Work out with your Significant other?

Is this a good idea or should I just do it own my own...

Sometimes I beg him to join my gym and he says " sure if you will work out with me at 4:30 am everyday"

ugh.. that is soo early..

but I have the HARDEST time getting to the gym at 5:30pm after work.. and that is when I want him to work out with me..

SO's in the gym with you good or bad?

My fiance and I have our gym in our basement - bench, barbell, dumbbells.

We don't have mirrors set up so I need him to watch my form. He needs me to spot him.

So I'd say... good.

In general, I think having the SO as a gym buddy is just as good or bad as having a friend be your gym buddy. If they are able to keep to your schedule, don't crap out on you, and don't convince you not to go, they are good. If you miss more sessions at the gym because of them, or have to cut sessions short because they finish early, then no.

We actually have to work out separately. I'm the early bird, and he isn't ready to move that much until afternoon. I think my military training is still in me, LOL. When we do end up trying to work out together, either he quits on me because it's too early in the morning, or I don't seem to get as good of a workout because I already started my day. I'm one of those people who hear the alarm and is up, dressed, and ready to go in like 5 minutes. After that, my motivation starts slipping the later in the day it gets. Well, that's just my experience with it.

It depends on what you need from him, and your various levels.

It's bad if you end up holding each other back, or you just can't find a way to really make things better, working out together, than they were working out alone.

What if you did your own thing most days of the week but did your together training on the weekends? Or perhaps you could just make it fun training sessions. For instance, when you guys get together, go for hikes or something active.

can you guys switch off? Mondays he works out with you, Thursdays you work out with him? My husband and I can't workout together in the mornings because we have to be at work at different times, but in the evenings we try to go down to the community gym at our apartment complex and work out together for 20 minuets or so. Most of the time we take turns though because we don't like having to bring the baby with us to the gym.

Switching off is a great idea, as is working out together on the weekends only.

My husband and I find it easier to work out together after work; we're less likely to cop out because we hold each other accountable. Plus, it's easier to leave the house if you're leaving together - it's impossible to be motivated to spend an hour at the gym if you know your husband is sitting at home, playing video games and having fun without you!

That being said, once we get to the gym, we break off and each do our own separate things, setting a time to meet back up at the locker rooms.

I used to work out with my husband after work or after a light dinner and it forced us both to go to the gym because neither wanted to be the one to say "not tonight". Now that we have very different schedules and he rarely gets to the gym, I work out on my own. I actually prefer it that way -- I'm less self concious, don't need to worry about needing more time at the gym or being done with my workout before him, and I like the social aspect of being able to socialize with other regulars.

My personal feeling is that you need to find a solution that works for you. If you want to work out with your significant other and it's important to you, try to find a compromise in terms of schedules that you can both live with. If you want the accountability of having someone to work out with, you should be able to hook up with a friend or a fellow gym member who acts as a workout buddy.

I used to work out with my boyfriend but now i work out alone and enjoy it much more its kind of hard when you have different goals( mine was weight loss his was mucle mass) so if you have different goals then go solo but if you intensely need the motivation then maybe its a good idea. a 430 work out is crazy and if you dont like after work go like an hour and a half before work most gyms have nice locker rooms so you can get ready there an go to work.

Yea, I guess it's up to you....

....I run with mine and I love it. Because like someone else mentioned, no one wants to be the one to say they don't want to. He's a tall guy, so obviously we have different strides and different pace, but it actually ends up being a good thing....cuz I put forth more effort than I would alone and he's forced to keep a steadier pace instead of blowing all his energy right away.

At the gym, end up splitting off for weights, then generally do cardio on treadmill together. Works nice!

One thing I do have to say, though. when I very first started wroking out, I had to get up at 445am to get to gym by 5 to make it to work on time. SOme days it was HELL, but honestly, I would LOVE to get that situation back, cuz I really rocked it on the workouts. And it stays with you the rest of the day and you feel great! I wish I could do that agian!

Mine is my biggest source of support, and encouragement.  We run together, bike together and take evening walks together when he's not working.   If we have his kids with us we just include them as well so working out becomes a family affair.  It may be worth it if you're exhausted in the evenings and find it hard to work out the to try getting up in the early am.  I get up at 4am, and either walk at 3.5 mile/hr pace with the dog (she's my second best support as the boyfriend works 24 hour shifts at the hospital, and she minds better) even though I'm not a born morning person.  You do adapt, and it energizes you through the rest of the day.

I hear you all. It's rather dissapointing when my husband finishes before me and waits in the car until I'm done. This doesn't motivate me to do anything more than the cardio, because when he finishes, I sometimes skip the weights, because I know he's waiting and I figure I may as well leave too. To the person who mentions video games, I have EXACTLY the same issue with my husband. He's currently not working and when I want to go to the gym, he sometimes says he "doesn't feel like it" and he playing video games on the computer a lot during the day. It's very irritating.

We workout together everyday, and push each other to be better in and out of the gym....she's my hero and my inspiration.  wouldn't workout without her.  and her body is way hotter than mine now...lol