I continued to smugly think that, right up to the point when I down and could barely eke. Dan, on the other hand, was the captain of his football team as a teenager and a ringer on his company softball team but runs only to get to the discount cheese store before it closes. Who cares?), but when it comes to exercise, my boyfriend and I are seriously incompatible. I never once got my foot on the ball during a childhood season of soccer, used my time in the softball outfield to kill bees, and finally grew to love endurance sports for their meditative quality and lack of a hand-eye-coordination requirement.

I'd seen Dan use the weight bench before, but I'd mentally dismissed it as unnecessary, thinking I was working all the same muscles with other moves.

We each agreed to show the other some exercises from his or her own routine. Because we both lift weights, albeit separately, we decided that would be a good neutral ground on which to begin our weekend of Valentine's Day-inspired workouts.

How (and Why) My Boyfriend and I Tried Working Out Together We may agree on whether the toilet paper should hang over or under the roll (correct answer.