Eight Ways To Get Your Spouse to Work Out

Here are few paragraphs from the book,

One of the quickest ways to ensure your spouse never picks up a weight is to nag them about it day and night. Making fun of someone because of a weight problem, or bothering them about their lack of exercise at all hours will just make them grow to resent you. Assuming this is a relationship you want to continue, and you would like to have peace, love, and harmony in your household, this is not the way you want to go.

Still, there are ways to encourage your spouse to start getting active without coming off as an insufferable prig. One good way is to suggest the two of you take a walk after dinner. You could put it as, “I’m going for a walk, would you like to come join me?” This way, it comes off as a completely open ended invitation. They may or may not accept, but don’t let failure discourage you. Ask again the next night, and the night after that. Make it seem as though you really just want the company on your walk (even if that’s not entirely the case). Be patient, and be very careful never to cross the line into nagging.

Another way would be to invite them to come to the gym with you. You could offer to show them how the equipment is used, and say that you would find it so much easier if you had a loved one there with you. Make it about you, and you can neutralize the defensive posturing they are probably used to putting out there.