{"id":43678,"date":"2020-02-14T04:00:09","date_gmt":"2020-02-14T03:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/evofitness.at\/uncategorized\/valentines-workout\/"},"modified":"2020-02-14T04:00:09","modified_gmt":"2020-02-14T03:00:09","slug":"valentines-workout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/evofitness.at\/en\/blog\/move\/valentines-workout\/","title":{"rendered":"Let Love EVOlve: Valentine\u2019s Workout for Couples"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Valentine’s workout: why are they a good idea? Endorphins, happiness, heart bursts. Being in love and working out affect us in similar ways.<\/strong> Both are part of our wild and instinctive human nature, and both help us thrive. Without them, we suffer.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sweating it out<\/a> helps release feel-good chemicals<\/strong> that raise our mood and send our confidence soaring – just the ticket for a fit and funky Valentine’s Day.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Things can get even better when you do a workout with your partner.<\/strong> Talk about getting in the right mood for this day, right? Well, the truth is that this Valentine’s workout can make you feel lighter, happier and more flexible the natural way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The ultimate Valentine’s workout to get you both pumping\u00a0<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

No matter your plans for the day of love, this Valentine’s workout is the perfect start for this day. Like in every physical activity, you can’t rush things to make the best out of them, so make sure your warm-up was highly effective. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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THE VALENTINE’S WORKOUT<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

 1\n– Side lunge with a medicine ball<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Start by drawing or deciding which one of you will start holding the\nmedicine ball. Face your partner \u2014 this is your starting position. The ball\nholder should then perform a side lunge, and the partner should follow.\nTransfer the ball to your partner and repeat. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

2 – Holding hands squats <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

This exercise will give sweaty hands \u2014 just like in your first date.\nFacing each other, hold hands (so romantic) while you perform a squat. Don’t\nforget to stand with your feet apart and to tighten your stomach muscles before\nsitting on that fantastic invisible chair. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

3\n– Wheelbarrow push-ups<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

For you, it will feel like a regular push-up \u2014 for your partner, not so\nreally, since it’s responsible for holding you by the legs. The idea is for you\nboth to keep switching positions rapidly, to bring a cardio bit to this\nexercise. Make it playful: the person performing the push-ups is only being\nheld up by their hands, so the one responsible for holding the legs can quite\nliterally shake things a little. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

4 – Wall sit with a tricep dip<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

It’s a combined exercise that, like you can spot from the name, involves\nwall sitting and tricep dip. It’s not an easy exercise to perform, so make sure\nyou have the strength to do it. Start by press your back against the wall in a\nseated position: knees bent and feet slightly apart. Your partner should turn\nyour back to you and place their hands in your thighs: they will be seating,\nbut with a different goal, since the idea is to perform a tricep dip. Hold for\na couple of seconds and repeat as many times as you can. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

5 – High-five push-ups<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Push your love up with this exercise. It’s pretty straightforward: get\ninto a push-up stance facing your partner. Every time you guys perform a\nfull-push-up, high-five each other. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

6 – Low plank hop-over<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

An exercise than involves trusting each other and challenging each other\n\u2014 basically like a relationship. One of you should be on the ground, performing\na low plank. Make sure your core is tight and your body straight. The other is\nhopping over from one side to another, over the body of the partner performing\nthe plank. Exciting! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

7 – Glute bridges<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Finish this workout building new bridges in your relationship \u2014 glute\nbridges. You should both lie on your backs with your feet facing each other.\nBoth soles of your feet should be able to press entirely against your partner’s\nsoles, while your knees in a 90-degree angle. Arms on your sites, press feet\nand engage bottom and hamstring to lift the hips of the ground. Repeat and\nenjoy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Get your blood pumping and your heart racing – there are plenty more workouts to try on the\u00a0<\/strong>EVO blog<\/strong><\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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