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Hollywood and Bollywood couples exercise together, here's how exercise can help one's love life Love-xercis Modern day Cinderella's and Prince Charming's have traded in their crystal slippers for running shoes. Exercise is not just the solution for that ever expanding waistline, but it could even help your lackluster love life. So this time, instead of cuddling in darkened cinema halls and staring into each others eyes over coffee cups - try... Running Hollywood's boulevards are studded with sweaty celebrity couples like Jessica Biel and Justin Timberlake, and Naomi Watts and Live Schreiber who like to run or walk together every morning. Says Raghu Joshi, 53, "We might be busy throughout the day, but my wife and I like to walk for an hour together every morning and it is that one time of the day when we can talk at leisure." Radhika, a student, who also likes to run everyday with her boyfriend in the morning, agrees, "The prospect of meeting my boyfriend every day in the morning, is good motivation. The thought that I might get to start the day with him, at least gets me out of bed." Yoga The Beckhams' is a fairytale love story. Popular jock David Beckham meets British pop star-fashion designer-diva and they live happily ever after in a high-profile wedlock for 11 years. But marriage is hard and what keeps the flame burning still? A close friend of the couple reveals, "Victoria and David do power yoga classes for couples for an hour about twice a week, and it is a very intimate experience. You have to learn to become one entity entirely. You stretch, breathe and move as one - it's great for couples and probably better than talking in a way." Kareena Kapoor, who is singlehandedly, brought Suryanamaskar into fashion was recently pictured in yoga poses with her man, Saif Ali Khan, by her side. Besides making for an aww-worthy picture - the couple has become the perfect example of how workout can be fun! Dieting Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore are poster couple for this trend. With constant updates on their social networking sites, about their mutual diet and exercise regimes - this couple has tried it all. From liquid diets (master cleanse) to another intense workout problem. The two continue to motivate each other daily. So do Katy Perry and Russel Brand, who are dieting together, ahead of the holiday season. Closer home, Bipasha Basu was gifted her first treadmill by ex-boyfriend John Abraham and now the lady has the perfect abs and a fitness CD to her credit! Experts recommend working out with your better half since your different styles of exercising might complement each other's work out. For example, most men like to concentrate on circuit training, while women prefer cardio - when working out together; both partners can strike a balance between the two. Gymming In fact, gyms also happen to be one of the most popular places to meet the opposite sex. Anushree Chahal, who first met her boyfriend at a gym, says, "The environment of a gym is much like that of a nightclub and the loud throbbing music, the sweat, and sexy gym gear, are all the perfect ingredients of a love story."