Help. . . How can I burn calories or build muscle while watching TV?

jeannieblue

I don't wish to be a kill joy or sound condescending but it sounds as if you are letting tv rule your life.

Getting out into the fresh air is so invigorating. I appreciate that you walk your children to school, which is good for them too.

Whilst they are at school you could do tons of things! I used to (mine are grown now and I work full time). I had a good friend whose children were of the same age and we would go to the local YMCA and play badminton several times a week, we would also go swimming too, and tap (I was awful but it was hilarious) and then there was the dog walking too. None of this cost very much either!

Re the large meals. Try smaller ones, taking smaller mouthfuls and chewing for several minutes on each mouthful. Apparently, the more you chew, the more you send messages to your brain that you are full.

Judging by your signature, you are doing really well!

HappySad

jeannieblue wrote: »

I don't wish to be a kill joy or sound condescending but it sounds as if you are letting tv rule your life.

Getting out into the fresh air is so invigorating. I appreciate that you walk your children to school, which is good for them too.

Whilst they are at school you could do tons of things! I used to (mine are grown now and I work full time). I had a good friend whose children were of the same age and we would go to the local YMCA and play badminton several times a week, we would also go swimming too, and tap (I was awful but it was hilarious) and then there was the dog walking too. None of this cost very much either!

Re the large meals. Try smaller ones, taking smaller mouthfuls and chewing for several minutes on each mouthful. Apparently, the more you chew, the more you send messages to your brain that you are full.

Judging by your signature, you are doing really well!

I can't do all those things because my youngest is still just turned 2 & I am a stay at home mother. When he starts nursery I will be working while he is there.

In the evening I am home so I watch tv, read and go on the internet. If I can watch tv & exercise at the same time then I will making best use of my time.

Fantabulous

You could put the child in a pushchair and go for a long walk you know?

There are new classes starting called 'Pushy Mothers' with the idea that you take your child in the pushchair and do the exercises out in the open air with other mothers

Or you could get an exercise bike (maybe from a charity shop), or elliptical, or treadmill and watch tv whilst exercising.

becky_rtw

There's a whole movement out there of runners who run with buggys - I got beaten by a man with one in a 5k race the other day (up a hill on the final stretch) ooo the shame

Bitsy_Beans

You could do tricep dips whilst watching. Good for the old bingo wings if you have them like me grrrr. Not to mention doing lots of them gets your heart rate going.
You could try doing crunches on the floor, squat thrusts during ad breaks, lunges round the room, press ups. Get a mini trampoline and bounce away infront of the TV.
When you stop and think about it you can probably do a lot of things.