Exercise and relationships

Have you ever stopped to think about the relationship between exercise and relationships?

This is something that I have been thinking more of over the past couple of days due to having a few friends going through some issues with their respective partners. 

Most people, regardless of their attitude to life will agree that one should look good to attract a potential partner. Crash diets, primping and preening and last minute trips to the gym all occur prior to social situations where we might meet a potential partner. What most don't realise is that no last minute exercise the day prior to a date will do any good. Exercise and nutrition must go hand in hand and be part of ones daily regime for life if one is to see sustained difference. 

Funny then that after putting in the effort to land ourself into a relationship, many decide that they have had enough of the exercise business and fall into a comfort pattern where they become extremely slovenly.

When said relationship terminates then suddenly they start to become more active again and so the cycle begins yet again. 

These observations lead me to believe that very few of us humans have that sustained discipline to maintain healthy change. It also shows that despite us supposedly being the smartest being on Planet Earth, we can't seem to learn from our mistakes.

Running together (while maintaining exercise in a relationship), stride for stride on a life changing ride! - Sean Muller