Tuesday, May 19, 2015

Day 30: Things You Can Do Instead of Watching TV

Things You Can Do Instead of Watching TV

Take back those hours this month and do something productive, fun, enriching or restorative. Like what? Glad you asked.

Improve Your Training Performance

  • Stretch
  • Perform self-myofascial release
  • Go for a recovery walk/bike/swim/paddle/row
  • Do some skill work
  • Get a massage
  • Take an ice bath
  • Connect with your trainer and other gym-goers
  • Lay out your short-term and long-term training goals
  • Get acupuncture

Improve Your Sleep

  • Go to bed earlier
  • Read a book
  • Take a hot bath
  • Have sex
  • Develop a pre-bed routine
  • Prepare clothes/food/work for the morning
  • Buy and install black-out curtains
  • Read Lights Out: Sleep, Sugar and Survival

Improve Your Nutrition

  • Prep and cook food for the week
  • Try a new recipe
  • Visit a local farm or market
  • Clean out your pantry
  • Take a cooking class
  • Prepare a new vegetable
  • Read a cookbook
  • Make a weekly meal plan
  • Find a new nutrition book
  • Host a dinner party

Improve Your Family Time

  • Call or visit a family member
  • Play a board game or cards
  • Read a book together
  • Go outside and play
  • Cook dinner together
  • Help your kids with their homework
  • Take a family walk after dinner
  • Plan a family trip or vacation
  • Have a date night with your significant other
  • Work on a puzzle
  • Do a craft project
  • Write a letter or send a card
  • Organize family photos
  • Plan a party or an event

Improve Your Household

  • Train your dog
  • Finish that project that’s been half done for 6 months
  • Clean something
  • Organize something
  • Start a garden
  • Mow the lawn
  • Plant a tree or flowers
  • Have a yard sale
  • Start a compost pile
  • Wash your car
  • Send stuff to Goodwill
  • Get your oil changed
  • Do laundry
  • Go through stacks of papers and mail

Improve Your Fun and Play

  • Pick up a new sport
  • Go rock climbing
  • Learn to swim
  • Go for a bike ride
  • Have a picnic
  • Play boccee
  • Play ball with your kids
  • Have a block party
  • Throw a frisbee
  • Go for a hike
  • Nap in the grass
  • Go to a local baseball game
  • Shoot some baskets

Improve YOU

  • Take an adult education class
  • Get a pedicure
  • Plan your dream house
  • Volunteer
  • Learn to knit
  • Write something
  • Take an art class
  • Browse your local bookstore
  • Get involved with your neighborhood
  • Get involved in local politics
  • Finish your will
  • Join a book club
  • Meet with a financial advisor
  • Organize your business receipts
  • Take yourself out for dinner
  • Go to the dentist
  • Test drive a car you can’t afford

What Will YOU Do?

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