Sentences with phrase «out of the couch potato»

Perhaps it's tempting to think training for marathon is the perfect thing to get us out of the couch potato lifestyle.

Not exact matches

Sure, there are pieces that wouldn't look out of place in West Elm, but then there are furnishings tailor - made for the middle - aged man cave, such as a massive black leather sofa with built - in surround sound, a power - reclining feature, phone - charging ports and Bluetooth connectivity to allow couch potatoes to play music from their smartphones.

To find out the researchers rounded up a group of 500 Swiss and German study subjects and presented them with a series of questions about how much they worked, how exhausted they felt, and how much guilt they experienced after indulging in some couch potato time.

One night, I was sitting on my couch watching Seinfeld in my underwear, nursing a hangover, snacking on a big plate of nachos topped with fried «chick» n» and sweet potato fries dipped in chipotle «mayo,» and I had what must have been a tofu - induced out - of - body experience: I got a good, solid look at myself and realized that this was just not a healthy way to live.

There will still be a plethora of games, because try as we might to find more productive things to do, we'll still end up on the couch watching Ohio and Nevada duke it out in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl.

Your teen suddenly discovers a love of working out at the gym after being a couch potato in the past.

If that Welfare cap doesn't come down pretty quick then some hardworking family earners slogging their guts out for a pittance, with 2 jobs on zero hour contracts, of # 20 000 a year or less, is going to be feeling pretty miffed that some couch potato is on # 21K and s / he is only on 20k, or less.

Far from being heavyweight couch potatoes, WIMPs are turning out to be lively flyweights with a mass of 10 GeV — just a tenth of that expected.

, no one pointed out that children getting 2 hours of activity daily are obviously not meeting the stereotype of fat, gluttonous couch potatoes.

Think about it this way: when a couch potato, crossing the street, realizes that they are about to get hit by a car, they fly out of the way.

It's that time of year again: Puffer coats come out, TV streaming services shame Snuggie - clad couch potatoes with the question «are you (really, still) watching?»

She would have to be shorter than me, fun, interesting, active, love life, love adventure, creative, love to laugh, love to talk, athletic or at least not a couch potato... love to be adventurous in and out of the bedroo..

Weight is another issue, where a man who never works out claims to be ripped, only for the woman to find out he is a big blob of a couch potato.

It was a relief to see Seth Rogen transition out of the normal «pot - smoking couch potato» character into a cool and quirky parent, with the added Rogen movie analogy one liners.

In his book, Swensen lays out a Couch Potato - like strategy of his own.

Your editors at MoneySense are almost always going to steer investors into a reliable but boring Couch Potato portfolio of a few low - fee exchange - traded funds and advise you to resist the temptation to jump in and out of individual stocks (with the exception of sticking with our All - Star stock picks).

In the coming months I plan to transfer out of mutual funds and set - up a couch potato fund but can't decide which approach to follow.

But it is important to point out that it can't be expected to outperform the Global Couch Potato portfolio all of the time.

Just shy of two years ago — in October 2011 — I wrote a post that laid out the year - to - date returns for the Complete Couch Potato portfolio.

If that is what you're thinking of doing, check out the Couch Potato approach for an easy way to start.

They may want to check out the Couch Potato portfolio to learn more about the basics of passive investing,» says Garbens.

With all the talk of athletes and fitness, the couch potatoes out there also have something to cheer about.

To begin with, I suggest taking a page out of the Global Couch Potato approach and opting for roughly one - third in Canadian stocks, one - third in U.S. stocks, and one - third ininternational stocks.

If you've been a long - time reader of MoneySense, you already know all about the Couch Potato approach (check out www.moneysense.ca/couchpotato for a refresher).

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If you just want to hang out, the Mini-Bull Terrier is the best - ever couch potato, easy and clean, a wash and wear type of dog.

She's very low energy and just looking for a home where she can live out the rest of her golden years as world's best couch potato!

The active ingredient in the plant is nepetalactone and it has a powerful effect on felines, revving up their play skills and prey drive by instantly turning snoozing couch potatoes into ecstatic, flipped - out balls of fur.

A new study suggests the use of fitness trackers to nudge couch potatoes into working out, but that may not be the best way to motivate the sedentary.

Carve your own stamp out of a potato and use it to stamp your design on a blank pillowcase for custom accent cushion for your couch.