Are pair workouts more effective?

Working out – for some it is the favorite highlight of the day, while for others it remains an unattainable goal, forever postponed until some vague later point in time. Fortunately, exercising in pairs can provide a welcome motivation boost, coupled with some benefits for your life and wellbeing. Find out five unobvious reasons for why that is the case.

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1.A motivation boost!

When you are working out with somebody else, you are less likely to tell yourself: “I can’t be bothered”, “I’ll pass today” or “I’ll do it some other time”. When you have a partner to exercise with, you can motivate each other to do the workout and support each other in times of self-doubt. Did you know that adding a workout session with a friend as a fixed point in your weekly agenda is enough to improve your chances of attaining your goal?

According to research by Peter Gollwitzer, if you say, e.g. “On Tuesday, I am doing a 60-minute workout with Magda,” your chances of accomplishing the task skyrocket by 200-300%!

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Według badań Petera Gollwitzera – jeśli założysz sobie np. „We wtorek ćwiczę 60 minut z Magdą” –  zwiększasz szansę na wykonanie danego zadania aż o 200-300%!