Fort Worth Personal Trainers: How Do I Get My Spouse to Exercise? The Cure for “Lazy Husband” Syndrome (VIDEO)

Fort Worth Personal Trainers: How Do I Get My Spouse to Exercise? The Cure for “Lazy Husband” Syndrome (VIDEO)

The question of “How do I get my spouse to exercise?” is such a loaded question.

Because there’s just so much I/you don’t know about peoples relationships and motivations.

It’s not just about the exercise.

A “reluctant spouse” is so common that we even discussed it a meeting of fitness business owners.

It’s pervasive.

It’s called the “Lazy Husband Syndrome”.

Usually the common symptoms are first a girl decides that she wants to lose some weight and get in shape.

Then she invests her time, money, and effort into a good coaching program or fitness camp.

She starts getting into shape, meets new people, starts feeling better about herself and loves it.

She also would like him to want to get into shape too.

And the husband/boyfriend wants nothing to do with it.

The husbands reaction can range anywhere from total active support (taking child duty, changing his diet too, rearranging his schedule).

The other end of the spectrum is sabotage with the spouse bringing junk food home and lending no time support.

But either way it’s on her to make it happen.

So what IS the secret to getting your spouse to exercise?

You can see the research and hear the story here in the New York Times…

Click Here=>How To Get Your Spouse to Exercise

What’s interesting and instructive from this research is something we consider a pillar of success in our program.

Social Support

From the article..“The study found that changes in one spouse’s routine tend to be echoed in the other’s, highlighting the extent to which our exercise behavior is shaped not just by our personal intentions but by the people around us as well.”

The WHO you’re around MATTERS!

How DO you get your spouse to exercise?

By leading by example.

A majority of non-exercising spouses that were interviewed in the first year of the study, had taken up exercising at the follow-up 6 years later.

The key was the primary exercising participant in year one.. just kept going.

You pick up the habits of those you are around.

And whether or not you realize it, you’re influencing those around you.

The VERY BEST thing you can do to lead your spouse toward the exercise habit, is to keep showing up.

That is the key to getting your spouse to workout.

And YOU stay with it, just like the article states. by being around people with similar goals.

Hope you have a great day.

Talk soon.
Dave
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