Blindfolded Kiss Discovery
Quick Intro
Blindfolded Kiss Discovery uses the bodyweight squat, a lower body exercise that works the quads and glutes. The guided partner closes their eyes or wears a blindfold while the sighted partner guides the pace of each squat with hand contact at the hips. At the top of the rep, the guided partner reaches gently to find their partner’s face before the kiss happens, and the kiss is never simply placed for them.
Bodyweight Squat has the squat’s own technique broken down in full detail.
What You’ll Need
No equipment, unless the guided partner wants an actual blindfold. Closed eyes work too.
How to Do It Together
- Set up close. Guided partner stands with eyes closed or blindfolded, sighted partner standing close in front, hands ready at the hips.
- Squat together. Both partners lower into the squat, sighted partner guiding the pace with hand contact.
- Search and find. Rising to standing, the guided partner reaches gently to find their partner’s face before the kiss happens.
- Descend again. Lower into the next rep once the kiss ends.
Inhale on the descent, exhale on the rise into the search and the kiss.
Why the Search Matters More Than Finding It Quickly
Blindfolded Squat Guide already covers a blindfolded squat where the sighted partner’s hands and voice do all the guiding, with nothing beyond the squat itself asked of either partner. This exercise adds a second layer on top of that same loss of sight: finding the kiss itself becomes its own small part of the exercise, a short act the guided partner has to complete once the rise is done.
That small change shifts where the actual challenge sits. A guided squat with the kiss simply placed for the blindfolded partner removes almost all of the uncertainty once the rise is complete. Here, the guided partner still has to locate their partner’s face using proximity and touch alone, a small window of searching right at the top of every rep before any contact actually lands.
Slowing down matters more here than in most other blindfolded exercises. Rushing the search defeats the point of building this reaching moment into the exercise at all, since the whole value is in the guided partner noticing the gap closing rather than having it closed for them. A slow, deliberate pace lets that moment of finding each other actually register as its own small event inside the set, a beat worth noticing on its own.
The sighted partner’s job shifts slightly too, even though the guiding itself stays the same. Staying still and close once standing is reached gives the search somewhere reliable to land. A guided partner reaching toward empty air because their partner shifted position mid-search undoes the whole point of building trust through this small discovery. Searching for a kiss without sight is also a small exercise in giving and receiving contact, and Working Out Together has more on giving and receiving touch.
If You’re at Different Fitness Levels
A chair-assisted squat, as in Chair Squat, works for a couple still building depth, with the discovery mechanic at the top unchanged. One partner is always the guide here, so a fitness gap between you is already accounted for by the structure, with nothing extra to adjust.
Safety and Consent
Standard squat form cautions apply. Keep the reaching hand gentle and open, and clear the space of trip hazards before starting. Agree beforehand that the guide’s hands rest at the hips and that the guided partner’s search may reach the face, and either of you can lift the blindfold or open your eyes at any moment.
Every connection moment in these exercises is something either partner can skip or scale back at any point, including this one, no explanation needed. If searching for the kiss isn’t the plan today, place it directly and keep the rest of the blindfolded squat as written.
FAQ
What separates this from the blindfolded squat guide? Blindfolded Squat Guide is entirely about guiding the squat itself through touch and voice, with no kiss attached. This one adds the search for the kiss as its own distinct part of the exercise.
Why not just place the kiss for the blindfolded partner? Placing it removes the actual point of this version. The brief search itself is what makes the moment of finding each other feel earned.
What if the search takes a few tries to land well? That’s normal and part of the exercise. Slow the pace down and let the reach happen naturally, without rushing toward contact just to finish the rep.
Should the sighted partner stay perfectly still during the search? As still as reasonably possible. Small, natural movement is fine, but drifting away or turning mid-search makes the discovery harder than it needs to be.
Do we need an actual blindfold, or is closing our eyes enough? Closing your eyes does the same job here. A blindfold mostly helps with the temptation to peek partway through.
Should we switch roles within the same session? One guide and one guided partner is the structure for a single round of this exercise. Taking turns across separate sessions is the more natural way to try both sides of it.
Can we just do a regular squat without the blindfold or the search? Yes. Bodyweight Squat walks through the same movement with no guide or search involved.
Built on Bodyweight Squat. Blindfolded Squat Guide guides the squat itself through touch and voice, with no search for a kiss built in.