How do you motivate the significant other to exercize??

a couple of weeks ago I bought a new skipping rope that has a counter....I wake up in the morning and try to do a few more than what I did the day before. Recently DH has been quietly using it....now it's become a little unsaid competition.

"how many did you do?"

"Dunno , 150"

"oh"

(20 minutes later - sounds of skipping can be heard in the garden)

LOL

that sounds cute!

my downstairs neighbors would hate me!!!!

this reminds me of that thing you used to wear around your ankle and swing around and jump over it.  shoot i can't remember the name of it.  it was like pogo ball.

OOOOOH.  SKIP IT!!!!!  this is a girly version, mine had a counter

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B0006IGX8O.01._SCMZZZZZZZ_.jpg

my daughter would love one of those ...she's got her own jumping rope but she's having trouble doing it and gets miffed. She's also a mean personal trainer

"how many skips was that?"
"30"
"that's rubbish , chhaya can do 80 you're not very good at that"
"how many can YOU do then"
(rolls eyes and stomps back into the house)