I do CrossFit so I have a whole gym full of workout buddies! I go to a 5:30 am class and the “morning crew” always makes it more fun. Plus, the other pregnant women and I gossip about pregnancy stuff, which is fun.

I ran with some coworkers who begged me and a friend to run with them. We show up, and they take off at lightening speed. I guess we should have talked about our expectations ahead of time, but I thought we were all going to run together. I wish they would have slowed down; we’re just running for fun, after all!*

I’ve always run by myself, but two years ago I joined a running group. I got into the habit of running with the 2 or 3 folks who were the same pace as me. Once the group ended, I was incapable of running alone, especially long runs. I tried for a few months, but just couldn’t motivate myself. So I started running with one of the guys from the group and my neighbor. My running group guy helped me improve my seed and my neighbor made it social and fun. I keep trying local running groups, but I’m so shy – meeting people is sooo hard! And you never know if anyone is going to runt he same pace as you.

Funny things is tonight I went to a blogger run meetup and I meet two new running buddies. And last week I was invited to a 14 mile long run by a girl I only meet once. After 15 years of running, I’m finally making running friends! Now if I could just find someone to lift weights with…strength training is so boring and I know if would be a thousands better and I’d accomplish more with a buddy.

Weird question: Any body else have a boyfriend who has a serious problem with male running partners?

I had a buddy who would constantly blow me off. Like, all the time, for stupid reasons, like wanting to clean her house. We would sign up for races and she wouldn’t train at all, and would then complain the whole time that we could be doing the same thing around our neighbourhood for free. Stuff like that. She has now decided that she is ‘too busy’ to even see me, and I’m not worried at all!

I love exercise buddies! When I lived in NYC, my sister and I lived down the hall from each other and at least once a week we would go running together, we called it our “therapy” sessions. I miss that!

I tend to be a solo workout person because none of my friends like to go as hard as me and I kind of hate to waste a workout. (I get in a crazy intense zone in the gym.) But a lot of the times the trainers at my gym are working in the same area as I am, so I push myself to work harder than them. That almost counts as a serious buddy, right? haha

I tend to work out solo. I had a running buddy for a half, but she got injured. I do enjoy taking classes sometimes because I definitely think I push myself more when I am in a group of people because I am very competitive!

I love that your dad is your new workout buddy. You guys have the cutest relationship!

I’m more of a solo exerciser – I like to be able to go at my own pace and do what I want. Sometimes I like to drag a friend to spin class with me though!

I have mixed feelings about workout buddies. I don’t have a specific one per say, but I will sometimes bring various friends with me to the gym or to classes at the gym. Bringing friends can be a great motivator for me commitment wise! I sometimes go on runs with my sister (wayy faster than me but is good about slowing down to match my pace) or my Dad (wayyy slower than me and I usually end up leaving him in the dust, but he doesn’t mind). So I guess I do enjoy working out alone but I also enjoy mixing in a workout with a buddy every once in awhile. Variety!

My two co-workers and I decided to do some intense cardio/circuit workouts. One is intense, dedicated, and supportive; the other is overweight and whined throughout each and every activity. He COULN’T do it, blah blah blah. I think we burned more calories convincing him to do it than actually doing it….quite emotionally draining and I had to quit the group.

My hubby is my work-out buddy! We always go to the gym together three times a week and then run afterwards. I just love working out with him. He’s the best!

My husband has just started running with me (well we run at the same place and start at the same time, he’s way faster than me!) but he gets me out there each day. We are commitment and training buddies! The goal is a sprint triathlon by the end of the summer.

I have only had one running buddy and it was my neighbor who lived across the street. She was an experienced runner who was trying to get back into shape after 2 kids 14 mos apart. I was a newbie doing the Couch25K. She was the best. As the newer one, I set the pace and workouts and controlled the timer. We talked the whole run usually which was really good for keeping me from going too fast. She never made me feel like I should be doing more. We signed up for a 5k and she ran it with me. She moved 3 weeks after our 5K and I cried on our last run. We only ran together for 5 months but I give her alot of credit for getting me through the toughest part.

I am trying to learn to be a good running buddy. I have only run with 2 other people. I think I pushed too hard without meaning to. I hope I never made them feel bad. I will be training for a half this summer and I’d love to find someone to run some of the long runs with.

One funny experience, at a local 5k, a woman I knew from our kid’s school and I were signed up. I suggested running together. She said ok, but I knew in the first 100 yds that I could not keep up. She ended up taking 2nd in our age group at 25min and change. I finished around 31 mins. There was no way that I would have kept up with her. We then waited for the other women that we knew and cheered them on.

I actually hate working out with other people. I could go for a walk with my husband, but if I want to work out I don’t want to talk or be accountable to anyone else.

My two favorite work out buddies are, my old dog and my husband. The puppy is too young to really be a motivation and she is lazy. But the older dog LOVES exercising, seeing her unhappy because we haven’t walked recently gets me out there and moving, then my goal becomes to tucker her out, which is hard work even if she is old. My husband is my best cheerleader, he is always pep talking me, telling me I did great and he is up for anything, walking, running, bicycling, the gym, whatever. I don’t have a lot of friends that exercise regularly so sadly those are my only two work out buddies at this moment 🙂

I have lost every workout buddy I have ever had except or my son. He goes to the gym with me every day and rides me if he catches me slackin or doing something incorrectly. He also pushes me to do just one more of anything he’s teaching me. He’s tough but nice. He won’t walk with me – says he can’t keep up with me so every race I enter I enter alone, kind of lonely out there by myself but my goal is to finish & finish well.