Carve a six-pack with a pack of cards

I promised to get myself a six-pack by my birthday. Here's my game plan.

Here’s what I need to carve a six-pack: a pack of cards. Play a game of Six-Pack Solitaire!

Shuffle a standard deck of cards. Include the Jokers. Each Suit corresponds to a particular exercise, which is described below. You will do the same number of repetitions as indicated on the number of the card. If you get Face cards, you’ll do planks. Jokers mean 10 jumping jacks. Here’s the complete list to print out and use whenever you want to tone your abs while having fun!

King → Plank, 30 seconds
Queen → Plank, right obliques, 30 seconds
Jack → Plank, left obliques, 30 seconds
Joker → 10 Jumping Jacks
Aces → Six breaths in Down Dog Pose
Spades → Sit-ups
Hearts → Push-ups
Diamonds → Squats
Clubs → Squat Thrusts (Assume a Squat position, then drop your hands on the floor. Jump your feet as far back as you can to a Plank position. Hold for a second and jump your feet back between your hands. Go back to the starting squat. That’s one rep.)

Deal a row of four cards, face up. You will perform the exercises indicated by each card. After the fourth card, rest for 45 seconds. Then deal another row of four cards. Keep doing this until you work through the rest of the cards on the deck. That’s your workout for today.

For example, you get a King of Hearts, 5 of Diamonds, an Ace and 9 of Hearts. That means you’ll do a 30-second plank, Squats for 5 reps, six breaths in down Dog position, and 9 push-ups. Rest, and deal another four cards.

You won’t get bored with this challenging workout routine since you never know what four-card combination you’ll get. This keeps your body and mind working. Let the cards guide your fate into a perfect six-pack in no time. Have fun!

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