Why Couples Should Exercise Together Like Gisele Bündchen and Tom Brady
While it’s tough for the average person to sustain Gisele Bündchen and Tom Brady’s infamous healthy diet (no coffee, no sugar, no fun), the couple’s exercise regime is surprisingly sane: They work out together.
That’s according to “body artist” Nonna Gleyzer, who whipped the supermodel and New England Patriots quarterback into shape between 2012 and 2015, in a story published Friday by US Weekly. “When they worked out together, it was easy to train them because they both needed whole-body workouts,” Gleyzer tells Us. “Though their respective professions are very different, they do demand similar types of Pilates workouts. We would work a lot on lower body, abdominal and obliques.”
The couple of seven years has the right idea — science shows that couples who exercise together are healthier and happier. Here’s why.
You’ll feel more in love. Couples who get physical together are more satisfied with each other, according to a study published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. When scientists asked couples in a laboratory setting to participate in both boring and exciting activities (the latter: strapping themselves together with Velcro and crawling through an obstacle course with a pillow between them — seriously), they discovered something interesting: The couples that braved the obstacle course reported more relationship happiness. What’s sexy about awkwardly finagling your body through a series of challenges? Exciting activities not only reduce feelings of boredom, but other research also shows that when people are physically stimulated, they subconsciously find their partners more attractive.
You’ll enjoy fitness more. Simply put, people who exercise with their spouses (or friends and co-workers) enjoy their workouts more. Researchers at the University of Southern California asked 117 people to carry cellphones around for four days, then periodically texted them to find out what they were doing, whom they were with, and how they felt. The people who were exercising at the time were happier and enjoyed it more when they had a workout buddy with them.
You’ll get fitter: Got long-term fitness goals? Grab your partner. A study of more than 3,700 co-habitating and married couples published in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine found that couples lose more weight and feel more energetic when they exercise together. Also, two years after the study, 70 percent of couples who worked out as a team were still buddying up, compared with a quarter of couples who had exercised independently.
You’ll have better sex: Exercise triggers a sexy chemical reaction inside your body: It boosts blood flow, releases oxytocin (a feel-good hormone), and increases physical stamina. That’s motivation to hit the gym together — and then the sheets!
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