The #StickBurpeeChallenge Stumps Fitness Gurus... How Do RTM Hosts Hold Up?

Posted: 10/5/18 05:00 AM MST
By: Ilana K
Hosted By: Oli
Found By: Amy A

As if burpees weren't hard enough, "Fitstagram" (that's fitness Instagram) has taken the workout and added an impossible element — a stick. The challenge involves doing burpees while fixing your arms behind your back with a stick. Instagram models can do it, but how do the RTM hosts hold up?

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