So I love binge watching shows and it has always been straight up couch potato mode when I do. Due to quarantine, I ended gaining over 15 lbs and am determined to lose the weight. I know a lot comes down to diet but I was also worried about the ill effects on cardiovascular health being so sedentary while being home so much.
I ended up buying an elliptical for $170 or so on amazon (and I absolute love the thing). I would use it, but not consistently since I have issues with motivation. I don't know why it took me so long to figure this out but I what I did recently was pick a show I know I am very likely to want to binge watch (recently, it was Umbrella Academy) and tell myself I can ONLY watch that show if I am on the elliptical. Then, when I am on it, I can crank up the resistance and get a solid chunk of cardio in my day! I will usually go for one episode, sometimes two and then save it for the next day. I then actually look forward to running because I want to know what happens in the show! I told my friend about this strategy and they started to do the same with their sedentary bike too!
I'm not sure if this would help anyone else here but it has really helped me! I hope this can maybe be useful for someone who struggles to find motivation to work out like me.
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source https://www.reddit.com/r/loseit/comments/ilmwmp/turning_my_binge_watching_habits_to_help_lose/
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