My Wife tried WORKING OUT for a whole Year. Here's what we BOTH learnt. 

Jenna's mother is a beautiful woman with an amazing sense of humour...stating the obvious 😂

It sounds like Jen has developed a really good relationship with health and fitness, where she enjoys it but isn't obsessed by it. Its quite admirable, and probably easier to maintain. You can have the off burger, or pizza.. and you're doing things to the enjoyment of them rather than an arbitrary time pulled out of thin air.

"...and have you seen your mother!?" rest in power laddie, you were a good one 😢👍🏻

This video made me cry. Im turning 40 this year, have had 5 kids, and have obsessed over the number on the scale for years. 2 years ago i decided to get consistant with working out and eating right. I eat triple what I've ever ate and am a healthy weight running marathons and cycling metrics. You both are a real inspiration to me. Im very thankful for your videos.

Jenna does it right. I'm surprised there wasn't any conflict from the amount of pushing you did to her (I mean you could be exaggerating to make a point) but I'm really glad the both of you gained so much from this experience. I also think this video needs to be pinned at the top of the internet

Jenna's journey is quite impressive. Her more relaxed approach is exactly how I'm taking things now that I'm in my 30s. Variety and fun still really leads to progress with fitness.

This dynamic reminds me of me and my boyfriend. We've trained together for a while and initially he got frustrated that I'm was never going 'hard enough', but over time he's realised that consistency rather than straight out 100% intensity has provided me results without injury and allows me to continue enjoying the process. I think also generally men respond better to negative feedback to try harder and feed into their aggression where as women (including myself) prefer positive feedback in sport and to feel supported, even if we're not performing as well as usual.

This resonates with me. I started working out for the first time in my 30s, and all the workout psychology and scaffolding I'd seen did not work for me at all. I started in a low stakes, gentle, forgiving, experimental way--I didn't have a grand goal or a "why." I didn't have discipline OR motivation. Poor exercise tolerance and physical awkwardness (something I think fitness people have a hard time truly understanding) as well as general perfectionism were blockers for so long. Plus, like Jen, I was a normal body weight and good health readings, so I wasn't motivated by a need or want for weight loss or any specific health marker improvement. I just wanted to give it a try in a chill way. And that was the first time I EVER learned why people enjoy exercise. Now a couple of years later, I'm so much stronger and fitter and exercise is an important and consistent part of my life. Without being an obsession.

What a lovely video, smiled all the way through this, respect to Mark for seeing this from his wife's point of view and not trying to drag her to being a clone of himself, respect to Jen, not only for the gains she's made, but showing us all how we take our hobbies

I loved how you learned from your wife to just have fun and not obsess over the numbers. Made me rethink my approach.

Now THIS is the kind of mindset I needed to hear. It's so refreshing hearing that I don't have to 'train to failure' or 'do this or you wont see results!'... honestly just needed someone to hear say 'do it coz its fun'

Breath of fresh air. Your down to earth videos are a real motivation to get me out training. 1 month in and now able to run 5k from not at all. Thanks for giving me the confidence to better myself and push for more.

She seems like a cheerful person who is happy and with contagious joy. The way she turns and looks at you, the willingness to try out a fitness regime, keeping at it for over a year... sounds like heaven. That is 50% of health. Being super-fit is overrated. As long as one is disease free, stress-free and not fat, it is fine. You are lucky.

This story is so true. Getting off the couch is just that, as long as you get out with frequency, you’ll be amazed how far you get in 12-18months. Just have fun and your fitness will grow beyond your expectations. Happened to me!

Perhaps the most beautiful husband/wife story. So beautiful to see “togetherness” come out on top.

I think, we all should be a bit more like Jenna. Thanks for the video and this new perspective. And congrats to Jen for keeping her cool with training and balancing everything in a healthy way next to your all or nothing personality (which is not meant in a rude way, it's just, that you two are very different when it comes to taking on challenges)

I am really inspired by Jenna. Not only did she pick up something tough, stuck by it against the pressure of a dear one's expectations and good-willed aspirations for her. She also had *fun*. Also, this was the first video I ever watched from this channel. Mark, your perspective on both of your journeys on this was a joy to hear about, too.

It's a wonder the marriage survived your training obsession. Jenna is lovely. I hope she still has her library card and still has a variety of interests that spark her joy and curiosity.

Expectation is the thief of joy....glad your transformation mentally was as profound as Jenna's transformation physically.

Team work makes the dream work! My husband and I (both over 40 with knee issues) decided last year that we needed to do something or we wouldn’t be able to do anything after too long. We started just walking together, more so we had some time together and so he could decompress from work, and progressed in intensity, you can increase intensity by exaggerating movement, we found, although it makes you look like a loon. We looked like loons together but doing it together meant we could both change our lifestyle and feel supported. Winters here are a bit harsh so we joined a gym. He can be really hard on himself for not going as hard as he thinks he should and I have trouble with consistency due to boredom. I keep him from taking himself too seriously and remind him the goals will always shift but all progress is good progress, and he reminds me to not slack too much or we’ll be right back to where we started. People who haven’t seen us in a bit ask us what we’ve done, and we can say how proud we are of each other for sticking with it, together.

You both rock. This is proof that there is so much one can learn by incorporating others into the things they do. Keep up the great work and keep the content coming!

I absolutely loved your narration - it made for such a good bedtime laugh 😂 Jenna has the right spirit for life. Keep learning from Jen. She’s on the right track.

Her approach looks very healthy, both physical and mental

Love this! It’s so easy for us to become obsessed with pushing the next PR, etc, to the point where we lose the fun and enjoyment of training. Letting that stuff go and just enjoying the ride is so important to not burning out! Another great video.

COMGRATS ON 200K MARK! Helping those we love improve in something brings an entirely different spectrum of appeal to said activity. Jen is a warrior of Rocky caliber. What a great video.

I’m 17 and primarily a middle distance runner. I’m not the best in my age group (5k pb of 17:42) but love it. However, thanks to you mark, i’m now trying new exercise like cycling to try and be above average in more things. I’m going to cycle 80km tomorrow as I try push myself further and hopefully do some longer rides in the near future. Thank you mark! You’re bloody amazing!

Loved this - thank you! My husband still asks what time I want in a race and says I could do better/go faster. I just enjoy it. I measure it on how much I enjoy it. It’s so lovely to hear how you have both learnt from this experience and you both continue to be a source of inspiration! Having together events/hobbies and your own events/hobbies leads to a very happy marriage. Well done and enjoy life and each other. 😀😀

I'm glad that you've accepted her as she is while she also is bettering herself as well. Thanks for sharing all of this it's really been helpful and inspiring and educational

Great video Mark! This is a really important lesson that some people will never learn. We need the patience and excitement to learn new things and to do them right. Not to "push through the pain" only to hurt ourselves and never try again.

I think I like Jenna a lot more than I like you because she totally looks like a goofball and also a determined person but in a way of “I want to live a good life” not in an exaggerated “perfect” life. You do an awesome couple because both seem to be a good balance of what the other needs. Many blessings for both. Keep taking care of her! ❤

Everytime you do a video I feel inspired to get better. I can’t quite make out what it is of what you say that makes me push forward, but you do have that effect. Love your videos man, hope to continue seeing a lot of you guys in the future to come

Having a healthy relationship with food and exercise that makes you happy and complements your life is key, and that looks very different for different people. Fitness does not have to be all or nothing. I was obsessed with fitness during my 20s and this took a toll on my mental health and my life, it also reinforced this completely absurd idea that looking good and being healthy takes tons of work. I'm in my late 30s... and i put no effort into fitness, i have no "fitness goals", i run when I feel like running and I don't if I don't. I don't feel bad if I sit on my butt for a week or two... and yet I maintain the same appearance year round that in my 20s required hours of daily exercise, and CONSTANT obsession over food. I was sooooo miserable then and now I don't think about these things at all and I've never looked or felt better.

Brilliant brilliant video!!! Thanks for the lessons and the laughs. Needed both!

This is your best video Mark, i’ve watched plenty and can say have enjoyed all. You show true character in all of them , this being the best example. Subbed

I’ve found that “taking things seriously” in fitness is, for most people, unsustainable. Most people tend to set the bar low in their life in all things. That’s because of a fear of failure. When they fail, they quit (which is the only true failure and also, a tragedy.) But, when people go in without an expectation, they tend to live more for the journey as opposed to the outcome. It’s like traveling. When people have such a high expectation for the “magic” of a visit, only to arrive and find out it didn’t solve all of their problems (because it’s just normal life in a new location.) If more people chose to experience life with an open mind, lived one day at a time, we might actually start to have a healthy and cohesive population. It’s the rare few, like yourself, that can live for the goal and keep grinding until success. Beautiful message Mark! And congrats to Jenna for changing your perspective as much as she changed her lifestyle.

Dude, thanks for an awesome video. I've never been on your channel, but that was terrific. Congrats and all the best to you and Jenna as you continue to pursue fitness and life together.

That's crazy timing, I just watched Jen's 3 month progression video and saw this right after. Both you and your wife's progression is extremely inspirational to many people including me, I've got my first half marathon coming up in two weeks and I've officially started tapering for it, super excited to get out there and see how I do

So much value in this message, so inspiring what you both are doing! Looking forward to your next video. Thanks Mark!

Just had ACL and meniscus surgery, and your videos are providing much needed motivation to get back training 👍🏻

Awe, this is so cool to hear. You both are inspirations for self-improvement.

Kudos to both of you for a clear perspective on doing fitness to make you happier and healthy.

Thank you for sharing Mark, I find this helpful for me to see given my past approach to exercise and fitness. Finding joy in the thing we're doing and not worrying about the performance target. I love it.

What an amazing, healthy relationship you both must have. Im very happy for you!

Nice one Mark, great video for all ages and people. Very nicely put together and the commentary is exemplary. Thank you!

Firstly congrats on 200k. Very deserved. Great video. My motto. There is a difference between living to work out AND working out to live! Jenna seems to have that pretty well dialed. Well done!

I Love it! One of your best videos yet. (probably not the funniest, but surely one of the most insightful). Thanks for this! 🙏🏻

I love the message of this video. And I love how your mindset changed as well. It’s really sweet to see :)

Yessss 200k well deserved and worked hard for!!!

Mark thanks ofr sharing your life with Jenn. And she shared back. Good on both of you keep up the sharing. Good on both of you

Love the content Mark. I just got out of a 4.5 yr relationship, but hoping the next one has the same sort of buzzing energy that you guys have! Always motivates me to train when you post though!

One of the best workout videos I’ve ever seen. Thanks! Bless you both

Just found this channel and have subbed. I want to see where this goes. I am someone who worked hard for a living and was always in great shape from it. Then I hit my mid 30s and had to hang up work for family. I am working at sticking with a workout but feel like I cant get into a good headspace. I'm good for a month or 3 and then fall apart when tragedy or severe life stress happens. Now I just hit 45 and am realizing my mental game is shit and this is coming up that my physical health is no longer a want but a need. This has really opened my eyes as I am hyper competitive. If I am not the best I am so negative with myself. Been working on my outlook and it seems like Jenna has the right of it. Just enjoy it and don't let it bother you so much as long as you are having fun. The health will follow. Keep up the great work!

Thanks Mark I needed to hear that today, I am inspired by this grow journey of both of you.

You've just pushed open the door into the world of sports psychology, Mark! Both you and Jen have set and achieved your goals by different routes, but that's what the mind part of it is all about. Never underestimate the intricacies and abilities of the human mind.

Congrats on 200k Mark, still a massively underrated channel that will grow and grow far beyond where you are now! Having always considered it “not my scene”, I’m running my first park run today solely because of you, fair play🤣

This was fantastic, thanks for sharing!

Massive congrats on 200k, well deserved!

Showing up and getting the workout done, is way more important in the long run, than pushing anything hard and giving up every 3months because of a mental breakdown, consistency will always win in the long run.. I always say 80% of my workouts have to be "fun Social" And if I have a Bike event coming up in 1-2 months time I will spend my last 20% with hard bikeworkouts/rides and all strength and run swim I keep on a fun social level have worked for me for the past 15 years never really had any mental brakes just had times where I cut out the swimming or the running if I did not feel like doing them at this moment.

Love this outlook - just what I needed to see 😀

Super interesting to hear this different approach, which clearly works well for Jen.

Well done both of you ! Inspiring ! Also, well done on 200K subscribers.

Awesome progress, you've both come a long way in a year in different ways! As a 44 year old former youth athlete who hasn't trained seriously in 2 decades I'm happy for you. I've recently tried my hand at discus and shotput again a full quarter century since my last competition and I absolutely suck at it but I can actually enjoy it again. For most of my adult life my ego would not allow me that joy since I drifted away from the sport due to lasting effects of a backinjury at 15, these days I'm happy to just go out and throw once or twice per week when my workschedule and the weather allows and I'm happier and more motivated to slowly get back in shape than I've been in a long time.

Great reminder on keeping a good attitude about our fitness and how/what we should focus on

I love that you recognize this about her and its beautifully said as her husband. For her and many women, thanks for acknowledging her way and seeing her happiness when doing it.

Loved how you end up being inspired by her in return, good episode! Good lesson for all of us!

Woohoo, go Jen! Looking forward to seeing both of your progress in 2023/2024 🙌🏻

What a great video! So much great insight for you and for your viewers!

Love this - you So clearly illustrated that if you are not having fun, it can be MUCH harder - some people do that the hard way because they need it (for some reason) but IMO way more people can be motivated to have fun, while working hard! Loved the observations and the self reflection!

I never comment on RU-vid videos but I just want to say that I just discovered your videos and have binged watched them. They have really motivated me to push much harder in my training. Keep up the great vids :)

Thank you for making this video. I am training for my first Ironman but have not been enjoying the training the last couple of months because I was always destroying myself in training. After watching this I have decided to change my mental approach to enjoy my training and just eas up 10% so that I can finish my training with a smile and not always feeling broken. Suddenly now I am looking forward to the Ironman instead of dreading it. Cheers mate.

Great perspective and really enjoyed the video- keep the content coming 👍

this is so GOOD! Love it!

👏🏾...👏🏾...👏🏾...👏🏾...👏🏾...👏🏾 LOVED THIS, ALL AROUND! Kudos to you for having an elevated mindset.

Well done team Lewis! Great to watch the progress 😎💪

Watched this before, but watched it again because it's enjoyable and also I think you've found an important insight to working out: Do what's fun and enjoy it. Leave the misery to the miserable. Thanks Jenna and Mark. Cheers!

such an amazing message, not just for fitness/healthy eating but everything in life. too many of us have an all or nothing mentality and it never lasts

I liked this story a lot ^^ Great character development,great narration- one couldn't ask for more. First time im seeing either of you,but i like you both already. Exemplary relationship right there.

Brilliant mate. Loving the Jen videos. I’m like you, too obsessed with times and pb’s. Wish I could be more like Jen and just enjoy it.

Didn't know what to expect with this vid but a new mindset / perspective Wow - Goody

Very sweet to see that the update is: You love your wife

I really enjoyed this video. Very Honoring to your wife (you Lucky guy!) and appreciated the 'balanced' perspective. Bravo!

needed to hear this, very well done. :)

Mark, your and Jenna's first Hyrox attempt inspired me to give it a go at the age of 60. A friend and I did the women's doubles at London last week and we had a great time. My outlook is probably more like Jenna's. As you get older, it's great to be still able to get better at something even if you may never achieve any podium finishes. Although secretly I'm hoping if I keep going long enough I may simply outlive the competition!

What a super healthy perspective to have! Thanks for sharing, definitely a mindset I can work into my relationship with fitness

Excellent video Mark! Getting back to your best👍

This is the most inspiring channel for me, from running 100K to a video talking on how to take it easy and enjoy it 😊 ,, I used to take it hard on every running seasons I had but now its mostly easy/fun runs, and eventually the more you keep doing it the better results you will get overtime no need to push your self specially if you are no any olymopian runner 😅😅

Rocky IV is a gift that keeps on giving 🇺🇲🦅🥊

This is fanbloodytastic! Jen won’t regret making the changes now, I’m built the same as her and it’s so easy for the weight creep to catch up when you hit 40, I used to eat everything in sight but I had to do a calorie deficit recently and started weight training more to stop the creep., which worked. Strength training is so important for running as you get older too.

Hearing this story makes me happy. it's reassuring and awesome to know, that you both learned some lessons out of your journey. Also, your wife is a beauty, despite me not seeing her mom )

Top-drawer content as always, Mr. L. Really appreciate your work and your snide :)

This message is a study in humble learning and emotional honesty and healthy relationship building. SUBSCRIBED.

Now that was fun! How much our head is influencing us is just surprising again and again, how we look at things is just so important!

Stumbled upon this video by accident and glad I did. Great transformation on both sides!

Oh my, have you seen your mother?🤣 Dude, you are playing with fire.

First time watcher. Outstanding video.

Been waiting for this video let's go!

Very cool. Enjoyed your insight (and changes therein ).

Made some interesting observations and learnings here Mark. Exercise is individual and as people progress with (being active) lots of changes happen - physically and mentally. Mindset changes, goals change, your approach, how you think about exercise changes. Lots more variables involved. Great recap and it's great to see how you've both learned from the experience together 😊

This is absolutely brilliant!

Love it. A beautiful message mate, good job