Hello,
I'm fairly new here. My boyfriend and i have decided we want to start exercising regularly. I'm in pretty good shape as it is, but would like to lose a few extra pounds i've put on since starting my sophmore year of college. My boyfriend on the other hand is a little overweight and out of shape. He was a wrestler and football player in highschool, in very good condition, could eat anything, ect. But since starting college, has forgone exercising for good grades.
We are both chemical engineers, therefore much of our time is spent studying and doing hw.
We have set aside time almost every day for going to the gym, but my boyfriend is lacking motivation. He says, in highschool it was so much easier because going to workout was going with a bunch of friends and basically having a good time, either playing the sport, or working out together. Now, it's just monotonous weight lifting and treadmill running.
I know there are better options out there, but i just can't think of something that we can both do, or get our friends involved in, while giving us a strenuous workout to constantly challenge us. i would do tennis or volleyball on the intramural sports teams, but they don't offer the kind of exercise we need/want.
He really loves football, and is trying to get guys together to play on saturdays, but so far it hasn't worked out.
When the nice whether comes, i know we'll be able to go bike riding, or soemthing. But then again, the time factor will be an issue. We'll both be working 40 hours a week, i have 3 horses at home i take care of/ride, so time to spend at the gym, or out doing activities is limited.
Any ideas? people who have experience with similar issues? Thank you for any ideas!
I'm fairly new here. My boyfriend and i have decided we want to start exercising regularly. I'm in pretty good shape as it is, but would like to lose a few extra pounds i've put on since starting my sophmore year of college. My boyfriend on the other hand is a little overweight and out of shape. He was a wrestler and football player in highschool, in very good condition, could eat anything, ect. But since starting college, has forgone exercising for good grades.
We are both chemical engineers, therefore much of our time is spent studying and doing hw.
We have set aside time almost every day for going to the gym, but my boyfriend is lacking motivation. He says, in highschool it was so much easier because going to workout was going with a bunch of friends and basically having a good time, either playing the sport, or working out together. Now, it's just monotonous weight lifting and treadmill running.
I know there are better options out there, but i just can't think of something that we can both do, or get our friends involved in, while giving us a strenuous workout to constantly challenge us. i would do tennis or volleyball on the intramural sports teams, but they don't offer the kind of exercise we need/want.
He really loves football, and is trying to get guys together to play on saturdays, but so far it hasn't worked out.
When the nice whether comes, i know we'll be able to go bike riding, or soemthing. But then again, the time factor will be an issue. We'll both be working 40 hours a week, i have 3 horses at home i take care of/ride, so time to spend at the gym, or out doing activities is limited.
Any ideas? people who have experience with similar issues? Thank you for any ideas!