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The 'Work Out' workout

Tone in, tone up: exercising to our favorite Bravo guilty pleasure

By Michael O'Connell
The 'Work Out' workout
The third season of “Work Out,” Bravo’s reality series about one incredibly fancy Beverly Hills gym, promises even more drama, screaming matches and unbelievably low body fat than the previous two combined.

Since nothing makes us feel guiltier than admiring all of those hot bodies with a handful of Cheez-Its in our mouth, we’ve devised this rigorous and effective workout routine for watching “Work Out”:


Every time Jackie goes to see her therapist:
Do 15 crunches, and remove $150 from your wallet.

For every reference to one of Jackie’s past dysfunctional relationships:

Run in place for one minute. (This doubles as a metaphor.)

Whenever narcissistic Brian Peeler speaks in the third person:
Brian Peeler says, "Drop and give Brian Peeler twenty!"

If you catch Sky Sports’ softest trainer, Jesse, casting envious glances at the newer, buffer trainers:
Ten squat thrusts. Make sure there are no small children or pets behind you.

Whenever Rebecca makes mention of her brief stint as a lesbian:
Fifty jumping jacks. Or should we say 'jumping Jackies'....?

If Jackie makes a thinly veiled threat about firing someone:
Take a five minute breather: Jackie's just hamming it up for the cameras again.

Whenever two people who work together are inappropriately romantic or sexual with each other:

Fifty pelvic thrusts in the general direction of your television set.

Feel the burn? Good! The third season of "Work Out" premieres Tuesday, April 15 at 11 p.m. PT / 12 a.m. ET.