A new study by the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore unveiled that if one spouse increases exercise levels then other spouse also does the same.

"When it comes to physical fitness, the best peer pressure to get moving could be coming from the person who sits across from you at the breakfast table", said study's co-author Laura Cobb, a doctoral student at Johns Hopkins.

Therefore, it can be said that if exercising level for some adults has to be increased then counseling should be done of married couples together. It will lead to healthier results than counseling them separately.

Not many people exercise in the nation. Therefore, they should derive the benefit of the findings in order to ensure that people do sufficient level of physical activity. As per the study, spouse is 40 to 70% more likely to perform the recommended level of exercise if other spouse does.

The researchers assessed the medical records of 3,261 spouse pairs who were part of the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study (ARIC), which started in 1987. From 1987 to 89, the pairs underwent two medical visits.

At the first visit, the team found 33% of wives and 40% of husbands met physical activity recommendations. In the second visit, a husband was 70% more likely to meet physical activity guidelines, if his wife met the guidelines in the first meeting.

In the case of women, she was 40% more likely to meet physical activity recommendations on the second visit if her husband met recommendations on the first visit. The researchers affirmed that everyone is aware of the fact that exercise is vital for good health.

The study unveiled that one spouse could have a positive impact on the other when it comes to exercising.