Five Reasons Why Your Best Friend Needs To Be Your Workout Partner

Dec. 28, 2009 - PRLog -- We shop, eat lunch, laugh, cry, and even watch movies together. Women love to do almost everything with their girlfriends and some have ever since they were young. These bond-building experiences can also serve to be a momentous addition to our weight loss goals, especially with our best friend being there every step of the way throughout our fitness program.

In due time, if we have not realized it already, we come to a decision to finally get in shape but sometimes lack the power to get started on our own. With our hectic lifestyles, not much time is left to go to the gym and most of us do not want to deal with all those people gawking at us while we work out. The equipment can be intimidating and not actually knowing how to use the equipment can be frustrating. Worse yet, we may need to wait for long periods of time to get on the equipment that we know we need to use.

To circumvent all of this hassle, go with an in home personal trainer. A certified, background checked personal trainer that comes to the home will help alleviate feeling timid about using gym equipment, waiting in long lines, and will give the enthusiasm needed to reach fitness goals fast. However, what happens when the personal trainer leaves? Some of us find that it is hard to emulate the exercises the same exact way our personal trainer did and with the same passion.  

To make an in home fitness program go from good to great, get one of your friends involved to give your fitness program the edge it needs to provide you both lasting results. Here are five great reasons why you need a work out partner to get full use of your in home personal training program.  

Keeping Accountable.

Some days we just do not feel like working out and it seems so easy to pick up the phone and cancel your in home personal trainer that is on the way. If you cancel, while knowing your friend is coming over, then you would be letting them down as well. You are less likely to cancel the session and stay on track with your fitness goals when you have a friend working out with you.  

Learning Partner Exercises.

It will be more fun and successful to learn partner exercises that will benefit both of you. With some exercises in Yoga and Pilates partner exercises are key to the actual exercise and the full benefits of the actual exercise can be very useful when performed by two people. By learning partner exercises, you and your friend can work out on the days the personal trainer does not come and still get a full workout. With weights and strength training, your fitness specialist can show you some great partner exercises that will make the difference.

Developing Programs You Both Can Remember.

When your personal trainer leaves, you will have a friend that has seen the exercises and can repeat them with you. Two eyes are always better than one, giving you the advantage to repeat what you learned and execute the exercises more distinctively to target your specific zones and goals. You can make sure that your form in each exercise is precise and you both are breathing appropriately.

Gaining Confidence.

With working out together in the same hour, you can see the results of your friend as you see your own results. It will not only build your confidence to look in the mirror and see your body change, but to hear from your close friend how great you look and feel will help your conviction grow beyond all boundaries. Compliments will build your confidence and make you feel great, especially if they come from one of your best friends.  

Building Encouragement.

Some days we need that extra push to stay on the right track with our nutrition and fitness goals. We may have one too many brownies and figure that the whole day has been shot, but knowing that we have somebody checking in on us besides our personal trainer serves as a huge part to weight loss success. They will encourage you to push through the day and stay on track. Without our best friends cheering us on during the low times, we would set ourselves back.

Obviously not all people lose weight at the same speed or rate, but having a friend as a work out partner can prove to be a key piece of the puzzle to an amazing fitness program. Setting goals, then achieving them together, is twice the fun while giving you ten times the results. Find an in home personal training company like Team Fitness America (http://www.teamfitnessamerica.com), where you and your friend can work out for as little as $17.50 per session.

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