Drinking Workout - Drinking Game Rules & How to Play
Drinking Workout is a drinking game in the Beer Games category for 2-20 players that takes about 15-30 min with a medium difficulty level.
Exercise with drink penalties
Equipment Needed
Setup
Choose an open space with enough room for players to exercise safely. Gather drinks and any common fitness supplies you want to include, such as a yoga mat, resistance bands, or a jump rope. Decide on a penalty exercise (e.g., push-ups, burpees, or squats) or let players alternate choosing them during the game.
How to Play Drinking Workout
- Set up the game according to basic rules
- Players take turns or play simultaneously
- Penalties result in drinking
- Success means assigning drinks
- Continue until winner emerges
- Loser faces final penalty
- Winner earns bragging rights
- Adjust rules as needed for your group
Tips & Strategies
Have at least one player act as a 'judge' to ensure exercises are completed correctly and fairly. If you're the one assigning drinks, keep track of who owes what to make sure penalties are evenly distributed. Choose exercises that aren't excessively difficult but still challenging, like 10 squats or 15 jumping jacks, so the game stays fun instead of exhausting. Hydrate with water between rounds if the exercises are intense, especially if you're doing cardio-based penalties like burpees.
Variations
Random Roulette. Tag Team Challenge. Endurance Mode
Frequently Asked Questions
- What happens if someone refuses to do their exercise?
- If a player refuses their exercise, they must take an extra drink penalty on top of the standard penalty.
- Can the exercises be customized?
- Yes, players can agree on a list of acceptable exercises before starting. You can mix easy and hard ones depending on the group's preferences.
- How do you win the game?
- A player wins by completing their exercises successfully and assigning drinks to others until only one person is left who hasn't taken a final penalty.
- What if someone can't physically do an exercise?
- If a player can't perform an exercise, they can take a double drink penalty or substitute with an alternative activity everyone agrees on, like holding a plank for 10 seconds.
Players: 2-20 | Duration: 15-30 min | Difficulty: medium
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