The WORST episodes of Pump Up the Healthy Love
Every episode of Pump Up the Healthy Love ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of Pump Up the Healthy Love!
Do Hyeon-joong was once the star of “Mr. David,” the premier bodybuilding competition in the U.S.—until he vanished without a trace. Now he’s running a shabby 24-hour gym. After a terrible first night with her boyfriend, followed by an even worse breakup, Mi-ran signs up for Hyeon-joong’s expensive personal-training plan, desperate to reboot her life. As Mi-ran fights to get fit and find herself again, Hyeon-joong’s own world heads in unexpected directions. Can Hyun-joong prove himself as a rookie gym owner, and will Mi-ran rediscover her spark? Their sweaty, heart-warming reboot begins now.
#1 - When Muscles Meet Meltdowns
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 4/30/2025
Do Hyun Joong, a fallen bodybuilding star, now manages a rundown 24-hour gym. Lee Mi Ran, fresh off a breakup, mistakes it for a nightclub and ends up humiliated. Hyun Joong offers to transform her life through intense training, but his brutal honesty drives her away. Still, his words hit a nerve. Can Hyun Joong change heartbroken Mi Ran's life and save the crumbling gym?
#2 - Learning to Let Go
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 5/15/2025
Mi Ran breaks the treadmill at the gym, so Hyun Joong starts offering personal training himself to make more money to get a new treadmill. Sung Im signs up for the PT session with Hyun Joong, and she starts pestering him all the time. Later, Hyun Joong finds out the reason why Sung Im had to stay at the gym all the time. Meanwhile, Mi Ran breaks down after seeing a glimpse of her ex.
#3 - Mi-ran’s Training Crumbles
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 5/7/2025
Mi-ran's intense training program falls apart and goes to waste after she breaks down in front of her ex-boyfriend. Despite achieving some results, including fitting into an undersized dress, Mi-ran quits the gym and demands a refund, leaving Hyun-joong frustrated. Meanwhile, Hyun-joong puts everything on the line to attract 120,000 new members to the gym, determined to turn the struggling gym around.
#4 - Broken Routines, Buried Wounds
Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 5/21/2025
Mi Ran tries to move on from heartbreak by tossing out the past, emotionally and physically. She gives up working out, but Hyun Joong notices her slump and gently tries to help her bounce back incessantly. But in his effort to motivate her, he unintentionally reopens old wounds. Their miscommunication deepens, threatening to unravel what little progress they’ve made.
#5 - Parenting and Diet, Ready to Explode!
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 5/14/2025
Mi Ran starts cutting out flour and becomes increasingly irritable, and Hyun Joong struggles with the exhaustion of balancing parenting and work. Tension grows between Hyun Joong and Mi Ran as they fail to understand each other's hardships, and their relationship gets pushed to the limit when all their built-up frustration explodes.
#6 - The Heart's Heavy Lift
Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 5/28/2025
The health camp Mi Ran hoped would bring her closer to Manager Do takes a dramatic turn with surprising news about his connection to Sol, but a far more profound truth emerges when Sol confronts a serious personal challenge. Amidst the romantic misadventures, a story of quiet courage unfolds, reshaping everyone's perspectives. The real tests are rarely physical.
#7 - Pushed Too Far
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 5/8/2025
Ro Sa gets suddenly pulled from all duties at the 24-Hour Health Club, shocking staff and members alike. While rumors swirl about her departure, she's pushed toward competing in the "Nabbi Women's Fitness Championship," ready or not. Meanwhile, tensions rise as Hyun Joong's over-the-top training gets her injured, and Mi Ran escapes to the gym to avoid her mother.
#8 - Heartbreak Bootcamp
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 5/1/2025
Mi-ran sets out on a gruelling fitness journey to win back her ex, and the entire gym gets caught up in her mission. Hyun-joong sees a spark of potential in her, pushing her even harder. But is it for her sake or the gym's survival? As every rep tests her spirit, Mi-ran must confront what she's really fighting for.
#9 - Ulterior Motive
Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 5/22/2025
A famous influencer, Kang Sol, registers at Hyun Joong’s gym, helping the gym to get more members. Hyun Joong isn’t glad to see her as she’s his ex, and he can’t help but think she has an ulterior motive. Sol becomes friends with Mi Ran, and she sets her up on a blind date. After a few dates, Mi Ran realizes her feelings toward Hyun Joong are too strong to meet someone new.
#10 - Hyun Joong’s Absence
Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 5/29/2025
Hyun Joong disappears without a trace, and members of the gym are determined to guard the gym until he comes back. Mi Ran tirelessly searches every place Hyun Joong might have gone. Amid the collective effort to save the gym, Ro Sa hears something utterly devastating. Meanwhile, Ji Ran is having a hard time getting over Dan.
#11 - Flirting Fails Fatally
Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 6/4/2025
After idyllic tteokbokki outings, Mi Ran is bewildered when Hyun Joong suddenly gives her the cold shoulder. Her disastrous attempts to rekindle their connection only make things worse, leading to a painful confrontation. Now, Hyun Joong must decide if Mi Ran is a distraction or his destiny.
#12 - Muscle-Pumping Romantic Love
Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 6/5/2025
Hyun Joong and Mi Ran begin a secret romance. Hyun Joong expresses his love in his own quirky way, and Mi Ran starts to find his oddness endearing. With the gym building falling apart and water leaking everywhere, Hyun Joong faces pressure as the landlord shrugs off responsibility and tells him to deal with it or move out.