AS THE holiday dominated by big red hearts approaches, this is as good a time as any to explore what women really want when it comes to romance.

There's an endless number of books devoted to the topic.

Billy Sunday Mars, who started delving into the female psyche while having dollar bills stuffed into his G-string as a Chippendales dancer in the 1980s, has his own spin on passion and all things related.

“Fit For Love” isn't out yet, but Marin's self-annointed “romantic fitness expert” promises to explain what it takes for men to please women, both anatomically and emotionally.

The book ostensibly is for men, but his uninhibited dance classes — think thrust and gyrate — are filled with women.

Perhaps he has found the magic formula. At the very least, his adoring fans are getting a good workout. Here reporter John Beck got Billy to sit down and answer questions, including why guys are afraid to take his classes, in this week's Covered.

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— Vicki Larson, here editor