EFR 450: Tips to Maximize Your Workout Time With Your Significant Other with May Yazdi Chewning

May joins Chase to discuss ways to become more intentional with your time and find ways as a couple to stay on track with your physical health and wellness goals.

One of the many challenges 2020 presented was very limited access to gyms and other fitness resources, especially for folks based in Los Angeles like Chase and May. It was a huge hurdle that made it harder not only to get regular workouts in, but also to stay motivated to maintain healthy eating habits.

With their local F45 having opened back up recently, there's finally been some semblance of normalcy in the couple's routine. And while F45's high-intensity, circuit-based workouts aren't exactly Chase's cup of tea, the two agreed to make it a part of his routine alongside hers while waiting for other gyms to reopen. This way, each partner became accountable to each other to keep up the new shared routine.

Another new relationship hack that they embraced is sharing their calendar. "It just helps so much with planning life," says Chase. "You're more mindful of your partner, too." And, adds May, it incentivizes either partner to make their daily priorities work around pre-existing tasks for the day.

Chase and May address other common obstacles that get in the way of a couple's health goals, especially amid lockdowns, including how to keep each other's eating habits in check and how to incorporate fitness into a family activity. The common thread running through it all is intentionality, discipline, and making sure that both partners are on the same page as they find better ways to navigate the many challenges and uncertainties presented by the new normal.

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Key Highlights

• The importance of setting a routine for your physical health now, even if conditions aren't ideal
• How sharing a calendar with your partner makes daily life easier to navigate in every way
• What you can do if your partner isn't into fitness
• How couples can keep each other's eating habits in check
• Finding healthy substitutions for your guilty pleasures
• Taking intentional breaks
• How a time log will help you fill massive time sinks throughout your day

Episode resources:

• Save 15% on the 100% grass fed beef sticks from Paleovalley with code EVERFORWARD at https://www.paleovalley.com/everforward
• Listen to the May's Anatomy podcast at https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mays-anatomy-with-may-yazdi/id1493134937