Where I work we have a public forum where people can ask questions about any topic they want and usually they will get a response. Today someone asked if they needed to get a cable box for every one of their 8 TV’s while using AT&T’s Uverse. 8 TV’s! I was floored. What made it worse was that there were 4 immediate responses back from people claiming to have 7 TV’s, recording 4 shows at once, etc, etc. I post health questions out there and I don’t here anything back for weeks, if ever!
I know in our society TV reigns but I think 8 TV’s is a bit excessive. We have 3 in our house and one never gets turned on, one gets turned on in the morning for news, weather, and traffic and the other gets turned for maybe a few hours a week. I honestly cant remember the last time I sat down to watch a television show. I think it was the season finale of “So You Think You Can Dance” (which I consider a great show that really shows the fitness level needed to be a dancer, BTW)
In a world where obesity numbers are increasing expotentially, do we really need a service that allows you to record 4 shows at once? Who has the time to sit down and watch 4 shows? Â One of the biggest excuses I hear for not working out is a lack of time. If you have time to watch 4 shows, you have time to do a 20 minute workout. It just comes down to what you feel is more important I guess.
Any other thoughts on this?
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I have gone in cycles myself watching t.v. then not watching t.v. I can remember a time when i could not tell you the last time i sat down and watched the tube and even lately i don’ watch alot of t.v. It is great for falling asleep to though. Your right about if you have time to watch t.v. you have the time to work out and maybe get some work done around the house or yard, which is also great exercise.
The experts say that watching TV while you fall asleep increases one’s stress and anxiety level.