{"id":1990,"date":"2014-09-24T14:51:41","date_gmt":"2014-09-24T14:51:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/192.168.3.178\/?p=1990"},"modified":"2014-09-24T14:51:41","modified_gmt":"2014-09-24T14:51:41","slug":"the-surprisingly-easy-guide-to-giving-up-television-for-a-night","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/2014\/09\/24\/the-surprisingly-easy-guide-to-giving-up-television-for-a-night\/","title":{"rendered":"The surprisingly easy guide to giving up television (for a night)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bad news, everyone: some important health folks have told us to stop watching TV for one night a week<\/a>, or else we\u2019ll all get really fat.<\/p>\n

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (or to give them their reassuring shortened name: NICE) have released a report that calls on telly addicts to step away from the screen at least one night a week in order to stop their waistlines from expanding.<\/p>\n

Being the health enthusiasts we are here at musicMagpie, we\u2019re taking this advice very seriously. But…well, there\u2019s loads of good stuff on telly, isn\u2019t there? It\u2019s hard enough to quit TV for one hour, let alone a whole night.<\/p>\n

Oh well, we might as well give it a go. Here is the surprisingly easy guide to giving up television (for a night).<\/p>\n

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Stop watching so many programmes<\/h4>\n

There\u2019s so many good programmes about at the moment that watching TV has become a bit like a second job. If we\u2019re not watching something, we\u2019re being recommended something to watch and a vicious cycle emerges in which our eyes are constantly glued to the screen.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, reducing the amount of time you spend watching TV means you\u2019re going to miss out on some programmes. If you\u2019ve got a massive watch list piled up, this will undoubtedly lead to stress.<\/p>\n

So, here\u2019s the solution: stop watching so many programmes. Seriously, limit the amount of stuff you\u2019re watching (or planning to watch) to about 2 or 3 shows. You\u2019ll be amazed by how much time you free up!<\/p>\n

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Sell some boxsets and movies<\/h4>\n

The more movies and boxsets you own, the more time you\u2019re going to spend sat in front of your TV trying to watch them all – it\u2019s basic maths (we think).<\/p>\n

By selling some boxsets and movies (with musicMagpie\u201d\u00a6<\/a>), you\u2019ll limit the amount of time you spend in front of the box and you\u2019ll make the folks at NICE very happy indeed.<\/p>\n

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Find a new hobby<\/h4>\n

You\u2019re going to have a whole night free to do something other than watching TV, so you\u2019ll need to find something else to do. Difficult, we know\u201d\u00a6<\/p>\n

An active hobby is the best bet if you want to keep yourself trim and healthy, but don\u2019t pick something boring like jogging or you might end up giving up and parking yourself in front of the TV again: try skateboarding or something interesting.<\/p>\n

If launching yourself down a ramp on a skateboard doesn\u2019t sound like your cup of tea, pick something intellectually challenging. You could take up chess, or read a novel that isn\u2019t found in the \u201d\u02dcyoung adult\u2019 section of your local bookshop.<\/p>\n

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Buy a decent tablet<\/h4>\n

NICE suggest getting away from your television so you can get fit, but they don\u2019t mention anything about not taking your TV with you when you go and do whatever you do to get fit.<\/p>\n

Buy a decent tablet, pop it in a sturdy case and take it with you when you go jogging. Stop every 15 minutes and treat yourself to 10 minutes of telly – it\u2019s the best of both worlds.<\/p>\n

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Get rid of your TV entirely<\/h4>\n

Whaaaaaaaat?<\/p>\n

Yep, you could get rid of your TV entirely. With laptops, smartphones and tablets, we\u2019ve got so many ways to watch programmes on the move that you don\u2019t actually need a TV in your front room. You\u2019ll feel less compelled to sit down every night if your TV isn\u2019t there.<\/p>\n

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So those are a few of the ways you could try<\/i> to stop watching TV one night a week. Of course, we all know that it probably won\u2019t happen but nothing like giving it a go, eh?<\/p>\n

If you want to sell some of your boxsets or movies, get an instant price for them with musicMagpie.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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