If your significant other gifts you a gym membership or a personal fitness session(s), how would you react?

there are so many boutique gyms nowadays - I would absolutely appreciate an opportunity to try somewhere new

If the gym membership includes a hot tub, hug him. If you've been hinting that you want a personal trainer or gym membership to get ready for Summer or be healthier, hug him. If he's saying you're heavier than he likes.....well.

Diamonds are a girl's best friend!

If your spouse gets offended by a gift like that, . . . 1 that helps someone get healthier, . . . then he/she might not be the right spouse. That's a gift of love, . . not an attempt to insult someone.

Both my husband and I are Fitness Therapists and Trainers/Nutrition Coaches at Ageless Fitness & Health in Edmonton. We absolutely love it when a married couple come on as clients. The fact that they care enough about each other's health and want to get healthy together speaks volumes about their relationship. We ourselves work out together at the same time and have for many years - and that's how we met - in a gym. Now our common love for exercise and staying fit has brought us together as business partners and we run a private studio, doing what we love from home. We work with quite a few solo clients who work out with us in our studio but they all express how much they would love it if their spouse would come with them to get fit too. We train several couples and although they have different needs, it all works out for each client in the couple pair as we tailor their program to each of their needs but they get to see their spouse working out too. There is a lot of fun and joking going on - fun for us and fun for them! If I wasn't a career trainer and did something else for a living, I would love it if my husband bought me a membership or training sessions and I would feel grateful because I know he cares about me.

Id buy her a new gym outfit and put OUR new fitness sessions in a shared calendar! If I am stepping it up, so is she. We are big on being fair to one another and sharing such things!

Like Mark's response, my most recent treadmill gift was because the last eyesore we had taking up valuable real estate in our house finally broke. I was so glad to have the option of doing something else with the room besides hanging clothes to dry. Before it broke, it was barely used, and not by me, only the gift giver. I am still waiting for this other one to break, so I can have that room back again. Still barely used, and not by me, lol.

Thank him/her. But also, like someone below said, which method of fitness or which gym is a very personal decision. Another factor is how controlling of a person the giver is, in which case, better to ditch the giver. If the person asking is wondering whether they should use the gift your lover as a marketing technique, it could backfire. Better to say, bring them for a trial week or something.

My husband did just that for my birthday this year! I had to tell myself he’s only trying to look out for my best interest and health and keep alive as long as possible.

never be rude or ungrateful! just get him a membership for hot yoga!!!!LOL