We've been looking for an answer to gaps in programming cycles of The Biggest Loser — or, more accurately, gaps in Trainer Bob appearing on our TV screens. Tonight, Bravo brings us our answer: Work Out, wherein out lesbian traner Jackie Warner lets a camera crew follow her and her team of trainers as they work fatties into shape. (Well, certainly the trainers also work with moderately fit men and women, too.) But it's not the sweaty bods and hope for gym shower scenes that we're impressed with. Rather, it's that Bravo is letting its heap of gay characters actually identify as sexual beings — and they fit more than one stereotype!

Jackie works with a team of trainers that not only love working out, but who look good doing it. Even better, three out of eight of these trainers are gay. However, all of them are very sexual beings which isn't surprising as few thing go more hand-in-hand with pumping iron than sex (especially in Los Angeles gyms). Work Out plays that up to a maximum. Girls flirt with boys. Boys flirt with girls. Boys flirt with boys. Everyone really just wants to hook up. And there's nothing wrong with that, right?

The best part about Work Out though is that it doesn't include just one “token gay” as do so many shows. In fact, Work Out showcases three different types of gay folks.

You have the “straight-acting” Doug Blasdell. At forty-three, he's older and more mature than most of his co-workers, frequently dishing out advice to everyone else whether it be personal or professional. Doug is also in a committed relationship and lives what he refers to as a “normal” life.

Then there is twenty-five year old Jesse, a flamboyant pretty boy from Seattle who is more of a club kid. He represents the young, fun, sexual side of being gay. He's hot. He's sly. And he's the teacher's pet who immediately steps on everyone's toes.

Finally, you have Jackie herself, who runs her own business and doesn't take crap from anyone. Lipstick lesbian all the way, Jackie's tough love gets her respect and success.

While Queer Eye's Carson Kressley regularly tosses around gay sex jokes, he's never appeared on screen as a sexualized character. On Work Out, we get not one but a whole group of sexually charged hotties. You'll be tuning in too, right?

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Fitness model Matt Walch is a passionate guy. In addition to trying to develop "the most perfect body" he can, he also has ridden rodeo and fights fires when he's not getting his half-naked photo taken. It might just be all those heterosexual male archetypes rolled into one gorgeous package, but we swear some of his passion is rubbing off on us. Or maybe just rubbing one off.

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The queens over at Gay.com have ranked the top gay gyms in North America. Their list reads more like nightclubs than healthclubs. They say:

This winter, carve out time for the gym. To make it easier, head to one of these gay-popular fitness centers -- where the eye candy alone is worth the schlep. These cruisy microcosms of gay society seethe with drama, locker-room lust and an all-consuming desire for better abs. And there's nothing like a little gay drama to help you shake those winter blues.

We'd expect no less from Gay.com, the place we've all gone for a quick online hook-up. But to base your gym membership on hot guys, cruisy steam rooms, and drama seems a bit shallow and superficial. Even for us. And we are really shallow and superficial!

When looking for a gym we recommend asking your friends about their gyms. Try out a spinning or yoga class in a couple different clubs. Use the pool or steam rooms and compare. Gym memberships are costly (over $100 a month in many cities) so be detailed and cautious before signing anything. Check to see if you can use their clubs in other cities while you travel and see if they offer incentives for signing up a friend.

Your health should be the biggest factor in which gym you choose. Not your sex drive. Though staying in shape can only help out with that too.

Hot nude yoga makes for a salubrious complement to your fitness program. The classes given at Aaron Star’s Hot Nude Yoga studio in Chelsea are aimed at people who, already in shape, desire both enhanced flexibility and a spiritual component to their workouts.

The popular beginner workshops provide low-pressure introductions to this increasingly fashionable step towards wellness. Those who do not reside near a hot nude yoga studio may gain knowledge of the activity through introductory DVDs. Aaron summed up the nature of hot nude yoga sessions when he answered critics by saying: “They’re just afraid I’m going to take their students away. Tantra doesn’t have any moral code. It says we’re seeking spiritual freedom on the earth, not from the earth.”

Making hot nude yoga a part of your life will open all sorts of possibilities to you. Many people enjoy combining hot nude yoga retreats with world travel; upcoming retreats will be held in Egypt, London, France and in the Himalayas. Some even opt to become certified instructors of hot nude yoga. Leave your clothes on your hang-ups at the door and have a great time!

Flabulous or abulous, which will you be? Some only worry about their abdominals as summer draws neigh; the rest can proudly lift their Roberto Cavalli astrakhan coats in a numbing cold wave to reveal abs so hot one wants to cling to them for warmth.

Peter Francis, Ph.D. of San Diego State University studied abdominal exercises to learn which are most effective. Queerty applauds his use of electromyography equipment to see how subjets’ rectus abdominus were responding to various exercises though we don’t know anybody who has achieved a killer six-pack with electromyography equipment alone.

Developing a wide-ranging repertoire of ab exercises and going for the burn on every set, by contrast, in combination with a correct diet will do the trick every time. Having an organized program with set goals can be a help; sixpacknow.com can give you a great assist. Even the Ladies’ Home Journal provides useful information on abs training to help you recover from their recipe for dark cocoa buttermilk cake with cocoa mascarpone frosting.

We know what you’re thinking. “Rowing?” But hear us out. Rowing works most of the major muscle groups. Its a terrific workout for your back, but also works your stomach muscles (yes, a six pack is only a few strokes away) and, most importantly, the glutes. That means a more sculpted butt to fit into that pair of True Religion jeans you paid too much for.

If you’re burnt out on the night scene, you can also use this opportunity to find a date. Find your closest local crew at the Gay and Lesbian Rowing Federation. The site has listings throughout the U.S. (our favorite club name: DC Strokes) and dates for regattas and crews. (One drawback: you usually have to wake up really early.)

If anything, rowing is a water sport (not that kind) so it allows for form-fitting skimpy outfits to show off your physique. There are a couple of ways to go. International Male sells the Aussie Rower that’s more show than tell. Or click to Regatta Sport. They target more professional rowers and sell traditional gear. So what are you waiting for… heave ho.

More of you gym bunnies should drop the weights and get your butts on a yoga map. It's not all about chest and biceps you know. Yoga promotes overall good physical and mental health. It also is excellent at developing that much talked about core strength. Not enough incentive for you? Then try Hot Nude Yoga. Yes, that’s exactly what it means – a room full naked sweaty men stretching and down-dogging it right in front of you.

In coming to Hot Nude Yoga and practicing Tantra Yoga, you will have the opportunity to meet other physically fit and in shape men, learn to access untapped sexual core energy, find out how to touch other men and connect with them energetically and sensually.

Sounds like a personals ad on Craigslist, right? With text like that and a web site complemented with photos that seem to have been lifted straight from a Falcon Video box cover, you might get the wrong impression. The guy who runs it, Aaron Star (not to be confused with homo god Darren Starr who blessed our lives with Carrie Bradshaw), has been teaching yoga way before it was hip. His Hot Nude Yoga studio is located in Chelsea but he has retreats all over the world.

With so many contorted naked guys around they are bound to get sweaty and smelly. The prissy fag in me will be bringing a bottle of Purell and slapping on a pair of plastic gloves just in case.