Sick of swiping, some daters would rather sweat together
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The new dating apps rely on the premise that people who devote time and energy to fitness share values and interests.
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Danielle Friedman
NEW YORK – To get ready for their date, Nicole Ho and D.C. Banks stretched, hydrated and each ate a banana. They were meeting for the first time, just minutes before competing together as a mixed-doubles team in Hyrox, the popular fitness race.
For the next hour and 13 minutes, they ran laps side by side and took turns doing rigorous strength exercises, signalling when they needed the other to step in. At the end, flushed and sweaty, Banks, 32, and Ho, 31, exchanged numbers, mutually impressed.
