Do you think it's better to workout alone or with someone

I do both - a morning workout alone and an evening run with friends. it is SO much better to workout with friends! We are able to hold eachother accountable and if I don't want to run, they make me! It's fantastic!

I think it is about your personal preference. I love classes at the gym because I get motivated with everyone else and their energy. However, I like running alone best-- I can think and also go the pace I like. Try it out different ways and you'll find your style.

Depends on if the person you are working out with is pushing your or dragging you down. (you want the first person and to throw the second to the curb)

If my husband weren't working out with me, I'd probably slack off a lot more... and likely the reverse is true. In person motivators simply rock.

Depends on the other person. Sometimes that person can hold you back while others will motivate you.

I prefer working out alone. Yes sometimes the other person could motivate you to work out harder than you normally would by yourself. But the opposite is true also, they could slow you down.

Personally, I work out by myself, but I'm also motivated by the teams I play for.

When other people depend on me to put in the work in order to play well, it motivates me greatly!

Like most things, it's a personal preference. Of course, the trick is being honest with yourself. That's what gets most people: being honest enough to put themselves in a position where they are accountable and where they are not putting up barriers to success.

Personally, after starting a stopping a number of programs over the years, I recently started Insanity with my wife. We are up at 7:00 or 7:30 am every morning, regardless of how much our girls kept us up! No excuses, push play, and do your best. Doing this with her brings a level of accountability that I didn't have before, as well as the camaraderie and support that can get you through the toughest parts.

melizerd is a great example of how this is a personal preference. She prefers to go it alone so she is not influenced one way or another by a partner. In my case, I like having my wife there keeping an eye on me because it pushes me to bring my best all the time. But since it is my wife and not some gym rat or even a guy friend, I am not tempted to take it further than I can safely go in order to keep up or impress. So, it's worth noting that it's not only about having a partner, but the right partner.

Anyways, keep up the Insanity! It's an awesome workout.

I do it by myself. Occasionally "with" my brother - which means he sits and watches me do DVDs or EA Active to make sure I'm doing it and doing it right.

I find I become too reliant on others, if they need to miss a day I miss it etc... especially with a routine it throws you off. For keep at it I think its easier to find a time in your schedule to make sure you stay consistent

This is totally a personal preference. I prefer to work out alone - and trust me, it's a service to humanity that no one see me flopping around like a beached whale. Seriously though, I am accountable to me and me only and this is my goal, my effort and no one else's.

I do take a very small yoga class (think a max of 5-6 people) from time to time. The instructor is a personal trainer, so I really feel like I'm in a 1-1 PT session instead of a group fitness class.

Last time we were in yoga, the instructor made a point that Type A personalities need to quit competing with other people in the room - and she was looking squarely at me. And I know for a fact I do that. Funny how I have this perspective of self-accountability but still feel like I have to compare myself with others. This is why 90% of my workout is alone. Plus, I'd feel HORRIBLE if I found I were holding someone back (that would be the case, not the other holding me back).

I prefer to workout alone. My husband often interrupts (ie smacking my butt while I'm doing a downward facing dog) and I get angry with him. I just want to be left alone so I can focus on me and not be distracted by other people.

My husband and I just started P90X this month. I am surprised to learn that I work out harder/better when I do the DVDs alone. A) i can get them done on my time, not having to wait til he gets home from work and i get annoyed with his workout techniques and grunting/breathing/taking up the entire living room while I am stuck in a corner/sliver of the room trying to do lunges with my 6' tall legs.....(phew...that felt good to rant/get out! haha)

That made me crack up!!! I'm always picking at him "you need to straighten your back leg" "go lower on your squat babe!" etc lol. I prob drive him crazy. But oh boy, when he dishes it back "you're not going deep on your push ups" I reply "YES I AM!!!". So much fun!!!

We are going in our 3rd phase today of p90x. I am soo happy we did it together. There is NO way I would had been disciplined enough to make it out of the 1st month! We have saved each other many times from not feeling like its to wanting to go eat out rescues! I'm glad he's there to support me and tell me I'm doing well.

Sometime this past week we had yoga for 2nd time (yawn) and we both were not feeling it. So we started to wrestle instead.. now THAT was fun!! Then there are the cat poses and my husband will literally get up from his pose and come hump me!!! TMI I know!!!

Awwwww I just got warm fuzzies!!! :flowerforyou:

If I weren't doing it with him, I'd love to do it with a friend!!

That made me crack up!!! I'm always picking at him "you need to straighten your back leg" "go lower on your squat babe!" etc lol. I prob drive him crazy. But oh boy, when he dishes it back "you're not going deep on your push ups" I reply "YES I AM!!!". So much fun!!!

This is SO me and my husband. LOLOLOL.

Time goes faster when I'm with someone, but I typically push harder by myself. Unless it's a race, then I pull out all the stops.