Ok, so now that I have your attention,
who says you have to watch TV sitting down?
who says you have to watch TV sitting down?
Oh, no...here comes The Perfect Storm:
- The summer sunny hours are slipping away.
- Rainy season is on its way.
- Sports season is coming: baseball playoffs, football, hockey (Go Sharks!), etc.
- New seasons of our favorite TV shows are coming.
Exercise while you watch!
If you are lucky enough to have a gym membership, then stay on track and keep it up! However, for those of us who do most of our exercise outdoors, this can be a tricky time of year.
The GOOD news: We can still exercise indoors on rainy days or dark evenings while we catch up on our favorite sports teams, reality shows, sit-coms, or dramas. Old School core exercises and calisthenics are very popular. Think "Rocky Balboa": push-ups, sit-ups, dumbbells, and jump rope and you've got the makings of a great indoor workout.
Here are some fun exercise ideas you can do while watching TV.
Get off the couch and go for it!
- Enjoy "Dancing with the Stars"? or "The Voice"? Well, get up and dance or jump rope to the music!
- Instead of using the DVR to skip commercials, do sit-ups, push-ups, squats, or jump rope during the 2-minute commercial breaks of your fav shows.
- Is your weekend filled with watching college or pro football? Do 100 jumping jacks for every touchdown, 10 push-ups for every field goal, and 10 sit-ups for every first down! Or design your own combination of exercises.
- You can do similar exercises during hockey or basketball games: perform jumping jacks or jump rope during power plays, do sit-ups and push-ups for every goal, and do squats for every point scored in basketball. You get the idea!
- If you own dumbbells or kettle bells, you can also do sets of these during commercials or during games.
- Put your stationary bike or other indoor exercise machine in front of the TV and workout while you watch!
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