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Nothing will get you to spandex-up faster than having some competition at the gym, say researchers at the University of Pennsylvania. In a study, gym goers who were pitted against one another exercised nearly twice as much as those who just had other gym goers encouraging them to attend class. “We naturally compare ourselves with people who are similar to us – if we see others doing better, it gives us a new goal,” says study author Damon Centola. To harness your killer instinct, take a Spin class where you can see everyone’s numbers up on a board, then challenge yourself to beat a friend’s (or foe’s) next 5K time as you train, or do some boxing rounds so those wins really suck you in.