About this episode
This episode discusses the negative health impacts of excessive Netflix viewing and suggests healthier alternatives.
In this timely episode I look at the current state of poor physical and mental health, as a result of habitual watching of tv streaming channels....in this case NETFLIX. Let's consider the following statistics, regarding Netflix subscribers. The current average UK subscription costs £9.50 per month, equating to £114 per year. Given the average unbroken subscription time of 4 years, this stands at £455 minimum, rising higher as the costs will inevitably increase. Now, the average watch time sits at 1.5 hours per day, equating to 546 hours per year. This is separate from additional sedentary time spent watching other streaming channels, of which often households are locked in to at least one more (Amazon, Disney, Sky, HBO, Paramount, HULU) to name a few. Consider the calories consumed whilst binge watching Netflix and you have a slow but guaranteed health decline, by way of excess weight gain, increased body fat levels, increased visceral fat, decreased muscle mass, decreased skeletal strength poor posture, poor eyesight and low levels of natural serotonin. If we invested the lost time and money to Netflix and spent it exercising, sleeping well, learning new healthy cooking skills…
People in this episode
Host: Tristan Lowe
Topics covered
- health
- mental health
- sedentary lifestyle
- streaming habits
- exercise
- nutrition
Keywords
- Netflix
- health decline
- binge watching
- exercise
- mental health
- sedentary time
- calories
- streaming services
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Netflix
Products: Amazon, Disney, Sky, HBO, Paramount, HULU
Places: UK
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