Are you sick and tired of looking in the mirror and seeing the flabby, bloated ghost of your former self staring back at you? Do you secretly wish you could sculpt your body, so you look like a statue of a Greek god? Do you generally want to get fitter and healthier and enjoy an active lifestyle?

You may want to consider joining a gym.

However, you may be one of those people who struggle to work out on their own, which is exactly why you need to start working out with your significant other.

It is very important to support and motivate your partner. The WivesGoWild website can share successful fitness dating tips that will spark your interest in working out together.

Your Relationship Will Inevitably Be Happier

Endorphins are the chemical in the brain that tells us we are happy. When we exercise, our body produces endorphins. Creating this feeling with your partner will make you associate this natural high with both exercise and each other. Both of you will feel a great pride that comes from taking steps towards self-improvement. Feeling comfortable and confident in yourself can only make your relationship stronger. Poor self-esteem is responsible for so many relationship breakdowns.

For this reason, working on yourself is also working on the relationship.

You Can Spend Time Together in a Meaningful Way

Being of sound body leads to being sound of mind.

There is a reason Buddhists incorporate physical activities such as meditative yoga into their daily lives. Our bodies are a temple. Only by exercising will you truly feel the meaning of this saying. Growing together in this way will make you both feel closer, not only to each other but to yourselves as well.

Doing activities that improve yourselves can be classed as meaningful time together. Compare this to watching television. Do you feel a connection with your partner, or are you lost in the world of the programme?

Turn off that TV and sign up for the gym – you know it makes sense!

You'll Both Start to Look Slim and Sexy

This may sound like a shallow reason, but let's face it: if you and your partner start hitting the gym on a regular basis, you're both going to look fabulous. Not only does an active life have many health benefits, you'll start to feel a hell of a lot sexier. This will lead to wonders in the bedroom.

Of course, we are not saying you don't already find your partner absolutely ravishing, but those added endorphins we talked about earlier will give a heightened sexual confidence as well.

So when you're going hard on the treadmill and pushing for the burn, remember to leave a little bit in the tank for those… ahem… extra-curricular activities.

It Helps You Feel Like a Team

It is a wonderful feeling to have the same goal in life as your partner. When we search for that perfect relationship, we look for someone who helps us achieve the best version of our self. Mutual exercise really will make you feel like a team, but only if you see working out as a couple's goal rather than a solitary achievement. When you next go on a night out, you will both feel fabulous and ready to take over the dance floor.

One day you may look in the mirror and see a power couple staring back at you.

To Provide Each Other with Motivation

Science has proven that working out as part of a group of two or more leads to more beneficial results for everybody involved. Most people who go the gym alone usually give up after a short while. Everybody hits a wall eventually, and if nobody is there to pick you up, you'll end up back on the sofa watching Seinfeld reruns and hating your flabby gut.

This is why personal trainers are so popular. However, many people can't afford a personal trainer. If you need somebody to motivate you into doing exercise, you need look no further than your partner. You can pick each other up and share in each other's achievements. This is a great way to stick to your goals and follow through with your plan to finally get that body you have always dreamed about.

We hope we've inspired you and your significant other to enjoy the benefits of mutual exercise. This could be the start of a brand new adventure for both of you, one in which you will grow stronger as a couple and happier as human beings.

Enjoy Your New Bodies!

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