Emotional Fitness for Couples: 10 Minutes a Day to a Better Relationship

The 10-Minute Relationship Workout

Peak athletic performance requires regular exercise, and a great relationship depends on regular emotional practice to stay in top form. Don't wait for a crisis to make you scramble to save your relationship. Start building emotional fitness today! Emotional Fitness for Couples is a collection of simple tips that will energize you and hone your relationship skills to championship levels-in just ten minutes a day.

Topics include: what the word 'love' really means; how to start fires in your sex life; how to date your mate; tricks for stopping an argument before it starts; and many other fun and practical ideas for getting emotionally fit.

Customer Reviews:

A therapist agrees

By Cynthia L. Wall, LCSW - April 4, 2006

In this deceptively short and user-friendly book, Dr. Goldsmith has managed to speak to core issues of most relationships. As a couple therapist myself, I enjoyed his commonsense and "You can do this!" approach. His exercises and examples ring very true, and simplify the process of turning complaints into requests. This is a book that will encourage anyone struggling with fears of rejection or intimacy. He teaches the reader that being a grown-up in a primary relationship can be playful, while also addressing how to bring up the difficult topics.

Read Every Word!

By Nancy Padberg "Marketing Maven" - February 2, 2006

Goldsmith has hit a homerun! In our busy lives, 10 minutes a day is an easy investment that delivers excellent returns. We exercise everything else, our minds, our bodies and our dogs! Relationships are really about respect and daily emotional deposits. I loved the content, his steps and tone. The tips on dealing with anger, fear and asking for what we need are keys to making a relationship work. Thanks Dr. Goldsmith for taking the time to write this incredible book!

Nancy Padberg, author of George D. Wells, CEO, Father & Friend

The opposite of clinical

By C.L. - April 26, 2012

When my boyfriend and I found ourselves arguing more, listening less, and just generally not very happy with each other, I suggested therapy. He suggested using a book instead. We got some "how to make your relationship work" type books and they just didn't work for us. Whereas I am more than happy to read about studies, example scenarios, and take quizzes, my boyfriend was not. He tried, but he really disliked it, and those books went to the wayside. Then I found this book.

It's easy to read and easy to implement each exercise. The first exercise has to do with establishing a weekly meeting to check in with each other. We do this exercises every week, and this exercise alone has made our relationship tons better. It's obvious now that we just weren't communicating often enough, or very well. Now, we have a special time spent aside to connect with each other, communicate what's happening, resolve any new or old issues, and then have some type of fun afterwards... read more