The Rock, Jennifer Aniston Named Top Dream Workout Partners

<p>Actor Dwayne Johnson&comma; also known as The Rock&comma; has been chosen as America&&num;8217&semi;s top celebrity dream workout partner in a survey by Life Time fitness centers&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The response is one of several from Life Time&&num;8217&semi;s annual survey of nearly 1&comma;000 people across the country to determine trends&comma; fun insights&comma; and habits in the health and wellness space as we enter 2022&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Life Time operates 150 fitness resorts in the U&period;S&period; and Canada&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The top responses to the question asking people to select or list their dream celebrity workout partner &lpar;or other category&rpar; included&colon;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<ul>&NewLine;<li><b>19&percnt; Dwayne &&num;8216&semi;The Rock&&num;8217&semi; Johnson<&sol;b><&sol;li>&NewLine;<li><b>15&percnt; <span class&equals;"xn-person">Jennifer Aniston<&sol;span><&sol;b><&sol;li>&NewLine;<li><b>13&percnt; <span class&equals;"xn-person">Jennifer Lopez<&sol;span><&sol;b><&sol;li>&NewLine;<li><b>9&period;1&percnt; <span class&equals;"xn-person">Chris Hemsworth<&sol;span><&sol;b><&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ul>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;The Rock exudes positivity and hard work and both of those qualities breed results&comma;&&num;8221&semi; said Life Time Personal Trainer &lpar;and leader of its new <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;c212&period;net&sol;c&sol;link&sol;&quest;t&equals;0&amp&semi;l&equals;en&amp&semi;o&equals;3400126-1&amp&semi;h&equals;1874490978&amp&semi;u&equals;https&percnt;3A&percnt;2F&percnt;2Fexperiencelife&period;lifetime&period;life&percnt;2Farticle&percnt;2Fis-life-times-30x30-training-program-right-for-you&percnt;2F&amp&semi;a&equals;30x30&plus;digital&plus;training&plus;program" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"nofollow noopener">30&&num;215&semi;30 digital training program<&sol;a>&rpar; <span class&equals;"xn-person">Nick Sandoval<&sol;span> when reviewing results from the survey&period; &&num;8220&semi;Who wouldn&&num;8217&semi;t want to work out with a partner like that&quest;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Other key data points in the survey indicate that 2021 was a more positive year for the health and fitness habits of many people compared to 2020&period; <b>40&percnt; of respondents said their health was better in 2021 compared against 2020<&sol;b> versus 23&percnt; who said their health had gotten worse&period; This is a significant improvement from Life Time&&num;8217&semi;s <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;c212&period;net&sol;c&sol;link&sol;&quest;t&equals;0&amp&semi;l&equals;en&amp&semi;o&equals;3400126-1&amp&semi;h&equals;884504588&amp&semi;u&equals;https&percnt;3A&percnt;2F&percnt;2Fnews&period;lifetime&period;life&percnt;2F2020-12-31-New-Survey-More-than-2-3-of-Respondents-Say-Their-Health-and-Fitness-has-been-Negatively-Impacted-During-2020&amp&semi;a&equals;2020&plus;survey" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"nofollow noopener">2020 survey<&sol;a> when nearly 70&percnt; of respondents reported that their personal health was negatively impacted&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Top reasons cited by respondents for a healthier 2021 included&colon;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<ul>&NewLine;<li><b>Getting more exercise &lpar;38&percnt;&rpar;<&sol;b><&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>Gyms&sol;health clubs being open again &lpar;34&period;5&percnt;&rpar;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>Improved nutrition habits &lpar;19&percnt;&rpar;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ul>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;People are working out more this year&comma; which is incredible&comma;&&num;8221&semi; Sandoval says&period; &&num;8220&semi;Simply improving your basic health through exercise can vastly improve your risk factors and when you feel better&comma; you can do life better&excl; That is priceless&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The survey also asked participants to select or name their top 2022 health and wellness goal&period; The most popular responses were&colon;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<ul>&NewLine;<li><b>Lose weight &lpar;31&percnt;&rpar;<&sol;b><&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>Build muscle &lpar;22&percnt;&rpar;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>Eat better &lpar;13&percnt;&rpar;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>Move more &lpar;13&percnt;&rpar;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>Improve mental wellbeing &lpar;11&percnt;&rpar;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ul>&NewLine;<p>Other key responses in the survey include&colon;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<ul>&NewLine;<li>50&percnt; said they preferred to exercise with a small or large workout group versus working out solo &lpar;46&percnt;&rpar;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>88&percnt; said exercise made them feel better than scrolling their social media&period;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>52&percnt; said they were sleeping less than the recommended 7-8 hours&plus; of sleep every night versus 46&percnt; getting the recommended amount<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>A quarter of respondents reported using an app or virtual meditation program in 2021 for stress relief and focus<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>The top music genre people listen to when they exercise&quest; Pop&sol;Top 40 &lpar;30&percnt;&rpar;&comma; rock &lpar;25&percnt;&rpar;&comma; hip hop &lpar;14&percnt;&rpar;&comma; country &lpar;6&percnt;&rpar;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ul>&NewLine;

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