People underrate the importance of physical activity with your spouse (or boyfriend, or girlfriend— you get the picture). They often don't realize how vital it is to make it work, make it happen. Allow me to explain.
I love cardio. I love going hard. That's actually what got me into trouble back in my marathon and triathlon days—I enjoyed the pain and suffering in a sick way. As much as I rail against Chronic Cardio, and have for decades, I do so because I know how addictive it can be.
Meanwhile, my wife Carrie hates cardio and loves strength training. She'll do hikes, paddling, and stuff like that. When we travel we walk everywhere, all day long. But formal, protracted cardio? Not for her.
So initially when I started riding my fat tire bike on the soft sands of Miami Beach, I did it solo or with friends. Carrie never wanted to join because it's one of the hardest workouts I've ever done. 10-12 miles on the sand, 1-2 hours of steady work. Balancing. Fighting the sand. Out in the sun. It's brutal and beautiful. I wanted her to join me, but we both knew it wouldn't go well.
So we got her an electric bike with fat tires so she could enjoy her time on the sand, get a good workout when she wants to, and have the electric assist to keep her from being too miserable. It's perfect.
I get to do hard shit. She gets to do hard shit intermittently, but not too hard. And we get to do it all together. An hour or two of sweating, laughing, moving, and working together. That's not how most relationships are made in the early stages, but it's how they're maintained once established. Bonding happens on the fat bike. Physical work is sticky. You endure together. You grow together.
If you're reading this and don't have a regular physical activity you and your spouse/partner/wife/husband/etc do together, stop right now and get one. This is one of the most important things you can do for your relationships: get physical together!
Let me know in the comment section of New and Noteworthy what you do together—or what you're going to start doing together. Thanks for reading, everyone. 
