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Inspirational movies/documentaries

coderdan82
coderdan82 Posts: 133 Member
edited December 2024 in Motivation and Support
I'm looking for inspirational movies or documentaries about people who significantly improved their health and fitness level. Something like "Killing the fat man" or "Brittany runs a marathon". It helps me get in that head space when I start feeling like I'm in a rut. Anyone have any suggestions?

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  • Motorsheen
    Motorsheen Posts: 20,508 Member
    go old skool

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  • deannalfisher
    deannalfisher Posts: 5,600 Member
    100 meters - it’s on Netflix
  • 88olds
    88olds Posts: 4,546 Member
    Rocky if you can find it in the original release form
    Groundhog Day
  • coderdan82
    coderdan82 Posts: 133 Member
    Motorsheen wrote: »
    go old skool

    pumping-iron-movie-poster-1977-1010465905.jpg
    88olds wrote: »
    Rocky if you can find it in the original release form
    Groundhog Day

    Thanks. I was actually looking for stories of regular people, not world class athletes but this would be fun to watch again.
  • coderdan82
    coderdan82 Posts: 133 Member
    deannalfisher wrote: »
    100 meters - it’s on Netflix

    Looks interesting, thanks!
  • adotbaby
    adotbaby Posts: 199 Member
    The BBC documentary called Obesity Postmortem is what got me determined to succeed with weight loss. It scared the s$%# out of me! Seriously, watch this and you'll be shocked into doing something.
  • missysippy930
    missysippy930 Posts: 2,577 Member
    edited February 2020
    I watched Obesity Postmortem as well. I’d never want my autopsy filmed. 😳
  • coderdan82
    coderdan82 Posts: 133 Member
    Yup, I watched Obesity Postmortem as well. It's some scary stuff.
    I was looking for something more uplifting though - stories about people successfully making positive changes in their health. For example:

    Killing the fat man
    You are what you eat
    Eat yourself sexy
    Bringing sexy back
    From fat to finish line
  • Yivs_87
    Yivs_87 Posts: 246 Member
    Peaceful Warrior. It's based on the book Way of the Peaceful Warrior by Dan Millman.
  • nighthawk584
    nighthawk584 Posts: 2,024 Member
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