An odd NSV

RandomDude50
RandomDude50 Posts: 39
edited November 11 in Success Stories
My daily exercise is 45 minutes on my recumbent exercise bike. I have only recently been able to stick to a regular exercise schedule (thanks MFP bros and bro-ettes!), but honestly exercise itself is not fun for me at all. I can think of countless other ways that I could use that time that would be a lot more fun. It feels like work, because it is.

To make it tolerable, I watch TV while exercising. I don't have cable TV or anything in my room, so I borrow from my roommates' large DVD collections. They're both science fiction nerds and this is made obvious when one looks at the DVDs they collect. From the nerdery I selected "Star Trek: The Next Generation" as my first TV series to watch while exercising.

Today marks the day where I have watched every episode of the series, and all of the relevant movies. Some of it was pre-MFP and before my current weight loss efforts, but I feel that detracts from the accomplishment not at all.

Whoopde-do, right? Well, hold on a second there. Each episode is 45 minutes long. There are about 26 episodes per season. There are 7 seasons. All together, there are 178 episodes, and 4 full-length movies, all of which were watched while exercising. That is about half of a year's worth of daily exercise if I never missed a day.

I'm hoping that I've developed a pavlovian response where I can just set the opening theme on repeat and have my metabolism take off. :)

I apologize in advance for this:

Ensign, set a course for weight loss, maximum warp. Engage!
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  • garlic7girl
    garlic7girl Posts: 2,236 Member
    Amazing what keeps us focused!
  • teagin2002
    teagin2002 Posts: 1,900 Member
    OMG, I think this is awesome!! you are so ROCKED that series!! and I absolutely love this NSV :love:
  • npeters519
    npeters519 Posts: 87 Member
    Awesome :) It's your own personal salivating dog response! *DING*
  • mom2mozart
    mom2mozart Posts: 307 Member
    Well done, Captn.
  • Juliet_622
    Juliet_622 Posts: 165 Member
    I'm hoping that I've developed a pavlovian response where I can just set the opening theme on repeat and have my metabolism take off. :)

    LOL The psych student in me loved this!! The side of me trying to lose weight, really hopes this works - that would be amazing!

    Great work!!
  • treekins
    treekins Posts: 73 Member
    Hahaha awesome!

    What'll you watch next?
  • smileybooliz
    smileybooliz Posts: 193 Member
    I have to watch or read something when I walk on the treadmill too. The time just goes too slowly otherwise. I've been watching Psych and Eureka lately.

    At least you didn't get a "Jim, I think he's dead." response while you were working out :wink:
  • constantstar
    constantstar Posts: 6 Member
    lol, love it! I've never seen a Star Trek and I have a feeling it would make me hate exercising! I've told myself the only time I can read the last of the Hunger Game series is while on the treadmill - we'll see how that goes. I told myself the same about watching pro-football but that didn't happen ;)
  • RandomDude50
    RandomDude50 Posts: 39
    Thanks,everyone.

    Treekins, I'm going with "Star Trek: Voyager" next. I would have chosen "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" but my roommate is watching it and I don't want to accidentally get in the way of him watching his own DVDs.
  • jmuhnie
    jmuhnie Posts: 93 Member
    When you've finished all the trek and buffy you might consider obtaining a bit of stargate....I've heard there are >200 episodes ;-).
  • maremare312
    maremare312 Posts: 1,143 Member
    That's awesome! I measure crafting in episodes of Buffy (as in, that quilt took me 6 episodes of Buffy to piece) but exercising is even better!
  • caramkoala
    caramkoala Posts: 303 Member
    Next up, Big Bang Theory! You might even understand a lot of the trek references they make now!
  • margerator
    margerator Posts: 52
    Funny awesome conditioned response!
  • fugaj01
    fugaj01 Posts: 171 Member
    That is awesome. 'make it so! number 1'
  • UUZennie
    UUZennie Posts: 26 Member
    Stargate is a good idea. You might consider getting a streaming device like http://store.cstick.com/

    With Netflix account you have a virtually inexhaustible library. Including classic Trek, Voyager, Stargate, Enterprise, DS9 and tons of other non-Trek or SciFi shows like Cheers and Fraiser. (but who watches those??)
  • wickedcricket
    wickedcricket Posts: 1,246 Member
    good NSV with sci-fi - very zen, I like it
  • ChristineS_51
    ChristineS_51 Posts: 872 Member
    Congratulations on sticking to it, TV or music makes exercise less painful, I know if I watch TV when I am on the stationary bike it goes much more quickly.

    Love the comment about the pavlovian response - I used to do an exercise tape, and I heard the music in the supermarket and started doing the exercise LOL :embarassed:
  • amandammmq
    amandammmq Posts: 394 Member
    What a fun NSV! I second the suggestion of starting the "Stargate" series, starting with the original movie, of course.
  • Krushchev
    Krushchev Posts: 178 Member
    Ensign, set a course for weight loss, maximum warp. Engage!

    I love you so hard right now.


    Also, DS:9 > Voyager. Ferengi! Klingons! Morn!
  • Front_Runner
    Front_Runner Posts: 175
    This is totally awesome..... I LOVE it! Good for you. I think it's ironic... I have the entire series (and a bunch of other stuff like that), much like your room mate - but I honestly watch the episodes to help me go to sleep! Haha! Great going!
  • mwilke
    mwilke Posts: 378 Member

    Love the comment about the pavlovian response - I used to do an exercise tape, and I heard the music in the supermarket and started doing the exercise LOL :embarassed:

    Love this!!! That is so something that I would do :laugh:
  • NewLIFEstyle4ME
    NewLIFEstyle4ME Posts: 4,440 Member
    I'm so proud of you--fabulous news

    My beloved daughter got me this machine called an IPOD (they love me to call it a "machine" or the red thingy...I'm totally anti-technology:noway: ) anyhoo, my oldest got it as a B'day present last year and she gave to me asking me to use it while I exercise, she claimed how it would make the exercising go faster. Guess what, she's right and it allows me to zone out on some old school jams and sweat something fierce (talk about "sweating to the oldies--WHEW) as I keep up to the beat on my bike and treadmill.

    If you don't have one of those machines, perhaps a radio. I'm tell ya...music seems to take exercising to another level for me:flowerforyou:
  • slkehl
    slkehl Posts: 3,801 Member
    Wow, that's awesome! Cool way to measure how good you've been about sticking to a workout routine!
  • itgeekwoman
    itgeekwoman Posts: 804 Member
    I think this is the greatest NSV yet. You have done what no man has done before!! Sequentially at least. Have a great ride. That's how i get my minutes in on the bike too!
  • Lolli1986
    Lolli1986 Posts: 500 Member
    Ensign, set a course for weight loss, maximum warp. Engage!

    lmfao...

    Calories burned, on screen!

    Energise!

    0.8 of one to beam up.

    You need to name your bike after a federation starship so that you can call yourself captain.

    Edit: I'm watching voyager. I've heard DS:9 is better, but I can't imagine anything that could beat Captain Janeway. She is the coolest character out.
  • LesaDave
    LesaDave Posts: 1,480 Member
    LIKE!!
  • laineylynnfit
    laineylynnfit Posts: 369 Member
    I am a psychology nerd/graduate -- I love the Pavlov reference :) GREAT JOB!
  • anner53108
    anner53108 Posts: 103
    Best. NSV. Ever.

    Yes, do watch "Buffy" when you can. And "Angel" is awesome, too (two of my fave series). "Firefly" and the movie ("Serenity") are also good. You know, 'cause Joss Whedon rocks.

    And so do you! Keep up the great work! What a fun way to track how much you've accomplished! :happy:


    ~ Ann
  • paeli
    paeli Posts: 295 Member
    Watching all of TNG is no small feat! Well done! Both DS:9 and Voyager are great, watch them both. Enterprise is actually a good show too, it's too bad it never "caught on".
  • RandomDude50
    RandomDude50 Posts: 39
    Holy stealth resurrection of my thread, Batman!

    Thanks, you guys.

    Also, I'm no longer friend requesting everyone who posts in my threads, but if you want more friends and are willing to provide mutual support, please do send me a friend request. We can be BFFs.
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