Supporting each other in healthy habits strengthens emotional bonds and improves quality of life | Photo: (NDAB Creativity | Shutterstock)
The irresistible combination of a movie with popcorn on the couch, a delicious pizza washed down with good wine on a Friday night and even a barbecue with friends accompanied by beer are perfect settings to relax after a busy week at work. These moments of relaxation become even more frequent when we talk about couples starting a life together.
However, this pleasant routine can bring on a few extra pounds over time. While some seek healthy habits to maintain balance, others face the challenge of finding the middle ground between pleasure and health.
Building healthy habits together
According to the professor of the Nutrition course at Unic Beira Rio, Andrea Schulz, It is possible to maintain happiness in the relationship by building healthy habits. “By supporting each other in exercising and adopting a balanced diet, you can increase your quality of life and reduce stress. This collaboration strengthens emotional bonds, promoting trust and complicity. Furthermore, sharing health goals creates an environment of motivation and reciprocal responsibility”, points out the nutritionist.
Next, the expert points out joint habits for couples to lose weight or maintain weight together. Check out!
1. Diet together
A couple’s nutritional needs are not always the same. However, you can have some meals together, encouraging each other to eat healthier foods.
It is important that at least one of the partners chooses food in nature when shopping (Image: Brastock | Shutterstock)
2. Choice of food
There is always someone who likes chocolate more, fast food and fried foods, so it is important that the chosen one of the pair does the honors in the supermarket and opts for foods in nature. Therefore, processed and processed foods are avoided.
3. Meal preparation
When the couple gets involved in preparing the meals, not only strengthens the emotional bond, but also helps to create healthier dishes. This also makes it possible to divide responsibilities, such as deciding who cooks and who will wash the dishes.
4. Physical activities
Having a training partner is always an added incentive to avoid missing out on rainy or cold days, which generally make you feel lazy. If the partnership is with the loved one, even better, including because some exercises, depending on the physical activityneed help from another individual.
By Camila Souza Crepaldi
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