Working out with or without your significant other?

downtownstazi
downtownstazi Posts: 143 Member
edited October 6 in Fitness and Exercise
I was wondering everyone's opinion on this topic.

My husband and I are planning on going to the weight room together to strength training soon.
We plan to still do elliptical and treadmill and stretching by ourselves. (i.e- In the same room but I am on one side and he is on the other) We feel this would keep us in our zone.

Anyways, opinions and personal experience please..? Why do you feel this way?
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  • UponThisRock
    UponThisRock Posts: 4,519 Member
    Training is my hobby/alone time.
  • Debbe2
    Debbe2 Posts: 2,071 Member
    Definitely alone for me. It's my time to get to work and get the job done. But that's just how I function best.
  • cramernh
    cramernh Posts: 3,335 Member
    Im a definite solo-exerciser....
  • capaxinfiniti
    capaxinfiniti Posts: 367 Member
    I like exercising by myself. It keeps me from getting distracted and I can just stay in the zone. Even weight training I did it by myself because I just feel I can get a lot more done working by myself. My boyfriend has always been fit to he just seems to slack off or not care as much as I do as we work out.

    Lifting weights with your husband could be fun if he is just as motivated as you are and you need someone to spot you as you use the weights. If you feel like it'll distract you then I suggest you do it alone.
  • HeidiMightyRawr
    HeidiMightyRawr Posts: 3,343 Member
    I train with my bf most of the time unless he's working late :) This is in the weight room, I don't do much cardio.

    I love it, it's good to have someone there with pretty much the same goals, and to talk to / motivate each other. He also spots me on bench press and squats.
    If I was doing cardio though, I'd rather be alone with that. You can't exactly talk easily while huffing and puffing on the machines haha and I'd just get distracted.
  • jerry_couch
    jerry_couch Posts: 3
    Trying mixing it up: workout alone some and then workout with your significant other. Some days we would stay together and other days we would do our own thing. Just do what you think is right for you and your significant other.

    Jerry
  • 3dogsrunning
    3dogsrunning Posts: 27,167 Member
    Normally I would say I am a solo exerciser. I like to get things done, no messing around. I haven't really found a partner that is in the same mode as me. But, my other half decided he wanted to start going to the gym, and I wanted to encourage him, so I went with him. I actually like going with him. He pushes me a little and he is the same as me in the sense that he wants to get the workout in. It times the rests great, he is doing his set while I am resting. I also like having him there now because I am lifting heavy and it is nice to have a spot without having to ask someone.
    Because of our schedules, I haven't been able to get there much with him lately and I actually miss him.
  • Bentley2718
    Bentley2718 Posts: 1,689 Member
    My husband and I lift weights together, but stretch and do cardio alone (in the same room, often next to each other, but with headphones in and basically ignoring each other). It works pretty well for us. The time with weights is together time (and I have a spotter, although I can't really spot for him), while the other stuff ends up being more like alone time. Going to the gym together means we motivate each other to get up at 5am. The down side is that if one of us is feeling lazy or sick, sometimes it becomes an excuse for the other not to go, but more often it's a motivating thing, since neither of us wants to be the one to not go. I also pole dance. This is also alone time/time with other women, since my studio doesn't allow men, and he's not terribly interested anyway.
  • k80fox
    k80fox Posts: 92
    I like working out with my hubby! We don't go to the gym so we walk/job around our neighborhood and along the beach. It's a great time for us to catch up with each other and what's going on in our day/week. Plus we both motivate each other when we're together...it's always harder to work out when the other one is watching TV.

    I can see the advantages of working out alone too though. Especially when you need alone time :)
  • brybre0413
    brybre0413 Posts: 212 Member
    We do both alone/together it depends on season and what we are doing....we hike/jog/walk together but I run on treadmill (by self) for obvious reasons and I do work out videos by myself because HE HATES THEM he lifts weights alone because he does not like to have a audience!!!!!
  • christine24t
    christine24t Posts: 6,063 Member
    i'm not in a relationship but i usually prefer to go to the gym by myself. i don't mind if someone tags along but i like to go alone. that's just me though.
  • AnneGenevieveS
    AnneGenevieveS Posts: 441 Member
    I enjoyed exercising with my husband. It was nice to spend that time together. Plus our gym had a kid room, so we got to be together without the kids for a while!
  • Captain_Mal
    Captain_Mal Posts: 945 Member
    My husband keeps promising to work out but I'm still waiting. :ohwell: Anyway, I'd prefer to work out alone honestly because I can focus more.
  • LuckyLeprechaun
    LuckyLeprechaun Posts: 6,296 Member
    I work out differently than he does, (I concentrate on cardio, he loves weight lifting) and we both end up frustrating each other, so as much as I adore and crave his company almost 100% of the time, not at the gym. I zone out better and work harder when I'm alone, especially because I'm not worried about which of us is going to want to leave first, who has finished, how long does he want to sit in the sauna, etc. If I'm alone, I can just forget everything else and bust some *kitten* for as long as I see fit. He's always happy to see me when I get home ;)
  • lessac
    lessac Posts: 105 Member
    Solo but honestly it's not my choice since he's such a lazy bum when it comes to moving his butt :grumble:
  • allycaturban
    allycaturban Posts: 37
    you will motivate one another. its a good idea :):smile:
  • keesh1123
    keesh1123 Posts: 229 Member
    My husband and I workout together when we can. We especially love walking/running together. We motivate one another and the convos during these times are great! I have tried some of the workout dvds with him, but he usually ends up just making me mad b/c he gets in my personal space lol We don't have a gym membership yet, but I am pretty sure we will hit the gym both together and alone when we do.
  • RaeN81
    RaeN81 Posts: 534 Member
    Alone. Someone needs to watch the kids and getting a babysitter that often just won't work! Plus, we have completely different gym styles--the few times that I have taken him I have simply been frustrated. It's a nice time to be away from everyone!
  • BobbyClerici
    BobbyClerici Posts: 813 Member
    We go together but I don't want her anywhere near me while working out, and the feeling is mutual.

    She does her thing, and I do mine.
  • Umpire57
    Umpire57 Posts: 389 Member
    We are separate most of the time but I like it when we do classes together.

    I LOVE working out with my daughters and nephew as well.
  • fteale
    fteale Posts: 5,310 Member
    No way. Firstly, I am much fitter, secondly, one of us has to watch the children.
  • Jeff92se
    Jeff92se Posts: 3,369 Member
    I wouldn't because her goals might not be the same as mine. Obviously she coudln't lift the same so there's no real "working out together". Other than she might be in the same general area.
  • virginiejaubin
    virginiejaubin Posts: 497 Member
    My bf and I go so the same gym, he taked spinning/cycling classes, I take Zumba classes. Would not like him in my zumba class at all. But sometimes, we go together and play badminton, tennis or go on side to side elleptical trainers. I also do the 30 Day Shred at home and I dont like it when he sees me sweating my life, lol. I guess it depends of the activity you're comfortable enough for him to see you doing.
  • Helenatrandom
    Helenatrandom Posts: 1,166 Member
    My hubs and I go together. I do whatever, he does stationary bike. Sometimes I do stationary bike right next to him.
  • shanolap
    shanolap Posts: 1,204 Member
    I prefer cardio solo. I want to be in my own zone and listen/watch/read whatever I want in peace. But if he wants to lift weights or do a class, bring it on! I'm a bit competitive and would push myself to show-off.
  • Starla_
    Starla_ Posts: 349
    My husband isnt as motivated as me to exercise. He will watch me while I exercise in the morning as he gets ready for work, that's about the extent of his involvement. Sometimes my children will join in with me, that's fun. I'm not a solo exerciser by choice I think I'd like to have someone to exercise alongside, I see it as extra incentive to push yourself.
  • luckybunny84
    luckybunny84 Posts: 82
    My SO and I go to the gym together we do our cardio side by side and then we do out weights together, he is my trainer now and I am his cheerleader. It works great for us. Now on the other hand I tried this same routine with my ex and his idea of supporting me was telling me I wasnt trying hard enough or that I needed to do better and I grew to dread going to the gym and quit going because I would end up in tears everytime. So as long as your man is there to help you and support you I think it is great!
  • iplayoutside19
    iplayoutside19 Posts: 2,304 Member
    I keep telling my wife I'll do a Zumba Class with her. But other than that I prefer my workouts, running or lifting, to be "Me time"
  • jessicamckay13
    jessicamckay13 Posts: 297
    I lift with hubby a few days a week. If I'm having a *****y day, he knows that I don't want to talk. And same the other way around. Some days we'll joke and flirt and have fun, other days we'll just spot each other. We don't do cardio together.
  • B3Streeter
    B3Streeter Posts: 292 Member
    My fiance & I workout a lot together. We've completed p90x and a 1/2 marathon. I love it because we get to spend time together working towards goals, & he always pushes me harder and encourages me.
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