Monday is the day you’re supposed to hit the gym. Gotta work off all those wings and pints of beer, right? Yeah, yeah, but you gotta work all day and then there’s FOOTBALL at night again! Well, we’ve got the solution: get fit WHILE you watch football. With the ultra-predictable “Monday Night Football” broadcast, it should be a breeze!
Monday Night Fitness is a drinking game for your body
Who says you have to be a couch potato to watch the NFL? Here’s how you can tune into Monday Night Football and get into shape at the same time.
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Bill Hanstock is a writer, author and Emmy Award-winning producer. He began writing for SB Nation in 2011.
It’s real simple. Think of it like a drinking game, but with more sweating (or less, depending on your drinking regimen). Something on the list happens, you do the appropriate exercise. Got it? Get to it.
Here are your Monday Night Fitness assignments for Bears at Jets on Monday night:
| EVERY TIME: | DO THIS: |
| ESPN shows stock footage of the New York/New Jersey skyline | 20 crunches |
| ESPN shows a shot of the Statue of Liberty | 10 pushups |
| Cameras find Jay Cutler with his helmet resting on top of his head | 10 second plank |
| A Jets fan is on-camera booing a coaching decision | 20 lunges |
| ESPN shows aerial view of the stadium | 20 squats |
| Announcers earnestly discuss the domestic violence epidemic in America | Run a marathon |
| You hear "I WAS BOOORN FREEEE" | 20 crunches |
| Rex Ryan throws his microphone and headset in disgust | 20 jumping jacks |
| You hear a Jay-Z song | 10 pushups |
| The broadcast shows or mentions Fireman Ed | 2 laps around your block |
| Shows any footage of stadium food | 15 pushups |
| ESPN cuts to a cute kid in the crowd | 10 second plank |
| Cameras find a Jets fan looking dejected at any point | 15 squats |
| ESPN shows a fan wearing a replica of a jet on his/her head | 20 lunges |
| Cameras find a fan with a sign using the letters "ESPN" in a clever way | 20 bicep curls with a canned good |
| ESPN B-roll shows any form of public transportation | 15 second side plank |
| Announce team talks about Derek Jeter | Weep bitterly for America's loss of innocence |
| Announce team makes a reference to "Big Apple" | 15 squats |
| ESPN cuts to cheerleaders forcing smiles | 20 crunches |
| Joe Namath tries to awkwardly kiss or embrace anyone | 20 burpees |
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