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

• Jason Kelce has said his wife asks him to work out three days a week.
• The retired football player said exercising made him a "better person" at home.
• The Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans recommend that adults exercise for at least 150 minutes weekly.

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

Kelce said on Friday's episode of the " Green Light with Chris Long " podcast 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 said he felt unproductive when he didn't work out: "It's like you're missing something."

This isn't the first time 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 shouldn't 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 he'd 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 research has found that this doesn't mean you have to find time to work out every day, as Business Insider previously reported .

In a study published in JAMA July last year, 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 to those who squeezed a week's worth of exercise into one or two sessions.

If that's still too demanding, a new study published in Stroke, an American Heart Association journal, found that just a few minutes of high-intensity exercise could 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 was to try " trigger workouts ," which are short bursts of frequent exercises such as 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.