What better way to show your love than giving the gift of better health this Father’s Day.

10 motivational tips to get your guy off the couch

Women are more likely to take their health and fitness seriously than men. Since you’re here, I’m guessing you have an interest in fitness. And if your man doesn’t, I’m guessing you’d like it if he did. What you need to do is get him moving, nicely and patiently. Very, very, patiently. We’re talking years or decades really. You’re in this for the long haul, right?

James S Fell, MBA, CSCS, authors the syndicated column "In-Your-Face Fitness" for the Chicago Tribune and Tribune Newspapers. He also does celebrity fitness interviews for the LA Times, and writes fitness columns for Chatelaine and AskMen. His first book on the subject of how to retrain your brain for sustainable weight loss is coming from Random House in 2013.

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We can’t always trust ourselves to workout. On those mornings when you’ve got a workout planned but are feeling sluggish, cranky or maybe even hungover, it helps to have a friend waiting on you to get the ball rolling. Personally, having my friend Stephan waiting for me to go for a run has been the only thing that got me out of bed on more than one occasion.

Those mornings when you’ve got a workout planned but are feeling sluggish, cranky or maybe even hung over, it helps to have a friend waiting on you to get the ball rolling. Personally, having my friend Stephan waiting for me to go for a run has been the only thing that got me out of bed on more than one occasion.

<p>The Editorial Team of Chatelaine magazine.</p>

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