life. Once she understands their vision, she helps them achieve their lifestyle or adjust their expectations based on their finances. Niv actively gives back to the community through her volunteer efforts. She believes in living life to the fullest by cherishing friendships, exploring the world, and laughing often—even at herself. Her favorite quote is by Erma Bombeck, “When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left and could say ‘I used everything you gave me.’” Click here to read where she’s been quoted in the media.