Need to fit in a workout and a date on the big day Saturday? Why not combine both?

Exercising in a group or with a partner is a good way to stay motivated and accountable. Get your date involved, too, this Valentine’s Day. Now you don’t have to worry about drinking that extra glass of wine or eating a carb-filled plate of pasta at the restaurant.

Here are a few moves you can partner up on at the gym, or at home, if you catch my drift. Use good form, and go easy on each other. At the gym, I mean.

Find a workout mat and get busy.

Assisted crunches

One of you lay down, the other stands. Whoever is laying down, grab onto your partner’s ankles for support while lifting the legs straight up. The one standing: catch your partner’s ankles and toss them back down to the mat. The harder the toss, the harder it is to resist gravity on the way down, which requires extra core work. Be sure to trade places.

Medicine ball: abs and legs

There are several moves you can do with a partner involving a medicine ball — try a 10 or 15 pound ball, or something around the house that weighs the same (small dog?).

Move one:

Lay down in a crunch position, toes touching. One of you starts with the ball — or dog — while each of you completes a crunch. Now toss the ball to your partner at the top. Repeat.

Move two:

Get in a Russian twist position, backs to one another, and on the rotation, pass the ball to your partner. It’s sort of like around the world with a medicine ball.

Move three:

Each of you do a squat — facing each other — and on the way up, toss the ball to your partner. Repeat several times through. The added weight and resistance increases the intensity of the squat.

Plank high-fives

Each of you position yourselves in a full plank position, facing each other. Now reach toward each other, one hand at a time, to give each other a high-five. Alternate hands and say the ABC’s on each one. You’ll feel the burn in the core and shoulders once you get to “Z.”

If you try these moves or not, get active with your date. Go on a hike, go bowling, try laser tag. It’s a great way to de-stress from the week, and the night can still end with a romantic dinner and you won’t feel so guilty about it.

Have fun, swole mates.