I have a television in my home gym and it has changed the way I watch football.
My wife is a football widow, I love USC, The Cowboys and even World Cup style football (England was my team). All in all, I spend a great deal of time watching football. This year, though, I've made one big change that has converted me from couch potato to active-guy: I work out while I watch the game.
Whenever possible, I watch the game as I walk on the treadmill, do situps or lift weights. If I'm not working out, I practice guitar (my acoustic) while I watch.
OK -- not all games are good for "passive watching", but the lionshare of games we watch do not include our favorite teams. Those games can be watched mindlessly while we do *something* productive.
When March madness rolls around in a few months, try this out. Work out, practice, organize, clean your gun (LOL) but do something while you watch. Save your total attention for your favorite team and let the rest of the games be background noise/view while you do something good for yourself.
I completely agree with you on this. I've watched every World Cup match sine 1994 while working out. I'm a huge football fan (soccer and American football) and I can't think of a better way to enjoy a workout, clean my gun (LOL), or just get organized for the day. Great recommendation. Go Irish!
Posted by: Tony | January 10, 2007 at 07:20 AM
Almost done with, "Love is the killer app." -- great read! I actually have, "The Art of Happiness" by the Dalai Lama in my stack of books that I checked out of the library. Will be picking up your next book soon. :-) Can't wait to read, "Don't get scrooged!"
Posted by: code6 | January 08, 2007 at 06:05 PM