Rock The Rolls
Step Four:: The Fitness System
Riz-I

A/N: Hah, enjoy. Hope the advice helps at least one person. Enjoy and review :)


There was one tiny detail Sakura had neglected to tell Ino.

She did not own a Wii. Therefore she couldn't possibly own a copy of Wii Fit.


She decided she would spend her time doing something else. Every time she picked up her pen and the diary to write down all the food she liked and why she liked it, her head began to spin. Where would she even begin. She sighed and put both the pen and the diary down.

'I want you to clear every scrap of crap food out of your cupboards, fridge and freezer. Despite what you may think, Ready-Cooked meals are not good for you and so you have to get rid of them all!"

Sakura heaved herself up and went downstairs to the kitchen. Her mum and dad were both surgeons. This translated as they were never home… She had an older sister and an older brother; key word 'had'. No. They weren't dead- but her sister had gone away to Med. School and now the only times Sakura ever saw her were during Christmas and whatever time she didn't spend partying or at a friend's house during the Summer. And her brother was at University 'studying Art' when actually he was just getting wasted every night, partying till the morning and then going to class, throwing buckets of paint at a wall and calling it 'Contemporary Art'.

She pulled a black bin liner from one of the cupboards and then opened the 'Junk Cupboard'. Crisps, biscuits, cake, fizzy drinks, pocky, chewing gum, buns, donuts… they were all scooped out and thrown into the bag before Sakura could so much as sniff them. She hurriedly rushed to the fridge and began to pull out all the Ready-Meals inside. She opened the packets and emptied the goopy spaghetti, sauce, meat, steaks whatever on top of the food she had already put in there so she would not be tempted to go and pull anything out later on. From the freezer she pulled out pizza, chips, frozen chicken nuggets, patties for burgers…

Sakura knew it was completely ridiculous; But as she heaved the bursting bin bag to the bin… she was suddenly struck by the overwhelming urge to cry.

She was throwing away all this food. Food had been there for her when nobody else had. She didn't want to see it all go to waste. Her mind suddenly drifted to the starving African babies she had seen on tv and as she pushed the bin liner into the dustbin outside, she actually did cry. "I should have," *sob*, "Taken these to the charity shop." *sob* *hic*

It was pathetic, yes. But she couldn't help it. As she turned her back on the bin and walked back inside.

She felt strangely empty.

She thought maybe it was symbolic of the loss she had just suffered- but then her stomach growled.

She was just hungry.


The lasagne was homemade, according to Ino, and she was going to give Sakura the recipe tomorrow. Despite her appearance (bimbo, brainless model-type), Ino was apparently an excellent cook. Sakura had never tried to cook before and so didn't know whether this was a skill they shared.

It was as though something exploded in her mouth. The vegetables were juicy and crunchy, the sauce was creamy, the cheese was melting on her tongue. Sakura's eyes almost watered. This was the best food she had ever had in her life.

She had to physically stop herself licking the plate clean. After shoving the plate in the dish washer, she pulled out her phone and text Ino.

Ino pulled out her phone as it began vibrating in her pocket.

Sakura: WHAT was in that Lasagne?! It was DELICIOUS!!

She hurriedly typed out a reply and hit 'Send' before turning her attention back to what she had been doing. She buzzed again.

Sakura: Organic really makes THAT much of a difference?!

Ino hit out one word and then once again turned her attention back to what she had been doing. She picked up the scissors and was just about to cut when… "OH FOR GOD'S SAKE!"


Shikamaru: What are you doing?

The scissors fell to the ground.

Ino: Who gave you my number?

Shikamaru: You did.

Ino: If you say so.

Shikamaru: You never answered my question.

Ino: Cutting.

Shikamaru: Would never have pegged you as that type, Yamanamana.

Ino: You do not get to call me that anymore. Asshole. And I'm not cutting MYSELF! I'm cutting a dress!

Shikamaru: Suit yourself.

Ino had nothing to say to that. So she didn't reply. She turned her phone off and turned her attention back to the dress. Picking up the scissors, she picked up from where she had left off.


Sakura Haruno's Favourite Foods

My favourite food is my mum's Chinese cooking; but she's always working so I don't get to eat that very often. I like my brother's Japanese style cooking as well, especially when he makes it spicier than normal especially for me- but he's at University now so that's not really an option anymore.

I mostly eat junk for convenience. Not because it tastes particularly nice. Except for crisps. Those are my weakness. They're so addictive. I will eat an entire multi-pack of 12 crisps in one sitting… And chocolate. And ice-cream.

They make me feel full.

But the best cooking is still the Oriental style stuff my family cooks.

Or the sushi Ino did for me today… that was freaking delicious.

Oh, and I like Italian food. Which is why most of the ready-cook meals I had (yes, I threw them all out… and yes, I do feel a kind of hollowness now that they're gone) were Italian style lasagne or spaghetti bolognaise or risotto or Panini or… you get the idea.


Sakura decided that the very least she could do, since she couldn't do the Wii Fit workout was do the Kim Strother workout. So she downloaded it.

She was about halfway through her first squat and her legs wanted to pass out. That could not be good.

She continued to push herself to do it, but she just couldn't . Her legs were quivering and she was absolutely positive they were going to give out…

She stopped.

Sakura wanted to lose weight, obviously. And a lot of it… But she was smart enough to know that it was not good to do something that made her feel like she was about to die. There was only one thing to do.


Ino smiled as she took a step back to admire her work. She had spent all afternoon working on it, and it was finally perfect. She turned to her phone back on, just in time for Sakura's call. "Excellent timing." Her grin broadened and she picked up. "Haruno? Done the workout?"

"Ino. I think I'm about to die."

"Really? Did you over-eat the crap I told you to throw out?"

"NO! I threw all that out. No it's just… I tried doing that workout… and I really don't think it's something a beginner should be doing."

"Hmm." Ino walked out of her room and headed downstairs towards her kitchen. "Well, Sakura. You know, that exercise regime is what worked for me… but we're two completely different people…"

"Obviously."

"So, do you see my point?"

"Yeahhh… I think so. You think I should become more like you? Well, I'm sorry but I-"

"No, you idiot. I mean what works for me might not be what works for you. You have to work your way round the system. Try out different things and find out what works for you. All the activities you're scheduled to do with me, I want you to keep on doing. But… maybe I was overestimating you slightly." Ino held in a laugh as she cradled her mobile on her shoulder in order to free her hands to open a cupboard and find the rice cakes inside. "Okay, here's the deal. Edit your exercise timetable so that, on top of your morning walk, you have at least 45 minutes of cardio- that is anything that gets you moving and your heart rate up- and 30 minutes of stretching and or resistance training – that is stuff like yoga, pilates or weight lifting- every day. If you do weight lifting one day, then I don't want you doing it the next day, okay?"

"Er… I think I got all that."

"Good. Just remember." Ino took a bite of a salt and vinegar rice cake from Tesco… 29 calories... and totally delicious… "You have to make it work with you. As long as you lose weight and it's lost healthily… The details don't really matter. Now, edit your timetable, do your homework and then go to sleep. You've got to be up again tomorrow."

Sakura stared at the phone after Ino hung up. "Make it work with me?"

She smiled.


New And Improved Exercise Regime For Sakura Haruno That Will Make Use Of Her Freakish Body Flexibility As Well As The Gym Equipment That Her Freakishly Healthy Family Keep In The House

Monday

6:00am-7:00am:: Walk of death. Wear balaclava in order to hide from Naruto. Will have to ask Ino whether excessive facial sweating will slim my face down.

5:00pm-5:45pm:: Walk on treadmill. Will slowly build my way up to the faster speeds.

6:00pm-6:30pm:: Yoga DVD which mum has… somewhere in the DVD collection

Tuesday

6:00am- 7:00am:: Walk of death. See Monday.

7:00pm-8:00pm:: Bike ride with Ino. There is no way someone as skinny as her could possibly have the strength to bike for any longer than that.

8:00pm-8:30pm:: Bicep and tricep curls using 2.5kg weights, will build up to heavier ones… 5 sets of 20 repetitions on each. Then lift arms straight up to the sides and down again to work shoulder and upper arms.

Wednesday

6:00am-7:00am:: Walk of death. See Monday.

5:30pm-6:00pm:: Use the Ab King Pro in brother's old room to work out stomach (and get abs like his. Which, despite the fact that he is my brother, even I have to admit are impressive) for five minutes. And then do stomach crunches and twists and sit ups and push ups to continue working out till half an hour is done.

7:00pm-7:45pm:: Boxing class with Ino

Thursday

6:00am-7:00am:: Walk of death. See Monday.

6:00pm-6:45pm:: Walk on Treadmill, on Thursdays, instead of building up speed, will increase the incline.

7:00pm-7:30pm:: To tone legs and hips, use mum's Lateral Thigh Trainer.

Friday

6:00am-7:00am:: Walk of death. See Monday

5:00pm-5:45pm:: Treadmill. Use speed used on Monday and incline used on Thursday in combination.

7:00pm-7:30pm:: Lateral Thigh Trainer once again.

Saturday

Rest day… a.k.a. Ino's 'torture-Sakura-however-you-like' day.

Sunday

8:00am-9:00am:: I think a slightly later walk time can be permitted seeing as it's a Sunday.

12:00pm-1:00pm:: Bollywood dance class with Ino

1:00pm-1:30pm:: Spin class with Ino

8:00pm-8:30pm:: Mum's yoga DVD… which I absolutely must go find.


Sakura couldn't hold back the smile as she read over the workout schedule. She actually wanted to do this one.

Ino's words… 'Make it work with you' were true.

Now that she wanted to do it… she would.

You just watch, Uchiha… I will be beautiful.


A/N: This is totally turning into some sort of crazy manual type thing :') It's supposed to just make people feel better about themselves, and it will do later on. Trust me. Oh yeah... All the stuff Ino will cook for Sakura/ teach Sakura to cook, I will be putting recipes in for. They're some of my own personal favourite foods. I hope you guys'll like them too. They're totally healthy... and totally delicious :)