Are you the kind of person that doesn’t like to do things alone? I can relate, and tell you that healthy activities, especially ones that can easily be delayed with myriads of great sounding excuses, reach the top of the list. And what activity is more excused away than daily exercise?
A fellow nurse is doing a community/population health initiative teaching and motivating about fitness partners. Her program, “Accountabil-a-buddy”, is being piloted this July, 2015 at a community church. My colleague hopes this initiative will spread throughout the community to other civic groups (religious and otherwise), businesses (pairing employees), and neighborhoods (neighbors, friends) to increase the fitness in her community.
Inspired by her, I write this post encouraging readers to get yourself a partner, get off that couch and out of that chair, and get active together!
Check out these sites outlining the benefits of a workout buddy:
- http://www.fitbodyhq.com/fitness/10-reasons-to-get-a-workout-buddy/
- http://breakingmuscle.com/sports-psychology/having-a-workout-partner-can-double-performance
- http://www.healthywomen.org/content/article/get-motivated-workout-you-wont-cancel
- http://www.mensfitness.com/training/six-reasons-to-work-out-with-a-partner
Share your health ideas! 
I totally agree on this workout partner! That is another motivation there. I was gonna launch on my blog about a series of my fitness journey and when I told my co workers they like to be my fitness buddy. We are hoping to do the same thing as your co worker.
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