I like to exercise with my cat — here's all the proof you need [1]. Although me holding him in my arms while I do squats doesn't make him work up a sweat, if he were human, I'm sure he'd be all for a partner workout. Hitting the gym or exercising at home with someone else forces you to stay accountable. It is motivating and gives you all the more reason to crush your goals — after all, there's a sense of healthy competition, too. Plus, there are specific moves you can do with your partner that will challenge both of you at the same time. Ahead, check out two-person workouts straight from YouTube and ready for you try practically anywhere. Grab a friend, a family member, or maybe even your cat, and get to it!
9-Minute Fitness Blender Total-Body Partner Workout
Fitness Blender will have you doing partner squat and rows, crunch and pass, and what they call "leg raise push down." There are a total of eight exercises, and you'll need anything that's weighted and easy to move back and forth between you (they use a medicine ball and a dumbbell, but you can use whatever you might have handy).
8-Minute Class FitSugar Partner Bodyweight Workout
This is a mother-daughter workout but can be done with anyone you'd like! (Class FitSugar host Anna Renderer is doing these moves with her best friend.) This quick sweat session features partner bicycles, a variation of the V-sit [2], and partner leg presses.
10-Minute Partner Tabata With Class FitSugar
This partner HIIT session will have you doing core moves like seated partner twists and side plank partner claps as well as cardio circuits. Anna will also walk you through a quick warmup and a cooldown stretch.
20-Minute No-Equipment Partner Workout
NASM- and AFAA-certified trainer Amy Kiser Schemper [3] of BodyFit by Amy brings us a no-equipment partner workout. "Working out with a friend really ups our chances of success," she says at the beginning of the video. She's right! A lot of these exercises are about using each other for resistance, and you'll be high-fiving a lot for some extra motivation.
30-Minute Full-Body Partner Workout With Sydney Cummings
Sydney Cummings [4], NASM-certified personal trainer, wants you to try this half-hour workout with a friend. All you need is a mat, and you'll be doing four five-minute circuits, plus a partner burnout. Get to it!
10-Minute Partner Workout With Tone It Up
The two women [5] behind Tone It Up [6] have brought us a 10-minute workout full of fun partner moves like squats and deadlift push-ups (one person does a push-up and the other person "deadlifts" their legs).
At-Home Partner Exercises With Blogilates
Cassey Ho from Blogilates [7] gives us a list of at-home partner exercises like the ab box, synchronized reverse crunches, paddle boats, and more. My personal favourite is the pillow pass.