Romance Novel Reader Workout II

A male arm with enormous biceps lifting a stack of hardback booksGrab your gym shoes and your nearest book, because it's time for another Romance Novel Reader Workout! Just think of me as Jillian Michaels, only with flatter hair and a tendency to encourage you by saying things like, “Unless you faint, puke, or die, keep reading!” 

Yeah. 

As with the Romance Novel Reader Workout I, these are meant to be done while reading a romance novel. Today's workout is mostly body movement, so no handweights are needed unless you want to use some. If there's an exercise name you don't recognize, look it up on YouTube: I promise there will be sixty-zillion 1 minute videos of people in various stages of undress demonstrating that exercise. Pick your favorite, learn it, and get back to reading! 

Standard disclaimers apply: dude, I'm not a physician. I can recommend books to read but I can't discern your state of health or your physical limitations so by all means work hard but be kind to yourself. To put it another way, ask your doctor before beginning any exercise regimen. However, I am confident in my ability to offer the following advice: drink plenty of water and read plenty of books. Both are good for you.

And now, Romance Novel Reader Workout, Part II, in graphic form suitable for pinning, sharing, printing, and pointing at!

Romance Novel Reader Workout II: Any time someone pads barefooted:    1 min high knees
A main character feels “strangely bereft” 	25 straight 	when the other leaves the room:		 leg kicks
The heroine is a virgin (any genre): 		10 crunches

She remarks upon her virginity within 	first few chapters:   					1 min wall sit

Other people know about her virginity	and remark upon it:			 		25 burpees

The hero references some indefinable	“innocence” about heroine: 			1 min plankThe hero looks at her and starts
	mentally undressing her: 	       	25 crunches

The heroine wears staid clothing with	sexy undergarments as her one 	“concession to femininity:” 			25 squats

 

Be scared: more workouts are coming (hur) especially as I start listing cliches in romance novel sex scenes, mwahahha. If you have questions or suggestions for future workouts, please share, either in the comments or via email. And if you have pics of yourself doing the workouts, please share them with me. I may do some instructional videos on different exercise sets, dressed as ridiculously as possible, with the largest stack of hardback romances I can find. 

If you've made a resolution to get in better shape or to take better care of yourself, I hope this is helpful and fun. Remember: KEEP READING! AND BREATHING! 

Thank you to BigStock for the booklifting image!

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