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THE BACHELOR -“Episode 2108” – Corinne, Rachel, Raven and Vanessa are left in Bimini, still shocked that Nick sent Kristina home before the rose ceremony. They wonder if they still will get a coveted hometown date from the unpredictable Bachelor. But with the stakes being so high, Nick will go on an emotionally charged journey to visit these final four women’s hometowns. Raven meets him in Hoxie, Arkansas, and cute couple have some great, sexy fun, but Raven’s father reveals some serious news. Then, it is on to Dallas where Rachel and Nick confront the challenges that might meet an interracial couple. Corinne is waiting in Miami where her father waits with some tough questions. Finally, Nick travels to Montreal to reunite with Vanessa. Although her special needs adult students give him a big thumbs up, things don’t go quite so well with her big Italian family, especially after her father drops a bomb about Nick that has Vanessa questioning their relationship. Just as Nick gets ready to make the gut-wrenching decision to send one woman home, he gets a surprise visitor, who could change everything, on “The Bachelor,” MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20 (8:00-10:01 p.m. EST), on the ABC Television Network. (ABC/Phillippe Bosse)VANESSA, NICK VIALL /

42. The Mansion Doesn’t Have A Gym, So Contestants Have To Get Creative

All this eating and sitting around takes a toll on the contestants, and that’s compounded by the fact that the mansion doesn’t have a built in gym. This seems unlikely in a house of that size, but it could be just another ploy from producers to keep the girls at each other’s throats.

For those committed to working out everyday, they had to use their imagination to keep their fitness under control. Andi Dorfman on season 8 of The Bachelor remembers all the silly things the girls had to do to get their workouts in. She says, “There isn’t a workout room or any kind of equipment in the mansion. So we had to improvise if we wanted to stay in shape. We would run up and down a hill in the backyard and use whatever we could find in the house as free weights. It was pretty comical!”

With all the jet-setting, grueling hours, and alcohol, it’s hard to find the energy to work out, anyway. Kudos to the folks that find a way to keep it up, because being on a date from 7 am to midnight sounds like a workout in itself. I certainly don’t think I could muster the motivation to get myself to the gym, much less lift milk cartons and run laps in the driveway.

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