Jason Kelce said his wife asks him to workout 3 days a week: 'Otherwise she doesn't want to deal with me'

• Jason Kelce says that his wife asks him to workout three days a week.
• The retired football player acknowledged that exercising makes him become a 'better person' at home.
• The Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans recommends that adults exercise for at least 150 minutes weekly.

There's a new house rule for retired NFL star Jason Kelce to follow — working out at least three days a week.

Kelce said on Friday's episode of "Green Light with Chris Long" that his wife, Kylie Kelce, has "just implemented" the rule.

"Otherwise, she doesn't want to deal with me," he added.

Kelce, who married Kylie in 2018 and has three children with her, recognizes the benefits of exercise.

"When I've worked out, I am in a great mood. I interact well at home with my kids, and I just am a better person," he said. In comparison, he feels unproductive when he doesn't workout: "it's like you're missing something."

This isn't the first time that Kelce has spoken about exercising.

In an April episode of his New Heights podcast, Kelce asked his guest, Arnold Schwarzenegger, for advice on losing fat and building muscle.

"I've played my whole career at 295, I'm trying to get down to 250, 260," said Kelce, who retired from the NFL in March after his 13-year career as the Philadelphia Eagles' football center.

Schwarzenegger, a seven-time Mr Olympia champion, said Kelce should not lift heavy weights.

Instead, he said Kelce should do 12 to 15 reps per exercise in the correct form to prevent injuries.

In a June interview with GQ, Kelce said that he had lost almost 20 pounds.

"But my back already feels better. My knees already feel better," he told GQ. "So another 20 pounds hopefully will make that much more adept at playing with my children."

Finding the ideal amount of time to exercise

According to the Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans, adults should have 150 minutes of moderate-intensity physical activity a week and at least 2 days of muscle-strengthening activity each week.

But this doesn't mean you must find time to work out every day, research found.

In July, Business Insider reported on a 2023 study published in JAMA. The researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital analyzed the activity data from 89,573 adults in the UK between 2013 and 2015.

They found that those who worked out regularly throughout the week reaped similar health benefits as those who squeezed a week's worth of exercise into one or two sessions.

If that is still too demanding, a new study published in Stroke found that just a few minutes of high-intensity exercise can help people recover better from strokes and live longer, healthier lives.

Jess Kleinhammer, a personal trainer, previously told BI that an easy way to squeeze extra minutes of exercise in is to try "trigger workouts," which are short bursts of frequent exercises like kettlebell swings, squats, push-ups, or pull-ups.

"It's a great way to break up your day into short manageable workout sets," Kleinhammer said.