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mrsswisspea
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Hi! Tomorrow is Sunday and I'm taking a rest after a knee strain, so I'll have some time to watch a documentary/film and I'd love to learn something new.
What documentaries would you suggest, and why, on the theme of health (not necessarily weight loss, but that's a bonus)?
What documentaries would you suggest, and why, on the theme of health (not necessarily weight loss, but that's a bonus)?
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BBC has a lot of great documentaries on health and weight loss. If you Google BBC weight loss you'll find a bunch--and a lot of them are on YouTube.0
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I don't suggest any documentaries. I think that they do more harm than good with food fear mongering. Instead it would be a good idea to check into bloggers and health writers who have well rounded and reasonable approaches to fitness and food (not fear mongering), like Nia Shanks and Go Kaleo.0
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Why Are Thin People Not Fat
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dAQr77QMJiw
The Truth About Food 1/6 (the rest are all on youtube as well if you like the first one)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXZ1dH7tJWw
This is more for entertainment, but Secret Eaters is awesome if you havent seen it
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYJrC3RTtgQ
Hungry for change is great, its on Netflix
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Salinger was good. I think his mental health could be called into question.0
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It's not weight loss related but I thought bigger stronger faster was quite interesting - it's about steroids.0
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trinatrina1984 wrote: »It's not weight loss related but I thought bigger stronger faster was quite interesting - it's about steroids.
I found this one very interesting as well. It was pretty well done.0 -
mrsswisspea wrote: »Hi! Tomorrow is Sunday and I'm taking a rest after a knee strain, so I'll have some time to watch a documentary/film and I'd love to learn something new.
What documentaries would you suggest, and why, on the theme of health (not necessarily weight loss, but that's a bonus)?
Not health related at all but binge watch Time Team. So awesome!0 -
Thanks for the suggestions so far, I've seen a few of them. Thank you for the suggestion on reading as well, I have already done some looking
I understand the need to think critically when viewing any form of media- especially ones around weight loss and pseudo-science.0 -
Completely un fitness related but I thought Searching for Sugar Man was really good.0
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Omg I love Time Team! I may very well do thatcrazyjerseygirl wrote: »mrsswisspea wrote: »Hi! Tomorrow is Sunday and I'm taking a rest after a knee strain, so I'll have some time to watch a documentary/film and I'd love to learn something new.
What documentaries would you suggest, and why, on the theme of health (not necessarily weight loss, but that's a bonus)?
Not health related at all but binge watch Time Team. So awesome!
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mrsswisspea wrote: »Omg I love Time Team! I may very well do thatcrazyjerseygirl wrote: »mrsswisspea wrote: »Hi! Tomorrow is Sunday and I'm taking a rest after a knee strain, so I'll have some time to watch a documentary/film and I'd love to learn something new.
What documentaries would you suggest, and why, on the theme of health (not necessarily weight loss, but that's a bonus)?
Not health related at all but binge watch Time Team. So awesome!
Haha it's weird you have Time Team in America - it's the most British show ever ( I assume it's a remake of the UK show?)
Here's a "star" of the UK show - he's a bit of a legend
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I don't suggest any documentaries. I think that they do more harm than good with food fear mongering. Instead it would be a good idea to check into bloggers and health writers who have well rounded and reasonable approaches to fitness and food (not fear mongering), like Nia Shanks and Go Kaleo.
This x1000
If you want fitness/athletic documentaries I'd recommend any and all 30for30's by ESPN.0 -
trinatrina1984 wrote: »Completely un fitness related but I thought Searching for Sugar Man was really good.
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To explain: I'm Canadian and my husband is English and Swiss. We live in Switzerland and our only TV in English is actual English TV. He is indeed a hero.trinatrina1984 wrote: »mrsswisspea wrote: »Omg I love Time Team! I may very well do thatcrazyjerseygirl wrote: »mrsswisspea wrote: »Hi! Tomorrow is Sunday and I'm taking a rest after a knee strain, so I'll have some time to watch a documentary/film and I'd love to learn something new.
What documentaries would you suggest, and why, on the theme of health (not necessarily weight loss, but that's a bonus)?
Not health related at all but binge watch Time Team. So awesome!
Haha it's weird you have Time Team in America - it's the most British show ever ( I assume it's a remake of the UK show?)
Here's a "star" of the UK show - he's a bit of a legend
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mrsswisspea wrote: »To explain: I'm Canadian and my husband is English and Swiss. We live in Switzerland and our only TV in English is actual English TV. He is indeed a hero.trinatrina1984 wrote: »mrsswisspea wrote: »Omg I love Time Team! I may very well do thatcrazyjerseygirl wrote: »mrsswisspea wrote: »Hi! Tomorrow is Sunday and I'm taking a rest after a knee strain, so I'll have some time to watch a documentary/film and I'd love to learn something new.
What documentaries would you suggest, and why, on the theme of health (not necessarily weight loss, but that's a bonus)?
Not health related at all but binge watch Time Team. So awesome!
Haha it's weird you have Time Team in America - it's the most British show ever ( I assume it's a remake of the UK show?)
Here's a "star" of the UK show - he's a bit of a legend
Ah ok phew, I had images of a weird American remake where all the presenters are really hot and it's really over dramatic.0 -
That is exactly how they would destroy the program... I give it two years.trinatrina1984 wrote: »mrsswisspea wrote: »To explain: I'm Canadian and my husband is English and Swiss. We live in Switzerland and our only TV in English is actual English TV. He is indeed a hero.trinatrina1984 wrote: »mrsswisspea wrote: »Omg I love Time Team! I may very well do thatcrazyjerseygirl wrote: »mrsswisspea wrote: »Hi! Tomorrow is Sunday and I'm taking a rest after a knee strain, so I'll have some time to watch a documentary/film and I'd love to learn something new.
What documentaries would you suggest, and why, on the theme of health (not necessarily weight loss, but that's a bonus)?
Not health related at all but binge watch Time Team. So awesome!
Haha it's weird you have Time Team in America - it's the most British show ever ( I assume it's a remake of the UK show?)
Here's a "star" of the UK show - he's a bit of a legend
Ah ok phew, I had images of a weird American remake where all the presenters are really hot and it's really over dramatic.
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mrsswisspea wrote: »That is exactly how they would destroy the program... I give it two years.trinatrina1984 wrote: »mrsswisspea wrote: »To explain: I'm Canadian and my husband is English and Swiss. We live in Switzerland and our only TV in English is actual English TV. He is indeed a hero.trinatrina1984 wrote: »mrsswisspea wrote: »Omg I love Time Team! I may very well do thatcrazyjerseygirl wrote: »mrsswisspea wrote: »Hi! Tomorrow is Sunday and I'm taking a rest after a knee strain, so I'll have some time to watch a documentary/film and I'd love to learn something new.
What documentaries would you suggest, and why, on the theme of health (not necessarily weight loss, but that's a bonus)?
Not health related at all but binge watch Time Team. So awesome!
Haha it's weird you have Time Team in America - it's the most British show ever ( I assume it's a remake of the UK show?)
Here's a "star" of the UK show - he's a bit of a legend
Ah ok phew, I had images of a weird American remake where all the presenters are really hot and it's really over dramatic.
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Do you have Netflix? If you fancy an engrossing binge-watch, I'd recommend Happy Valley.0
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Desert Runners is pretty good, if you find running even remotely interesting.
There's also a great documentary about Greg Lemond and Le Tour called Slaying the Badger. Poor man is still trying to recover from Lance Armstrong's slander campaign, so he is very open and honest in the interviews. Tangentially, there's another one on Netflix about Lance's career where Greg Lemond (and, uh, just about everyone else in cycling) gets to say their piece about him.0
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