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When you discuss what makes their relationship so successful, Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez (who celebrated their birthday last year weekend),stressed the importance of having things in common. One of these things is definitely their commitment to staying in shape andThe two videos frequently positions of their workouts of exhausting couples. Now, new research indicates that when it comes to staying in shape, your partner's choices really affect you.

A new study published inObesity I found that when a person in a relationship truly losing weight, their partner tends to lose weight too, even if they do not actively decide to do so.

The researchers followed the progress of 130 couples in six months. One half of the torque was registered with a six-month weight monitoring program, while the other half was simply given to a four-page document on healthy life and exercise tips. The study revealed that about 1/3 of people lost 3% or more of their body weight when their partners started the weight loss program, despite the participants themselves.

Amy Gorin, Associate Director of the Institute of Collaboration on the University of Connecticut, and Copyright of the Study, calls this phenomenon, "the training effect" And says it's not only limited to your romantic partner.

"When a person changes behavior, the people around them change", Gorinwritten in the university newsletter. "That the patient works with their health care provider, joins a community lifestyle approach, such as weight observers, or tries to lose weight alone, their new healthy behaviors can benefit others in their lives."

Although the choice of welfare of the individual can have an impact on everyone in his inner circle, the effects are particularly strong in the cohabitation of couples, probably because they spend the most time together.

Of course, if the decision of your partner eat healthy and that the gym can more affect you positively, the opposite is also true. Indeed, the study revealed that couples tend to lose and gain weight around the same rate.

While previous studies have already concluded that your partner's dietary and fitness choices can have a significant impact on yours, they were often based on self-lifted updates, which can not sometimes be not. totally accurate. The University of Connecticut's study was the first controlled design in which participants were examined at the beginning of the program, three months and at the six-month endpoint.

The study is particularly interesting in the light of the growing number of research that peer support, whether in the form of marital support or social media, plays an important role in weight loss. For more on the latter, readWhy Instagram is your secret weapon for weight loss.

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