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The researchers compared
exercising separately with couples exercising
. Both individual and shared exercise were associated with
marriages. However, couples who exercised together were found to be more
at resolving marital problems. Professor Yorgason said: "About 60 per cent of husbands and wives in the
said they exercised, but only about a
exercised together. That means about half the people who exercise are not exercising with their
." He added that while the impact was not
large, it was very consistent across couples. The
gave him the confidence to say that it was affecting relationships "in some meaningful
".