How to: Workout with a Friend

Have you always worked out alone? Never asked a friend to join you?

If you train with friends all the time, you’ll know how great it is working out together. If not, don’t worry, we’ve put together some tips from our top trainers for you!

There’s never been a better time to exercise together so you can maintain all your hard work over the holidays this year.

Cassey Miller — Share success!

“We always pump up our BUFgirl classes in a private Facebook page for clients to get them excited about the session. We post a story for every session and clients get massive FOMO if they miss the fun! It is also about checking in with clients to give them a virtual high five or motivation to get them back on track!”

Kat Lee — Schedule it in!

“I’ve been doing small group training with 4 of my girlfriends twice a week. We all meet up and work up a sweat together. It’s so much more fun than training alone and we get to catch up on all the weekly gossip. It keeps everyone accountable because no one wants to miss out on the latest goss and we are getting fit while having fun. Who wouldn’t want to workout with their friends?”

Ashley Joi — Have fun!

“What I love about working out with friends is the conversation after the workout, laughing and recapping on the tough parts of the workout or race and how we overcame that part. I like to workout with friends in small groups as I like the intimate feeling. I love to train with my friend Lauren as we are similar in height and strength so it is like working out with my twin! We both have a very athletic background and both enjoy adding that aspect to a weight room workout.”

Lauren Hannaford — Reward each other!

“My boyfriend and I just love training together. We are always at our best when we train together and help to encourage each other. My advice to others would be to make a plan for the weekend, whether it be an outing or food related which you can enjoy after you have trained together. If you don’t get a session in together then you can’t enjoy whatever it is that you had planned.”

Good news! There’s no need to go it alone anymore, because we’ve made friend workouts even easier with our new Move Together collection. If you’re new to Zova, you can down our iOS app here and start working out today.