ShadowDog Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 No, not TV shows where some scantily clad moron shows you how to work out while babbling incessant nonesense. I'm talking about what you watch WHILE working out. This summer I had a blood pressure scare so I began using the treadmill or stationary bike 1-2 hours a day. It's hard, boring work so I began watching DVRed TV shows to get through it. The shows for this purpose need the following: 1) can't completely suck or I'd tune them out. 2) can't be too good or I'd have to rewatch them when not working out so I get everything. (You can only pay so much attention while working out, plus the treadmill is loud. Dumb action shows where it doesn't matter if you miss some of the "plot" points work best. Given this, here's my list of the best workout shows: 1) Heroes Reborn. It's dumb. Really dumb. So it totally doesn't matter if you miss some of the "plot" And it's got plenty of flashing lights and SPFX eye candy to distract me when powering through those last few miles. 2) Beauty and The Beast. This show is legit retarded in too many ways to describe. But its babealicious cast is perfect for the distracted workout-er and the fight scenes are generally fun. 3) Scorpion. This show actually has a great sense of humor, a real saving grace. And the character development ... while heavily clichéd ... is fun. But MAN the science is BAD. Too bad to watch this without distraction. Bonus: I'm pretty sure Supergirl is about to make this list. Any suggestions from you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Good God a Bear Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 While I really enjoy the show, NCIS: New Orleans is a good one. I wouldn't say it was really dumb but it is one if you miss a few plot points you still get the gist. I could be bias about this show though because I watch anything that is set in New Orleans. But it does have some good action in it. Don't laugh but Survivor or Amazing Race is great to watch in circumstances like this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowDog Posted November 17, 2015 Author Share Posted November 17, 2015 oh I'm a huge survivor fan so is Lucas. but yeah I think we both agree it's not high art Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Good God a Bear Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 I thought I was the only Survivor fan around here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowDog Posted November 17, 2015 Author Share Posted November 17, 2015 DENIED!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 I don't have a treadmill or stationery bike, but Brooklyn Nine-nine has been my current. I might try to get one of those stands for my bike for Christmas so I could make use of that more frequently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Driver Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 I ride my bike outside and spotify carried me until I realized I could get one of my favorite radio dramas from the 80s, Ruby The Galactic Gumshoe, on MP3. I might try some audio books. I tried podcasts, but I get bored Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-Ray Kenobi Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 With my routine, I can't really watch shows while I'm working out. I do half cardio and half lifting, which makes it kind of hard to keep a screen in front of my face. I do listen to a ton of different podcasts though.Some of my favorites:This Week in TechNerdist/FilmcastHow Did This Get Made?Cordkillers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowDog Posted November 17, 2015 Author Share Posted November 17, 2015 Never heard of that Audioplay Driver. I'll have to look into it. For me, D-Ray, I don't necessary need to look at the screen full time so I kinda use these shows as radio. Which is why they can'T be super visually immersive or densely complicated. Even Heroes, being almost always visually interesting, doesn't require constant attention while watching it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Driver Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 Never heard of that Audioplay Driver. I'll have to look into it. zbs.org It was a drive time show from the late 80s. Sci-fi detective story that is this crazy mix up of comedy and truly existential scifi stuff. It's amazing. Sadly, the 8 sequels were never quite as good. But I think you'd really dig it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeygirl Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 https://search.yahoo.com/yhs/search?p=sit+and+be+fit&ei=UTF-8&hspart=mozilla&hsimp=yhs-003 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pharoah JZA Posted November 18, 2015 Share Posted November 18, 2015 Usually it's The Sopranos , Sanford & Son, or Seinfeld for me. I used to put the news on but lately it's too damn depressing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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