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✔ 84. Walk for about 5 minutes - Read a book with a "5" in the page count
Passions in Death - J.D. Robb (359 pages) 11/16
✔ 85. Hold each stretch 10 to 30 seconds - Read a book with a "0" at the END of the original publication year
Until I Find You - Rea Frey (pub August 11, 2020) 11/21
✔ 86. Do not bounce - Read a book with a negative word in the title (no, not, don't, etc.)
Do No Harm - Avery Michaels 11/26
✔ 87. Exhale as you stretch, inhale while holding the stretch - Read a book with a character who is in some sort of fitness business (yoga instructor, personal trainer, etc.; tell us who and what).
Flashpoint - Catherine Coulter (Hurley, personal trainer) 12/15
H. Tips
✔ 88. Stay hydrated - Read a book with some sort of cup, bottle, or other water container on the cover (show us the cover).
Caught Dead to Write - Lynn Cahoon (glass) 1/10
✔ 89. Target heart rate - Read a book whose title is in red (show us the cover).
The Twelve Jays of Christmas - Donna Andrews 12/20
✔ 90. Replace your shoes when they no longer feel supportive - Read a book with a character who must support another.
Everdark - Elle Jasper 12/20
(MC's boyfriend supports her while she is transitioning after a vampire bite)
✔ 91. Use reflective clothing, tape and vests - Read a book with a six-word title
A Ship of Bones & Teeth - Karina Halle 3/6
✔ 92. Dress in layers - Read a book with UNWORN clothing on the cover (not on a person, but separate; show us the cover).
The Perfect Death - Stacy Claflin 4/6
I. Mental Health Benefits from Exercise
✔ 93. Positive impact on depression, anxiety - Read a book marked SELF-HELP or INSPIRATIONAL in the main genre list.
Laptops for Seniors in Easy Steps ? Windows: For the Over 50s - Nick Vandome 9/10
✔ 94. Relieve stress - Read a book with double repeated consonants in the title (like -ss-).
Aunt Bessie Assumes - Diana Xarissa 9/14
95. Sharper memory and thinking - Read a book from the first page of your TBR List (that you forgot was there).
✔ 96. Sleep better - Read a book containing a scene that takes place in a bedroom.
Dire Bound - Sable Sorensen 9/11
✔ 97. Improve overall mood - Read a book that you personally rated 4 or 5 stars.
The Unseelie King - Heather Killough-Walden 9/13
✔ 98. Higher self-esteem - Read a book with a GR rating of 4.0 or higher (tell us the rating).
Gray Witch - Hailey Edwards (4.40) 9/14
✔ 99. More energy - Read a new release (published within 6 months of your reading it; tell us the publication date).
And the River Drags Her Down - Jihyun Yun 10/13
(published October 7, 2025)
✔ 100. Build resilience - Read a long book (over 450 pages; tell us how many).
The Third to Die - Allison Brennan (576 pages) 9/17
ARCHIVEA. Getting Motivated
✔ 1. Start Small - Read a short book, 150-200 pages
The Perfect Block - Blake Pierce (200 pages) 3/21
✔ 2. Schedule workouts when your energy level is highest - Read a book whose title starts with "E" (disregard A, An, The).
Every Body on Deck - G.A. McKevett 6/30
✔ 3. Focus on activities you enjoy - Read a book from your favorite author.
Warrior's Moon - Lucy Monroe 4/16
✔ 4. Be comfortable - Read a book in your comfort zone/favorite genre
Dead and Gondola - Ann Claire (cozy mystery) 3/25
✔ 5. Reward yourself - Read a book you've been waiting for, either from a waiting list at the library or something that's newly released, etc. (tell us where you got the book).
The Cabinet of Dr. Leng - Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child 4/28
(published in January 2023, just received from library)
✔ 6. Make exercise a social activity - Read a book in which a group of people work together to solve a problem
And the Rest is History - Jodi Taylor 3/24
(MC and her team work together to rescue their missing team members)
✔ 7. Get active with the family - Read a book in which family plays an important part
Cross Cowboy - Elana Johnson 3/20
✔ 8. Get creative with exercise ideas - Read a book from any Listopia list that contains the word Health(y), Exercise, OR Fitness (tell us the name of the list).
History Is All You Left Me - Adam Silvera 4/12
(#425 on "YA involving mental health issues list)
B. Warm Up
✔ 9. Do whatever activity you plan on doing at a slower pace - Read a Series #1 from a new-to-you author (tell us the series).
Fool's Moon - Diane A.S. Stuckart (A Tarot Cats Mystery #1) 7/2
✔ 10. Use your entire body - Read a book whose cover shows an entire body (can be human or animal; show us the cover).
Lethal Licorice - Amanda Flower 7/3
✔ 11. Soft tissue work on a foam roller - Read a book with the word SOFT in the title (can also be softly or softer, but not software).
Softly at Sunrise - Maya Banks 2/5
✔ 12. Leg swings - Read a book with an outdoor scene on the cover (show us the cover).
Rainy Day Friends - Jill Shalvis 7/1
✔ 13. Leg Crossovers - Read a book with a plural word in the title.
The Rifts of Psyche - Kyle West 7/4
✔ 14. Twisting Reverse Lunge - Read a book containing a surprise twist in the plot.
The Chosen of the Manifold - Kyle West 7/7
C. Endurance
✔ 15. Walking briskly - Read a book with a fast-paced plot that kept you reading.
If You Hear Her - Shiloh Walker 2/10
✔ 16. Sit-ups - Read a book that started slowly, but that you liked by the time you got to the end.
Heather- Chris Keniston 2/17
✔ 17. Running/jogging - Read a book where a character runs/jogs for exercise (tell us who).
Buns - Alice Clayton (Clara) 2/16
✔ 18. Dancing - Read a book with the word DANCE in the text
Death in the Park - London Lovett 2/6
(the school dance is back on this Saturday), p212
✔ 19. Aerobics - Read a book whose author's LAST name starts with A or E.
Resisting Maxu - Victoria Aveline 2/24
✔ 20. Climbing stairs - Read a book with alternating points of view.
And There He Kept Her - Joshua Moehling 2/9
✔ 21. Biking - Read a book with some sort of a music theme (tell us how it fits).
Rock Addiction - Nalini Singh (hero is a rockstar) 2/11
✔ 22. Swimming - Read a book with a body of water (big enough to swim in) on the cover
Deep Water - Emma Bamford 2/29
✔ 23. Tennis - Read a book with a bright yellow cover (show us the cover).
Undressed - Kristina Cook 4/21
✔ 24. Basketball - Read a book with a character on some sort of team
Love Hard - Nalini Singh 2/22
(hero is a professional rugby player)
✔ 25. Soccer - Read a book that takes place outside the United States (tell us where).
Smoke and Mirrors - Elly Griffiths (England) 2/22
✔ 26. Boxing - Read a book in which a fight occurs
Iron Widow - Xiran Jay Zhao 2/9
✔ 27. Kickboxing - Read a book whose title starts with a letter in KICK
Cream of the Crop - Alice Clayton 2/7
✔ 28. Yard Work - Read a book with a gardener character (tell us who).
Nettle & Bone - T. Kingfisher (heroine) 2/15
continued...D. Flexibility
✔ 29. Forward bend - Read a book with a character who starts a new job (tell us who).
Thin Ice - Paige Shelton (Beth) 5/5
✔ 30. Standing Hamstring Stretch - Read a book with a single standing person on the cover
In a Fix - Linda Grimes 4/24
✔ 31. Seated Hamstring Stretch - Read a book with a chair of some sort on the cover
Death of a Mad Hatter - Jenn McKinlay 4/24
✔ 32. Standing Quad Stretch - Read a book with a "4" in the original publication YEAR (tell us the year).
The Legend of Sleepy Harlow - Kylie Logan (pub 2014) 4/21
✔ 33. Standing Side Stretch - Read a book with a character whose life "goes sideways" in some way (gets arrested, loses a job, etc.; tell us who and how).
The Rain Watcher - Tatiana de Rosnay (MC's father has a debilitating stroke) 4/25
✔ 34. Standing Calf Stretch - Read a book whose author's first AND last initial is found in STRETCH.
Wolf Winter - Cecilia Ekbäck 5/4
✔ 35. Shoulder Stretch - Read a book by an author whose first and last name start with the same letter.
Tide and Punishment - Bree Baker 5/2
✔36. Forward Hang - Read a book in which a character waffles on a decision/can't make up their mind (tell us who).
Outback Spirit - Nicole R. Taylor (Eloise, MC) 4/30
✔37. Back stretch - Read a book in which someone is injured (not sick or killed, but hurt in some way; tell us who).
Ice Tomb - Deborah Jackson (Dimitri, head wound) 4/27
✔38. Butterfly Groin Stretch - Read a book with some sort of insect on the cover (show us the cover).
A Matter of Hive and Death - Nancy Coco (bees) 5/2
✔39. Split Squat - Read a book in which two people split up in some way (divorce, divide a partnership, etc.; tell us what).
Firstlife - Gena Showalter ((on different sides of a war) 5/19
✔40. Modified Cobra - Read a book with at least one word in the title that ENDS with a vowel (cannot use A or The).
The Boy Who Cried Bear - Kelley Armstrong 4/28
✔41. Piriformis Stretch (Flex Buttocks/Hip) - Read a book in which you discover a word that you didn't know the meaning of (tell us the word and the meaning you learned).
Murder in an English Village - Jessica Ellicott 5/31
(spurious - outwardly similar or corresponding to something without having its genuine qualities)
✔42. Triceps Stretch - Read a book with a "3" in the number of RATINGS (tell us how many ratings).
When a Dragon Falls - Kerrelyn Sparks (301 ratings) 4/23
✔43. Standing Oblique Stretch - Read a book with a title that is NOT straight (tilted, vertical, etc.; show us the cover).
Photo, Snap, Shot - Joanna Campbell Slan 5/3
✔44. Knees to Chest - Read a book with a preposition in the title.
The Girl in the Empty Dress - Lise McClendon 4/29
✔45. Glute Stretch - Read a book with a MAIN character whose FIRST name begins with "G"
Rock Hard - Nalini Singh (Gabriel) 5/10
✔46. Yoga - Read a book with a character who is calm in the face of chaos (tell us who).
Random in Death - J.D. Robb (eve Dallas) 4/25
✔ 47. Pilates - Read a book with a one-word title (all words count).
Wallbanger - Alice Clayton 4/26
continued...E. Balance
✔ 48. Stand on one foot - Read a book with a character who has a physical disability or limitation (tell us who and what).
West of the Moon - A.E. Becker 6/7
(MC has an infected foot that goes septic and turns monstrous)
✔ 49. Walk heel to toe for 20 steps - Read a book with a cardinal number in the title (such as one or two, NOT first or second).
1970 - Sarah M. Cradit 8/2
✔ 50. Walk normally in a straight line - Read a book with a character who is drunk or drinks to excess
Cast into Doubt - Patricia MacDonald (Chloe) 6/17
✔ 51. Front Leg Lift - Read a book with a cover that caught your attention, for whatever reason
Shadow Beasts - Nellie H. Steele (books and dragons, I couldn't resist) 6/15
✔ 52. Side Leg Lift - Read a book with all words in the title having 4 letters or less.
Far Gone - Danielle Girard 6/21
✔ 53. Back Leg Lift - Read a book in which someone is "stabbed in the back" or betrayed.
Everlife - Gena Showalter (Tenley) 6/5
✔ 54. Side Step - Read a book with at least two important words in the title that start with the same letter.
Silver and Shadow - Melissa McShane 6/19
✔ 55. Grapevine Walk - Read a book with some sort of fruit on the cover
Murder in an Italian Village - Michael Falco (Lemons lower left) 6/8
✔ 56. Flamingo Stand - Read a book with an author who uses a middle initial
Sniffing Out Murder - Kallie E. Benjamin 6/9
✔ 57. Knee Curl - Read a book by an author whose last name contains the letter "U."
Ripple of Doubt - Jenifer Ruff 6/9
✔ 58. Toe Stand - Read a book with a word in the title that rhymes with TOE.
The Land Below - William Meikle 8/3
✔ 59. Use a Balance Ball - Read a book with stacked items on the cover (show us the cover).
Inheriting Murder - Jamie Rutland Gillespie (wall has stacked rocks) 6/29
✔ 60. Heel Raises - Read a book in which a character inherits or wins money (tell us who).
Mind Games - Nora Roberts (heroine) 7/1
✔ 61. Wall Sit - Read a book with some sort of wall on the cover (stone wall, wooden building, etc.; show us the cover).
The Life We Bury - Allen Eskens 6/20
✔ 62. Sumo Squat - Read a book whose author's first or last name begins with Q.
The Seduction of Miss Amelia Bell - Paula Quinn 7/31
✔ 63. Martial Arts - Read a book with a character who is in the military
Wild Love - Alisa Woods (hero,Army) 6/13
✔ 64. Tai Chi - Read a book with a character who is Chinese (tell us who).
The Cautious Traveller's Guide to the Wastelands - Sarah Brooks (Zhang Weiwei) 7/4
F. Strength
✔65. Plank - Read a book whose author has a 5-letter first OR last name.
The Grifter's Daughter - Duane Lindsay 8/4
✔66. Body Weight Squats - Read a book with a character who is described as strong (tell us who).
Primal Mirror - Nalini Singh (Remi Denier) 8/12
✔67. Walking Lunge - Read a book set in a location that begins with a letter in LUNGE (tell us where).
Don't Feed the Dragon - S.W. Clarke & Ramy Vance (New Orleans) 8/9
✔68. Lateral Lunge - Read a book in which a character's FIRST name begins with a letter in LUNGE (tell us who).
A Death Long Overdue - Eva Gates (Lucy Richardson) 8/15
✔69. Reverse Lunge - Read a book in a genre that begins with a letter in LUNGE (tell us the genre).
Until We're Home - Lina Langley (LGBT) 8/18
✔70. Kettlebell swing - Read a book set in a school, a church, a firehouse or some other venue that commonly uses bells or chimes.
Etiquette & Espionage - Gail Carriger (finishing school) 8/10
✔71. Barbell Row - Read a book by a male author.
Quadehar the Sorcerer - Erik L'Homme 8/7
✔72. Barbell Bench Press - Read a book by an author whose name contains TWO sets of double repeated letters (like JeNNifer MiLLer or LyNN CahOOn).
New York Cheesecake Chaos - Addison Moore 8/15
✔73. Barbell Curl - Read a book with a word in the title that can be either a noun or a verb (like curl).
The Savage Blood - Tamara Rose Blodgett (savage) 8/23
✔74. Triceps Extension - Read a book whose title contains a subtitle.
The Unusual Mayor Marheart: A wryly humorous fantasy novel with a twist of mystery - Tammie Painter 11/5
✔75. Single-leg Calf Raise - Read a book where the first letter of every title word is found in SINGLELEGCALFRAISE (three-word minimum).
Little Girl Lost - Alexandria Clarke 8/14
✔76. Shoulder Press - Read a book with a MAIN character whose first name has three syllables.
Fever - Joan Swan(Alyssa) 8/27
✔77. Elevated-foot hip raise - Read a book whose author's FIRST name contains sandwiched letters (like eLe-vated).
Poisoned Prose - Ellery Adams 8/6
✔78. Deadlift - Read a book in which a murder occurs.
Toucan Keep a Secret - Donna Andrews 8/23
✔79. Prone Pull - Read a book in which a character overcomes an obstacle/pulls themselves up from adversity (tell us who and, briefly, what).
Marked by Fire - Mia West 8/22
(warrior Bedwyr has his hand chopped off and returns to battle left-handed)
✔80. Push-Up - Read a book with a hyphen somewhere in the title.
A High-End Finish - Kate Carlisle 9/17
✔81. Pull-Up - Read a book with a two-letter word in the title.
Hooked on Ewe - Hannah Reed 8/19
✔82. Chin-Up - Read a book with a word starting with CH in the title.
Live and Let Chai - Bree Baker 10/23
✔83. Rope Climb - Read a book with some sort of rope-like item on the cover
Sex, Lies, and Online Dating - Rachel Gibson 9/14
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MUST WORK section A before B before C but can work tasks inside each section in any order
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