Olympic Couple Shares Training Tips With New Apple Fitness+ Workout

The dumbbell workout uses strength training staples like reverse lunges, biceps curls, and squats to get participants going, then finish on a pushup challenge at the end.

We caught up with the pair via email ahead of the workout’s launch. When it comes to sharing your exercise plan with your significant other, Ashton has a simple bit of advice: make it important. “Something that helps our workouts be more fun and effective is treating them like a date,” he says. “Make a plan to workout and then get a meal together afterwards. Or, make it a destination workout. It’s something that helps you look forward to getting active together. Even if you’re in your home early in the morning, make a plan for one of you to make breakfast after the workout while the other person showers and then switch the next time.”

More generally, Olympics fans can embrace a similar gold medal mindset when it comes to their training goals. Just keep a pair of important factors in mind: “Two things we find that hold people back from achieving their goals are motivation and consistency,” Brianne says. “Even as Olympic athletes, we struggle with this too. Every person, regardless of their level, is going to have days where it’s hard to get motivated, or you have other competing priorities that feel more pressing.”

Focused planning won’t just bring about benefits for your relationship. Brianne thinks that you need to do the same to achieve your fitness goals. “Block your calendar—we make sure that we create space in our busy schedules to allow ourselves time, 4 to 5 days a week, to get our workout in,” she advises. “When we plan ahead, it’s helps us better get in a mental space to workout.”

Make sure you actually like what you’re doing, too. If you’re only showing up because you feel you have to and going through the motions of an activity you’re not excited about, you won’t have half the success you might otherwise. “Find workouts and a community you enjoy,” she continues. “When you enjoy the workouts you’re doing and the people you’re doing them with, working out becomes so much more fun.”