How One Woman Encouraged Her Spouse to Exercise
So two days a week I would get up at 5:30 to work out with him before his 7:30am work start and that was hard for me because I have a 9:30 work start (I like my sleep). But this is the sacrifice you …
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How Cynthia Encourages Her Spouse to Exercise
I set an example by talking the talk and walking the walk. Literally!!!I exercise nightly and almost always eat right. I don't diet, I simply have a healthy lifestyle. I eat lots of fruits and vegeta…
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How Dolores Encourages Her Spouse to Exercise
By being constant at it despite the temptation to stay home and watch tv or feeling bad for leaving him alone. Always continued with my clean eating habits (he made fun of it until Doctor urged him t…
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How Katie Encouraged Her Spouse to Exercise
After a routine doctor's appointment, I told my husband my cholesterol level was a bit higher than it should be, and the doc recommended that I workout more. I whined about not having motivation and …
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How One Exerciser Got His Spouse to Exercise
Start out slowly and take your spouse on a scenic rides with fairly short miles. Slowly add more and more miles and put yourself on a weekly schedule...Like "every sunday" is our day to go out and en…
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How I Got My Spouse to Exercise - Stairwalking
Each stairwalk is an adventure. We both love this so much that I've started a blog www.stairwalkinginla.wordpress.com. We are addicted to the stairwalks. We love exploring new areas and LA has beauti…
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How Nicole Is Working to Get Her Husband to Exercise
For one month I have taken over every meal and snack. I cannot make him exercise but I can make the food healthy. He seems to be enjoying the healthy choices but makes comments on how it could be imp…
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How Abi Got Her Husband to Exercise
I got my husband into playing World of Warcraft with me.Then I redecorated the exercise room a bright green, put a television in there, a mini-fridge with water soda and snacks, bought some cool movi…
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How Denise Got Her Husband to Exercise
What I did was, I continued exercising myself every day and finally he started walking 4 miles a day, 5 days a week. Wish he would do more but at least he does this.As far as eating, I'm the cook. He…
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How Dan Helped His Wife Start Exercising
I am fairly active myself. I play tennis, jog, lift weights and bike. But I had gained weight through poor eating habits and less aerobic work. I found the only time I could really get my workout in …
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How Rich Got His Wife to Live More Healthfully
Where I found it hard was at home, or out with friends when my wife would eat unhealthily and I been undisciplined would have to say "NO!". But to my surprise I did and it worked. After a while (a fe…
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How Dr. Steve Encouraged His Wife to Exercise
I reminded her that the exercise thing might just do the trick and she agreed. At a time she joined a local Jogging group, but dropped out, started her individual long trek yet abandoned that. I join…
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How One Woman Encouraged Her Husband to Exercise
We discussed reasons for exercising1. Health benefits: how we will benefit as individuals & family2. Physical beauty: He always tells me how proud he is that after two kids I still maintain my youthf…
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How Geo Helped a Disabled Friend Exercise
We began with standard flexibility, strength-building, and cardio-vascular exercises performed in gym settings, adapting them in the safest manner, with fitness equipment of a compact kind--wrist wei…
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How My Loved One is Helping Me Lose Weight
He just started talking to me about being healthy. He encouraged me to try new things. Mentioned a couple of times about visiting a health store. Told me wanted someone to live life with, not the he…
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How Cathy Encourages Her Husband to Exercise
Instead of "suggesting" things about exercise, I subtly changed our way of eating without him knowing. If I tell him it's a low-fat recipe, he automatically turns up his nose. So I don't tell him. I …
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How Sara Got Her Husband to Exercise
What worked for me was not to nag him, but to show by example. If I harped on him about what he was eating or his weight, he would basically shut down. But, I kept asking him if he wanted to go for w…
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