The Netflix Workout

JoRocka wrote: »

"people like me should try it"

what does that mean?

and any workout you can "do from your couch" isn't worth doing. But good luck with that.

As I recall, the OP has over 100 pounds to lose. Anything she can do to start moving more now is "worth doing."

It is moving body parts about, and it's a step in the right direction I suppose, but I think you should aspire to more. You said yourself when you tried this you could only do it until you were distracted (by what?). If a sedentary lifestyle is holding you back from reaching your goals, perhaps this is not the right program.

7lenny7 wrote: »

It is moving body parts about, and it's a step in the right direction I suppose, but I think you should aspire to more. You said yourself when you tried this you could only do it until you were distracted (by what?). If a sedentary lifestyle is holding you back from reaching your goals, perhaps this is not the right program.

she doesn't have to move at all. she just needs to eat at a calorie deficit.

JoRocka wrote: »

susan_mcconnell wrote: »

JoRocka wrote: »

"people like me should try it"

I meant people who would rather be watching TV. People whose lives are mostly sedentary.

you can't work out on the couch.

You want to watch TV while you work out- put Netflix on your phone and jump on the elliptical or stair master.

OP - if you don't have equipment - google Walk Away the Pounds. These are Leslie Sansone workouts that are VERY basic cardio. There are several on YouTube.

www.youtube.com/user/walkathomemedia

The cardio is so simple that you can do the same moves during your favorite TV show. I know people that pick out a half hour program everyday.....this is their cardio.

The thing with cardio - form is not super important in most cases. But form for strength training is important. "Mind and muscle."

Agreed Amy, not bad at all,

fitness needn't be fascist and this couch workout is great especially for the frail, post op folk, elderly and people with heart and feet probs etc. There are countless numbers of people that cant just start a normal workout for all manner of chronic health problems. It is for good reason that all health and fitness experts advice people with health issues to visit the GP before undertaking a diet and or exercise routine.

There is also a great workout for the bedridden and not at all undemanding given the yoga principles of sustaining a relatively easy position; eg; press your arms into the mattress, hold and repeat; lift leg or head an inch off the bed and hold, etc.

I know someone middle aged who thought they were in reasonably good health and wanted to get fit but after one workout, tore the plantar tendon in both feet because she had gone from zero to workout without any warm up. Her life had been working 12 hour days at a desk and for years, not a lazy person at all but kids and car and no time to do much else; after a decade her calf muscles had retracted a bit and a normal workout injured her. It was four years with lots of whole leg physio' and foot-care before she was pain free and flexible enough to do a normal workout.

If you can't do the usual workouts or don't feel motivated but would like to, there is a tendency to feel defeatist and think that you can't and so a small amount of relaxed effort can be a way in to cultivating fitness that would otherwise seem or genuinely be, impossible. Under these circumstances, and if couch workout seems manageable and fun, how can that not be a good thing?

diannethegeek wrote: »

As I recall, the OP has over 100 pounds to lose. Anything she can do to start moving more now is "worth doing."

Lmao, she went there...

Sounds good OP. Before I learned about CICO, I started out with sitting down exercises. I soon realized it gave me the energy to get up and do more and more things. I was able to challenge myself better because I gave myself some confidence that I could do more than I thought I could. I started out small. Now my house is spattered with equipment, weights etc. and while I watch my calories for weight loss, I exercise for fitness. I think finding something you like and will do, even if you quit and do something else, or cycle back to it later, is great! It's called a journey for a reason and we learn and grow with it everyday! Good luck!

Why do haters hate? Chalk it up to life's mysteries... but you don't have to fall for it. Enjoy your workout and let them enjoy their self righteous elitism.

Arguing against this workout is like saying "calisthenics is crap, you can't get a good workout if you don't walk, run or do elliptical" its absolute madness. And why would calisthenics be better if you are staring at a wall instead of a tv? I challenge anyone to compare the netflix workouts to anything you will find on darebee.com. Its the same moves.

Hey Susan, you may like this video too

https://youtube.com/watch?v=aUaInS6HIGo

Here's another minimalist and warm up fat burning exercise that will raise your heart rate for about 20 – 30 minutes and day (the daily RDM).

Housework can do this and many other activities that keep you slightly out of breath, for about half an hour each day but if you are not very fit or your life-style is sedentary; this three minute routine is good Seven times, once a day: Total time: 21 minutes.

1. Exercise hard for 2 minutes –
(Don’t overdo it: housework, dance or limber up until slightly out of breath; gasping is not good)
2. Rest for one minute.
3. Repeat 7 times


Here's another one you can do in front of the TV: I'm also desk bound through the day and was delighted to find the science on this:

If you set a timer to stand up and sit down again, once every 20 minutes - just that, it has been shown to stimulate fat burning hormones. it won't help you lose weight but will help to keep things ticking over and I noticed a difference after a week or so, in general energy levels.

Love Leslie Sansone
tinyurl.com/om9tkp8

and also Stronger Seniors - such an adorable group
https://youtube.com/watch?v=m7zCDiiTBTk