Is Marathon Training Ruining Your Marriage?

Among the many things that can kill a marriage, training for fitness is gaining fast, so to speak. This from a disturbing piece in the Wall Street Journal, in which one family therapist recalls “a client who realized she was unhappy in her marriage after she lost weight, became athletic and found she was attractive to men other than her husband.” The journal dutifully reports that while the effect of extreme exercise on divorce rates isn’t clear, among endurance athletes at least, resentment on the part of spouses is a common topic. What’s the correct answer? WSJ suggests that “the surest way for a marriage to accommodate an intense exercise regimen is for both spouses to engage in it.” Agree?

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