During physical exertion, your body experiences the same “symptoms” as during falling in love: rapid heart rate increase, heavy breathing, and the release of endorphins. At an unconscious level, the training partner perceives these manifestations as a sign of sexual desire, which, of course, has a positive effect on relationships. Common interests and goals (to lose weight, gain muscle mass, run a marathon, etc.) also work to strengthen the relationship.
There are several more reasons to do sports together. This is a good way to spend time together, and moreover, it is active and regular. Usually, we are busy with work, household chores, and problems, but training is a daily routine item that should not be missed. By the way, why not? If you are training together, the temptation to skip a workout due to poor health or mood is less. After all, this is how you can let your partner down and show a lack of willpower.
It is well known that women have more elastic muscle. Thus, women are more flexible. While men have more collagen, which means more strength. In order to balance their physical parameters and make the body functionally more developed, it is good for men to stretch, and for women to work with heavyweights. Yoga is suitable for both tasks. It is clear that exercises, which are easily given to women, may not be suitable for men at all. And vice versa. For example, a woman in the first lesson can make a different twist yoga poses, and a man may never do this. But there are exceptions everywhere. So it is good to find a personal trainer who will manage to adapt a program to your needs.
During pair lessons, partners usually help each other in every way they can. This process of constant help develops the ability to trust your partner and be to provide support for him or her. By supporting and helping each other, partners can perform such asanas (positions), such as shirshasana (headstand) or pincha mayurasana (elbow stand). To improve stretching, you can use samakonasana. To perform it, one partner, should lean on another one, and pull him or her towards itself. There are many other stands in yoga that may help you to strengthen your relations after the first date.
To train your confidence, you should try Acro Yoga. In this kind of ancient practice, one person is a support base, and the second is a “pilot,” he or she performs asanas (poses), leaning on the feet or hands of a partner almost in the air, without touching the ground. Perhaps this type of yoga is best suited to strengthen relationships.
As a rule, the tasks in fitness for men and women are different. So, the ways to achieve results differ for you and your girlfriend. But finding common points in the training program is not difficult. Firstly, you need a warm-up to avoid injury. It can, and should be carried out together no matter where you decided to work out in the gym or at home. Exercises for warming up muscles and stretching are not only universal but can also be performed in pairs. You can’t miss this opportunity.
In order for training to be interesting for both partners, it is necessary to provide exercises in which it is difficult or impossible to do without a partner. The most common example of those exercises are exercises for the press. It is more pleasant to do various lifts and twists when your feet are fixed on the ground. A girl can increase the weight of simple push-ups for a man, just by putting a little pressure on the back of her boyfriend. If one of the partners is not a fan of fitness clubs, then he or she can just help his partner at home. It also makes you closer to each other.