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Fit couples share tips on working out with your swolemate

By KELLI KENNEDY fell in love. Last year, they
Associated Press ran the NYC Marathon to-
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. gether. George: “Our date
(AP) — It’s hot and sticky nights are now date days.
outside, all your friends are While most people hire a
at the beach or at brunch. baby sitter in the evenings,
It’s tempting to blow off we hire ours on weekend
a workout, but getting mornings so we can head
sweaty with your significant outdoors and share some
other definitely ups the fun fitness time and then grab
factor and makes it easier a quick healthy bite on the
to stick to. We asked some way home. It’s so much
of our favorite swolemates more gratifying for us than
(that’s internet speak for having a “date night” din-
soul mates who like to get ner where we eat indul-
swole, as in muscular or gent food and then regret
swollen, together) about it when our pants don’t fit
the creative ways they the next morning.”
sneak in a workout and Jamie: “I would recom-
how it has improved their mend finding something
relationships. you love to do together,
GIUILIANA AND BILL RAN- like a boot camp or spin
CIC-MAKE IT FUN This undated photo provide by Jamie Hess shows Jamie and George Hess working out together class, and then sign up for
The Rancics started work- in New York City. that a few days a week.
ing out together 11 years Associated Press Not only does the routine
ago when they started dat- help with consistency, but
ing and have been sweat- new parents, love to stay created their own running alternated between short another cool by-product
ing together ever since. active, especially when tour of Paris and London. runs and a series of four ex- is making friends as a cou-
Their Instagram feed is full they travel. They’ve been Carlos: “Last Sunday, my ercises. (Run for seven min- ple. Now that we have to
of cute photos of them wa- spelunking in Riviera Maya, mom came over to watch utes, then pushups, bur- juggle childcare (mean-
ter skiing, boating, golfing hiking through the Amazon the baby and we headed pees, side planks, teasers, ing they have to trade
and carb loading at their rainforest; have paired up into Central Park together each exercise performed off mornings at the gym),
restaurants RPM Italian in for a relay mini-triathlon in for 45 minutes. We created for one minute, then run we set aside time on Sun-
Chicago and Washington, Montauk, New York, and an interval workout that for six minutes and perform day nights to go over our
D.C. each exercise for 45 sec- schedule for the week to
Giuliana: “Bill and I recently onds and so on.) I moni- make sure we both get in
started playing Pickleball tored the time and Anna all the workouts we need.
regularly and (we) love it. led the workout sections. The most important thing
It’s like tennis meets ping- We had the best time and is scheduling the workouts
pong and is a great work- came back to the apart- and then making them
out and can get very com- ment better parents than non-negotiable.”
petitive as well. We play it when we left.” MIKE AIDALA AND CHELSEY
on outdoor courts, which Anna: “We are new par- KORUS SAY WORKING OUT
is perfect for us since we ents and we don’t have TOGETHER IMPROVES TRUST
both love being out in the much time outside of work AND IMTIMACY
sun. We also love to hike and baby duties. So it can Don’t be intimidated by
together or go to the gym get frustrating not to get their crazy impressive
together when the weath- time to focus on ourselves, moves like one-armed
er isn’t great outside. He’s or one another. Working handstands. These stunt
the best workout partner I out not only gets us out of masters met on the set of a
could ask for.” the house, but it helps us photo shoot in New York’s
Bill: “Working out as a cou- get physical together, push Central Park and say they
ple is another way to be to- ourselves harder than we are each other’s toughest
gether while doing some- would if we were solo, and trainers and biggest cheer-
thing that is good for you. achieve a short-term goal leaders.
Even if your workweek is that we have to work to- Chelsey: “Mike and I love
too busy, plan to set aside ward together. Plus, I think to keep it playful and com-
an hour each weekend it’s sexy to see him work out pletely immerse ourselves
to either go to the gym, and push himself.” in the environments we are
play a sport or take a hike. GEORGE AND JAMIE in. If we happen to be stroll-
At the very least, a walk HESS FIND NEW FRIENDS ing through the woods, we
around the neighborhood THROUGH FITNESS turn it into a free-running
is a great way to get some Fitness has always been obstacle course. A quick
exercise and reconnect.” the foundation of the Hess’ dip in the reservoir turns
CELEB TRAINER ANNA KAI- relationship. He even pro- into a long distance swim
SER AND HUSBAND CALL A posed on the treadmill at to the other side. An after-
BABY SITTER, SCHEDULE A Barry’s boot camp class. noon in the city turns into a
WORKOUT DATE The couple says working game of ‘can you hand-
She’s a fitness trainer to out has helped them both stand here?’ Living this
stars like Ryan Seacrest, This undated photo provided by Peter Cooper shows Mike Aida- lose weight and discover way together keeps the
la and Chelsey Khorus working on a skill called a Figa in New
Kelly Ripa and Shakira. Kai- York’s Washington Square Park. new things. They ran their moment alive with possibili-
ser and her husband, Dr. Associated Press first 5K three years ago and ties, not to mention a great
Carlos Wesley, who are workout.”q