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This morning my client Wendy surprised me and had her daughter Emma join us for a work out. These two trekked through the snow of blizzard 2016 to get to the gym. They got to play around with ViPRs, dumbbells, resistance bands and bodyweight exercises.
Having a workout partner is a great source of motivation and can be the difference between making it to the gym and skipping a workout. Having a workout partner also gives you the chance to make "ordinary" exercises more fun by turning the workout into more of a "choreographed" routine.
When trying to figure out who you want to be your workout partner, pick someone who you enjoy spending time with under normal circumstances: your spouse, son/daughter or the co-worker you g-chat with while your boss is going on & on during meetings. If they annoy you when you're watching TV, you're doing to hate them during the 3rd set of squats.
You'll also want to pick someone who's close to your fitness and exercise experience level. You don't want to have to be teaching someone each exercise or wait for them to catch their breath every 3 minutes. Also being on the other end of this equation is just as bad because no adult wants to be dragged through workout. Remember to is supposed to help motivate you.
Lastly, and maybe most importantly, you'll want to pick someone you can count on. There's nothing worst than showing up to the gym, on a day you didn't want to go in the first place, and waiting for a partner that's not going to show up. So if your best friend has been late for your last three lunch dates and didn't show up to the movie he/she talked you into seeing, look elsewhere.
You workout partner can and should be your biggest ally in reaching whatever exercise and fitness goals you have. You'll ask him/her to not only spot you in the gym but also to (sometime literally) push you into gym. Choose wisely.
