英语词汇“couch potato”造句子简单的方法、技巧、例句及翻译-英语例句辞典

“No couch potatoes in the family,” I once said to Farmer’s mother. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

And be careful with tune and turn: I think I’ll tune in to my favorite TV show and turn into a couch potato. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Gliding past creative, derivative and meditative, it arrives at vegetative — the couch potato’s final destination. When TV Goes Right Past Meditative to Vegetative 2021-04-16T04:00:00Z

The era of the couch potato, argues Rose, is at an end. The Art of Immersion by Frank Rose – review 2012-07-10T14:50:01Z

Colonel Sanders’s Mama is so lazy, when she goes to KFC she orders a side of couch potatoes. Style Invitational Week 1114: What’s the good news? 2015-03-04T05:00:00Z

Diana Bridger was 59 years old and a self-described “committed couch potato” when she saw a photograph of herself at a birthday party and decided she needed a lifestyle change. Never exercised in your life? It’s not too late to start — and benefit. 2019-10-18T04:00:00Z

In general, we seem to prefer tales of the harm that technology does to children – by inhibiting language, social development and concentration, by turning them into overweight couch potatoes or shopaholic pests. In praise of kids' television 2013-04-06T06:00:49Z

If the particulars of Alex Salazar’s transformation from couch potato to marathon man are fuzzy — he calls his efforts “pretty casual” — the benefits are clearly defined. For Two Runners, Married Life Begins at Mile 6 2017-05-26T04:00:00Z

Whatever life “Grudge Match” stirs up emanates from the stars, stand-ins for macho couch potatoes everywhere who still dream of their athletic glory days. Movie Review: ‘Grudge Match’ Stars Sylvester Stallone and Robert De Niro 2013-12-24T16:51:42Z

That free program runs in select parks citywide through Aug. 20 — plenty of time for all those small couch potatoes to get cooking. Spare Times for Children for July 31-Aug. 6 2015-07-30T04:00:00Z

But it’s likely to boost CrossFit studio memberships much in the same way that “The Biggest Loser” inspired couch potatoes to get off their duffs and join a gym. American spirit, as seen on TV via "The Masked Singer" and "The Titan Games" 2019-01-03T05:00:00Z

This simple, universal comfort food is appreciated by young children, rebellious teenagers, young lovers and middle-age and downright old couch potatoes. An ode to the humble, healthy (?) pizza pie 2021-09-14T04:00:00Z

What’s a wide-awake couch potato to do but read them side by jowl? Books Of the Times: Shared Homeland, Different Worldview 2010-09-16T22:36:00Z

The rest of us — couch potatoes, season-ticket holders, parents on the sidelines — cheer for the toughest players and the hardest hits. Movie Review: ‘Head Games,’ a Documentary About Athletic Injuries 2012-09-21T01:30:07Z

“We are not sending people to Mars to be couch potatoes,” she said. Perspective | For space travelers, fitness is a top priority 2018-11-02T04:00:00Z

But after he got married, he threw himself into his work and became something of a "couch potato." Man loses 120 pounds, becomes triathlete after wife dies: ‘I wanted something more’ 2021-09-25T04:00:00Z

Perhaps the offering of K2-climbers is a joke they like to play on couch potatoes. My dating site matches seem absolutely random 2015-06-13T04:00:00Z

Legislation to turn down the volume on those loud TV commercials that send couch potatoes diving for their remote controls looks like it'll soon become law. Senate votes to turn down volume on TV commercials 2010-09-30T15:51:00Z

Our language ennobles meat at the expense of veg: strong, muscular types are “beefy”, lazy people are “couch potatoes”, unresponsive ones “vegetables”. Why do people hate vegans? 2019-10-25T04:00:00Z

And the audience wakes out of a couch potato stupor — the kind you experience when you have the television tuned to an infomercial station — to the startling tingle of adrenaline in its blood. Theater Review: ‘Rocky,’ the Musical, Brings Songs to a Film Story 2014-03-14T02:00:03Z

But with a low-budget tenor and a winking sense of humor, they invite you to join them in admitting, “Yeah, it’s ridiculous that we’ve turned medical trauma into a diversion for couch potatoes.” ‘Sex Sent Me to the ER’ and ‘Untold Stories of the ER’ 2014-10-31T04:00:00Z

As merely a casual couch potato, I can’t speak to whether Lee’s project has succeeded. Hooray for Joan Watson: Why well-rounded Asian-American characters matter 2014-01-22T23:59:00Z

You had to learn Zen couch potato patience. Books of The Times: ?I Want My MTV,? by Craig Marks and Rob Tannenbaum - Review 2011-10-24T23:31:14Z

The show, a mixture of character comedy and songs, is an exhortation to all of us lazy couch potatoes to get up off our seats and have fun before it’s too late. Review: Tovah Feldshuh Embraces Life at 54 Below 2015-02-20T05:00:00Z

They are famously out of reach of a ticket holder or a couch potato, other than through sitting back and watching from afar. 2 actors we loved knowing, who seemed to know us 2012-12-25T14:15:12Z

The piece chronicled the meteoric rise of the Boston workouts, which were by then attracting up to 650 people — a mix of Olympians, ex-college athletes and recent couch potatoes. November Project: Hugs and fitness

Whether it’s Marty McFly in Back to the Future, Tom Cruise in Minority Report, or the forthcoming Timeless and Frequency, it is something couch potatoes love to nerd out to. Queen Sugar: why it's a time travel show for black audiences 2016-09-28T04:00:00Z

Just dress up as a couch potato for Halloween and call it a day. Kerry Washington and Edward Norton Slated For SNL Debut 2013-10-16T14:45:20Z

It never got a Comic-Con panel or an Entertainment Weekly cover, for example, which says nothing about its merit or quality but a lot about the average couch potato's passion for classic British mysteries. As "Endeavour" approaches the end of its run, more of us should appreciate its mystery 2022-06-19T04:00:00Z

There it stands, uncomprehending, with a round, foolish eye, thick bill, splayed yellow feet and a plump body that, in human terms, says “couch potato.” ‘Audubon’s Aviary: The Final Flight’ Alights at the New-York Historical Society 2015-03-05T05:00:00Z

This inaugural competition pits shelter dogs against one another in categories like snoring, couch potato and wiggle butt. What’s on TV Monday: ‘Tell Them We Are Rising’ and ‘The Dog’ 2018-02-19T05:00:00Z

Each goes from rock climber to couch potato, from rebel to middle manager, and from sex crazed to sleep obsessed. To Stay Married, Embrace Change 2017-04-21T04:00:00Z

Could a marginally employed couch potato with an “emaciated, bony frame” really attract not just one but two lissome beauties to bed? ‘The Making of Zombie Wars’ goes beyond the undead 2015-05-26T04:00:00Z

He transforms Imagine Dragons' "Radioactive" into "Inactive," a celebration of couch potato culture featuring dubstep warble and the chorus, "I'm really inactive!/ I'm highly inactive!" Weird Al's 'Mandatory Fun' is a funny sort of masterpiece 2014-07-15T04:00:00Z

But one variety proliferates as soon as the weather gets cold: the couch potato. Spare Times for Children for Dec. 5-Dec. 11 2014-12-04T05:00:00Z

Black Labs and golden retrievers summoned ancient memories of Scottish moors and aristocratic estates, but at the end of the day, they were couch potatoes like the rest. The 1 percent are hurting dogs: Pure-breds, pedigrees and the sick politics of perfect puppies 2015-02-18T05:00:00Z

As a couch potato in a family of long-distance cyclists, I’ve always been envious of the red-faced exhilaration of a loved one returning from a workout. You’re Going to Want to Join this Odyssey Through Postwar Japan 2020-09-01T04:00:00Z

So how do you hack your evening to ensure you accomplish as much as possible and not resort to the dreaded couch potato? 5 Ways to Make Your Evenings More Productive 2014-11-26T05:00:00Z

If you believe her, vast numbers of the male American working class have been transformed from proud breadwinners to unemployable couch potatoes. The End of Men: And the Rise of Women by Hanna Rosin – review 2012-10-03T07:00:02Z

After 15 hours of couch potato science, here’s what I found. I’m sorry, but women on TV apologize too much 2015-03-20T04:00:00Z

Despite any differences in exercise, both groups burn the same number of calories daily, Pontzer has shown in earlier studies, so captive primates are not overweight because they’re couch potatoes. Humans aren’t the only fat primate 2023-09-06T04:00:00Z

“This was a shark that was once thought to be a sedentary couch potato of a shark. It turns out they are much more active.” Some sharks return to the same sites to breed for decades 2022-12-16T05:00:00Z

Despite their speed, which can reach 45 miles per hour, greyhounds are “couch potatoes” who sleep most of the day and can adapt to apartment life, the website said. Eight greyhounds who fell onto the freeway in Boyle Heights have been rescued. Others are still missing 2022-12-06T05:00:00Z

“The couch potatoes use more energy than when they are out at a Christmas market.” Sober or bright? Europe faces holidays during energy crunch 2022-11-25T05:00:00Z

These were the study’s active couch potatoes, and their blood sugar, cholesterol and body fat all were elevated. How sitting all day can cause health problems — even if you exercise 2022-09-14T04:00:00Z

As he came in, Casper joked about his cousin being a couch potato, and recalled that Maria rolled her eyes in solidarity. Vladimir Putin, Family Man 2022-05-13T04:00:00Z

Conversely, if you’re a couch potato, you might still spend almost as many calories daily, leaving more energy for your body to spend on internal processes such as a stress response. This scientist busts myths about how humans burn calories—and why 2022-02-16T05:00:00Z

In the ideal world, a couch potato watches the marathon on Sunday, then decides to try to run a mile with Harlem Run or another running club on Monday. After a Rough Year, New York Road Runners Searches for a Leader and Mission 2021-11-06T04:00:00Z

“Then from 21 to 50 — I’m not going to say I was a couch potato; I was chasing kids around — I wasn’t active. I didn’t really get active again until 1999.” Perspective | Riding a bicycle and giving peace a chance, in honor of the brother she lost to war 2021-10-19T04:00:00Z

The active couch potatoes, who accounted for almost a third of the group, sat the most, lounging for more than 10 hours a day. How sitting all day can cause health problems — even if you exercise 2022-09-14T04:00:00Z

But he said he would "absolutely" still encourage people to cycle after Huntley's accident, saying: "If you don't cycle, you end up a couch potato." Storm Huntley thanks 'lucky stars' after bike accident 2021-08-10T04:00:00Z

The "Wall Street" star admitted that during the pandemic he's been doing "much more couch potato–ing" and is "shocked by the reduction of my stamina." Michael Douglas says he 'used to blame' memory problems on smoking pot 2021-03-28T04:00:00Z

His fans call themselves “couch potatoes” or “spuds.” ‘Stuck on the Couch’ for a year, musician plays 365 concerts 2021-03-27T04:00:00Z

I’d like to think, when that happens, it will be the end my evenings as a couch potato, streaming shows I would never normally watch if I weren’t stuck at home. Netflix and other streaming services boomed in Seattle amid COVID-19 lockdowns 2021-01-10T05:00:00Z

Compared with the active couch potatoes, they spent about 40 percent more time — nearly an extra 90 minutes each day — in what the researchers call “light activity.” How sitting all day can cause health problems — even if you exercise 2022-09-14T04:00:00Z

Instead, I proceeded to become an utter couch potato for the duration of the year. How we exercised during quarantine 2021-01-01T05:00:00Z

“Unless you were a couch potato and ate a very poor diet, I have my doubts about the Halo’s diagnosis,” he said. Amazon Halo Review: The Fitness Gadget We Don’t Deserve or Need 2020-12-09T05:00:00Z

Videos released by the German government have humorously praised the nation's couch potatoes as the country battles a second wave of coronavirus. Coronavirus: Germany hails couch potatoes in new videos 2020-11-16T05:00:00Z

“I didn’t sit here and do nothing and be a couch potato. I’m proud of myself for doing that.” British Workers Try Their Hand at an Unfamiliar Job: Berry Picking 2020-07-07T04:00:00Z

The final group, which the researchers rightly dubbed “the movers,” did just that, exercising about an hour most days, while also moving lightly for about two hours more than the active couch potato group. How sitting all day can cause health problems — even if you exercise 2022-09-14T04:00:00Z

A control group of couch potatoes receiving blood from similarly old, nonexercising mice saw no boost. Protein from blood of exercising mice rejuvenates brains of ‘couch potato’ mice 2020-07-09T04:00:00Z

Couture designers, too, are taking cues from stylish couch potatoes. Quarantine fashion: Buyers ditch PJs for elevated loungewear 2020-05-11T04:00:00Z

How many of those couch potatoes will venture back to the big screens once they’re back in business? Virus vertigo spins the news, pushing out almost everything else 2020-04-23T04:00:00Z

No one is saying that becoming a couch potato is healthy. Perspective | ‘Screen time’ has gone from sin to survival tool 2020-04-09T04:00:00Z

When the researchers cross-checked these groups against people’s current health data, the active couch potatoes had the worst blood sugar control, body fat percentage and cholesterol profiles. How sitting all day can cause health problems — even if you exercise 2022-09-14T04:00:00Z

The trick is to hook kids on outdoor snow activities before video games turn them into wintertime couch potatoes. Idaho ski resorts work to attract younger skiers 2020-02-09T05:00:00Z

Federal health officials want to get couch potatoes up and moving with new maps showing widespread physical inactivity across the country. CDC: More than 15% of U.S. adults physically inactive 2020-01-16T05:00:00Z

On my most recent visit, I heard at least a dozen stories about young couch potatoes who returned from boot camp sober and lean, suddenly willing to do their own laundry and dishes. Mohammed bin Zayed’s Dark Vision of the Middle East’s Future 2020-01-09T05:00:00Z

Usually, it takes between one to four days to enter the state, doctors say, but it depends on many factors like activity level: a runner, for example, may sprint there faster than a couch potato. Dropping the carbs: What is the Keto diet and does it work? | Produced by Advertising Publications 2020-01-08T05:00:00Z

If you answered yes to both questions, then you meet the definition of what scientists call “an active couch potato.” How sitting all day can cause health problems — even if you exercise 2022-09-14T04:00:00Z

That’s the perfect spot: a national holiday when most people are off from work, being couch potatoes after ringing in the New Year. Waiting game: 15 days between CFP semifinals, championship 2019-12-29T05:00:00Z

“I didn’t retire to be a couch potato.” Gig work on the rise and for many, a way of life 2019-12-08T05:00:00Z

If anything, conserving our batteries as isolated couch potatoes ages us faster; successful aging is enhanced by exercise, engagement with life, staying in the workplace and maintaining social connections. Perspective | Five myths about aging 2019-09-20T04:00:00Z

De Santis often guided Harriet through agility work, but he said “she might have been as big of a couch potato as she was an athlete.” Michael Vick’s dogs could have been euthanized. They became adoption ambassadors.

But even without those evolutionary pressures, a couch potato lifestyle seems to result in the same kind of thickening. Running—or sitting—can change the shape of your heart 2019-09-16T04:00:00Z

Now that couch potatoes have social media, they have risen up and become active, opinionated participants. Superfans: A Love Story 2019-09-09T04:00:00Z

I’m usually at home being a couch potato. How Anne Welsh McNulty, Philanthropist, Spends Her Sundays 2019-03-22T04:00:00Z

“Left to my own devices, I’m a couch potato,” she said. Hello, Betty Buckley! A new Dolly hits town, and she's ready to add to her legend 2019-01-23T05:00:00Z

The former high school football player says he’s not “a couch potato” but “just a big guy.” Man sues railroad, claims his weight scuttled job offer 2018-12-28T05:00:00Z

“It keeps me busy and active. It gets me exercise, instead of sitting around like a couch potato all day.” He keeps Orange County's smallest trains running on time 2018-12-25T05:00:00Z

Poultry and Egg Association says broiler chickens are “couch potatoes” and that some people may mistake the birds’ laziness for a medical issue. What makes chickens happy? Nobody is quite sure 2018-12-19T05:00:00Z

The “couch potato” combination of sitting and not moving is leading to increased occurrences of heart disease, stroke, diabetes and obesity, say researchers from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Couch potato death: More Americans sitting, not moving, health officials warn 2018-11-20T05:00:00Z

It’s a sop and a come-on to couch potatoes – it has nothing whatsoever to do with cinema. An Oscar for best blockbuster? Isn’t all the money enough any more? | Ryan Gilbey 2018-08-10T04:00:00Z

In short, students are encouraged to shift from being couch potatoes to cultivating lunchroom tomatoes. Many schools keep gardening efforts going all summer | Produced by Advertising Publications 2018-07-23T04:00:00Z

It was only a few years ago that Bach himself touted physical education in schools by stating the need “to get the couch potatoes off the couch.” Video games in the Olympics? IOC leader won't rule it out 2018-07-20T04:00:00Z

Fed up with colleagues who kept pressuring him to join workout sessions during his lunch break, the 39-year-old Berliner founded Germany’s first couch potato club. New Year’s resolutions? German couch potatoes say forget it 2018-01-24T05:00:00Z

With the World Cup set to turn at least half the British population into couch potatoes, the big studios are all putting their faith in big-budget sequels this summer. What films will you watch in 2018? 2017-12-22T05:00:00Z

The House of Lords has defended its role after the Electoral Reform Society criticised "couch potato peers". Lords rejects 'flawed' expenses report 2017-09-20T04:00:00Z

For the couch potato who finds exercise overwhelming, Kushner advises walking for short periods, building up to three 10-minute brisk walks daily to “boost your energy level and mood while you also burn calories.” Losing weight gets personal: Combining diet and behavioral changes may help 2017-09-01T04:00:00Z

“These things are kind of couch potatoes,” Michael Rust of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration told the Seattle Times. Thousands of Atlantic salmon escape from fish farm into Pacific 2017-08-23T04:00:00Z

“We are no regular couch potatoes because we’re not idling away our time in front of the TV,” he said. New Year’s resolutions? German couch potatoes say forget it 2018-01-24T05:00:00Z

The 47-year-old, who works in the financial services industry, said she was a couch potato until three years ago. British-based trio complete ultimate trophy swim across Lake Geneva 2017-08-23T04:00:00Z

Those lucrative deals are great for road-weary comics to reach a wider audience — and pretty great for the “Netflix-and-chill” couch potato in many of us. Having a Moment: Netflix's marquee comedy specials. But are they good business? 2017-08-11T04:00:00Z

I don’t want to become a couch potato. Statins causing muscle aches? Spice to the rescue 2017-07-30T04:00:00Z

“Some people are couch potatoes whether they’d gotten a transplant or not,” he said. 20 years later, heart transplant beats on 2017-07-24T04:00:00Z

But the numbers seem to point to this being a result of kids being exposed to food advertising, not necessarily being couch potatoes. Will technology make my child a terrible person? 2017-07-04T04:00:00Z

“They go from being a slaughterer of mice to a couch potato,” says Eva Maria-Geigl, an evolutionary geneticist who oversaw the study with molecular biologist Thierry Grange, both at the Jacques Monod Institute in Paris. Ancient Egyptians may have given cats the personality to conquer the world 2017-06-19T04:00:00Z

But in one of these studies, “couch potatoes” expended an average of around 200 fewer calories a day, compared with moderately active subjects. Readers Respond to the February 2017 Issue 2017-06-04T04:00:00Z

Either extreme in activity is no good, ie the couch potato of the addictive gym rat. Work. Walk 5 Minutes. Work. 2016-12-28T05:00:00Z

But couch potatoes might not want to launch into a La-Z-Boy workout routine just yet. Good vibrations: A bit of shaking can burn fat, combat diabetes 2017-03-15T04:00:00Z

When glycogen stores are full, as they invariably are in a couch potato, the sugars have nowhere to go but into adipose tissue, where they are converted to fatty acids and triglycerides. As Soda Taxes Gain Wider Acceptance, Your Bottle May Be Next 2016-11-26T05:00:00Z

Any amount of activity helped cut the risk of dying of heart disease by about 40 percent, compared to being a couch potato. It's all good: Any exercise cuts risk of death, study finds 2017-01-09T05:00:00Z

That’s a whole lot of TV, even in a country of couch potatoes. It's not TV... but what is it? As Netflix continues to expand, its identity has gotten fuzzy 2016-12-22T05:00:00Z

"North Face has been a dominant brand among outdoor enthusiasts for years, but in recent years even the couch potatoes are sporting North Face." 8 Stocks to Buy for a Cold Winter 2016-10-17T04:00:00Z

Basic cable outlets, including those owned by Turner Broadcasting, are scrambling as television’s couch potato business model gets baked. How Turner Broadcasting is changing the program to keep up with a new TV world 2016-09-09T04:00:00Z

A young woman really gets to know her couch potato beau only after he dies and she is forced to bond with his dog and encounter ex-lovers. Every movie being released this fall, including 'Sully,' 'Girl on the Train,' 'Magnificent Seven,' 'Loving,' and many more 2016-09-01T04:00:00Z

While the study couldn't prove a cause-and-effect relationship, researchers say a "couch potato" lifestyle does seem to raise the risk for diabetic retinopathy. When Diabetes Strikes, Get Moving to Lower Risk to Eyes 2016-08-04T04:00:00Z

The pope urged young people during the weekend to stand up to violence, hatred and terror instead of being “couch potatoes” glued to “the screen of a cellphone.” Pope Francis Urges Youths to Leave a Mark on the World, Not the Couch 2016-07-31T04:00:00Z

Pope Francis has called on hundreds of thousands of young pilgrims to not be “couch potatoes” but to take risks as they seek to build a better world. The Latest: Organizers say 1.6 million at event with pope 2016-07-30T04:00:00Z

They may always be grinning, but sloths—those cuddly, shaggy couch potatoes of the animal kingdom—are in trouble. Unbelievably Cute Pictures of Rescued Baby Sloths 2016-07-20T04:00:00Z

Trying to be helpful and contemporary, I said that a bedpresser was like a couch potato. What Ever Happened to the Couch Potato? 2016-07-06T04:00:00Z

Can't we find more interesting ways to be a couch potato? I have found a new way to watch TV, and it changes everything 2016-06-22T04:00:00Z

Society treats us much better if we are thinner couch potatoes. Why You Should Exercise (No, Not to Lose Weight) 2016-06-20T04:00:00Z

But, that's no reason for seniors to morph into couch potatoes, health experts say. Aging May Blunt Some of Exercise's Benefits 2016-06-17T04:00:00Z

“It’s really tempting to just watch TV and be a couch potato.” Walking helps Salt Lake County residents beat pain of aging 2016-06-10T04:00:00Z

In the ensuing years, couch potatoes of all varieties stretched out across the American cultural imagination. What Ever Happened to the Couch Potato? 2016-07-06T04:00:00Z

The image of the teenage couch potato appears to be fading. Are Teens Rejecting Risky Behavior? 2016-06-09T04:00:00Z

“Once I’m off the golf course I really don’t think about golf much. Instead of just sitting there watching TV and being a couch potato, it’s something productive.” Jamie Lovemark has lost can't-miss label, but potential remains - Golf Digest 2016-05-02T04:00:00Z

A team in Mountain View, Calif. refines the software and tests designs on volunteer couch potatoes. Review: Samsung Fixes the TV Remote 2016-04-20T04:00:00Z

Indeed, he may appear to be a couch potato, but Mr. Friedlander is anything but lazy. The Comic and the Ping-Pong Champ 2016-03-11T05:00:00Z

By reshaping the territories in which viewing occurs, the Internet has changed the classic conditions under which couch potatoes prospered. What Ever Happened to the Couch Potato? 2016-07-06T04:00:00Z

The accountant at a commercial real-estate office in Brentwood is working on a book about her transformation from couch potato to running 52 races in a single year, titled "We Got This." This Marathon Goddess is running her 100th marathon -- all to raise research funds 2016-02-13T05:00:00Z

But instead of catering to couch potatoes, the company is targeting people who prefer to browse or shop in actual stores. Amazon's bookstore buzz hits San Diego 2016-02-11T05:00:00Z

I think some couch potatoes survive cancer better than athletes. Does Climbing Big Mountains Prepare You for Fighting Cancer? 2016-01-28T05:00:00Z

Nothing is more unrealistic than going from couch potato to workout warrior. If You Made One of These 7 Resolutions, Give It Up Now 2016-01-13T05:00:00Z

The decline of the couch potato signals a shift in our moral attitude toward life lived in front of a screen. What Ever Happened to the Couch Potato? 2016-07-06T04:00:00Z

It was a welcome sign in a society that’s become too sedentary for today’s youth, with TV, online viewing and video gaming fostering a generation of couch potatoes. Louisiana editorial roundup 2016-01-06T05:00:00Z

If focused concentration is a good workout for your brain, bouncing around distractedly is being a mental couch potato. How to Focus: 5 Research-Backed Secrets to Concentration 2016-01-06T05:00:00Z

Don't forget your bracelet and belt keeping up with whether you're active enough or spending too much time as a couch potato. CES 2016: Robots, fancy wearables, toddler toys and -- hair growers? 2016-01-05T05:00:00Z

One of the downsides of fantasy sports is that a lot of couch potatoes suddenly think they should be in charge of the Lakers, like fantasy general managers. Letters: Just an average off-season for the Dodgers 2015-11-20T05:00:00Z

As one of the handbook’s core “disciplines” for advanced practitioners, Simulviewing reveals, in its sheer ludicrousness, the impossibility of a hyperactive couch potato. What Ever Happened to the Couch Potato? 2016-07-06T04:00:00Z

But does that conclusion doom us to be couch potatoes—staying at home forever, confined by the limits of our planet? Oh the Places We Won't Go: Humans Will Settle Mars, and Nowhere Else [Excerpt] 2015-11-13T05:00:00Z

A generation ago, Sean Parker would have us believe, parents worried that their children were becoming couch potatoes, passive consumers of information dominated by TV. Sean Parker on tech industry's 'tricks': 'Social media feeds our narcissism' 2015-11-09T05:00:00Z

Dr. Stern, the school superintendent, quipped: “We don’t grow couch potatoes here.” Westchester Food Bank Looks to Local Gardens to Fill Bags for Hungry 2015-10-09T04:00:00Z

A spate of new research has found that prolonged sitting—like the kind you do all day at work—is sabotaging your health and turning you into a 9-to-5 couch potato. 10 Exercises You Can Do at Your Desk 2015-09-22T04:00:00Z

But the crucial difference here is the one-way quality of analog viewing, which can foster the passive, hypnotized state for which the couch potato was once renowned. What Ever Happened to the Couch Potato? 2016-07-06T04:00:00Z

Two of the channel's most popular shows are "Prospectors," about miners searching for valuable metals in Colorado, and "Fat Guys in the Woods," where couch potatoes are taught survival skills. Stormy Times at The Weather Channel 2015-09-10T04:00:00Z

My fitness routine is no longer weather-dependent or easily derailed by my inner couch potato. MIND Reviews 3 Weight-Loss Apps 2015-08-21T04:00:00Z

Thus, if the weights and heights of a baseball player and of a couch potato are the same, their B.M.I. will be the same. Letters to the Editor 2015-08-17T04:00:00Z

She called the study results "surprising," but said that "being a couch potato doesn't help improve the nutritional quality of the diet," either. Time Spent Sitting May Not Affect Diet, Study Suggests 2015-07-17T04:00:00Z

After a steady increase in written usage between 1980 and 2000, “couch potato” peaked just after the millennium and then began to fall sharply. What Ever Happened to the Couch Potato? 2016-07-06T04:00:00Z

Although the actual maximal heart rate for a given person is highly variable, as you age, your maximal heart rate decreases, whether you are a highly fit athlete or a couch potato. How Aging Affects Athletic Performance 2015-07-11T04:00:00Z

When I ran my first half-marathon this spring, after a lifetime as a couch potato, A-Rod was a source of inspiration. The redemption of A-Rod 2015-06-19T04:00:00Z

Father’s Day is this Sunday, and here are some last-minute gift suggestions for the dad who loves gadgets and being a multimedia couch potato. Father’s Day Gift Guide: Best gadgets for dad 2015-06-16T04:00:00Z

Even active smokers enjoyed some protective benefit from lung cancer, when compared with couch potatoes who smoked, the researchers said. Exercise May Blunt a Woman's Risk of Lung and Breast Cancer: Studies 2015-06-02T04:00:00Z

Was the couch potato going the way of the bedpresser, or was it already gone? What Ever Happened to the Couch Potato? 2016-07-06T04:00:00Z

Or a 23-year-old former couch potato who ran in memory of her mother, who died of breast cancer, and raised money for charity along the way. New York City Marathon Chief Finds Next Step Has Arrived 2015-05-12T04:00:00Z

The networks were always happy to think of us as essentially lazy couch potatoes. Netflix And On-Demand Viewing Will Destroy Lazy TV 2015-05-08T04:00:00Z

But the increased risk associated with being a couch potato occurred whether or not the study participants were taking diabetes drugs, or whether or not they were eating healthy diets and exercising, the researchers found. More TV Time May Mean Higher Diabetes Risk, Study Finds 2015-04-02T04:00:00Z

Self-described as the first complete online national auto retailer, Carvana’s recent Super Bowl ad highlights that the market is one step closer to experiencing couch potato car buying nirvana. Software's Escape From Under The Hood And Into The Driver's Seat 2015-03-17T04:00:00Z

The record states that the first couch potato was named and affectionately shamed in Pasadena, California, in 1976, when Tom Iacino phoned his friend Robert Armstrong, a cartoonist and TV lover. What Ever Happened to the Couch Potato? 2016-07-06T04:00:00Z

Children who lead inactive lives are likely to grow up to become middle-aged couch potatoes, a study suggests. Inactive child 'will be couch potato' 2015-03-15T04:00:00Z

While "higher-intensity" might sound daunting, experts stressed that it's within reason for even dedicated couch potatoes. Any Exercise Is Good, But Higher-Intensity May Be Better 2015-03-02T05:00:00Z

If it is true that dogs are a reflection of their owners, then Angelenos are short, squat couch potatoes with wrinkled faces, who snore loudly and would rather watch TV than jog on the beach. Who's more popular? Labrador Retriever stays No. 1; L.A. loves bulldogs 2015-02-26T05:00:00Z

Still, it’s hard not to root for Clarke, a reformed Irish couch potato, who, like Jimenez, is renowned for living life large. Darren Clarke, Tiger Woods and the day that fat beat fit: The Loop 2013-10-16T04:00:00Z

My inauguration to Prime involved watching old episodes of “The X-Files,” which hail from the couch potato’s heyday. What Ever Happened to the Couch Potato? 2016-07-06T04:00:00Z

IOC President Thomas Bach says “physical education in schools is crucial if we are to get the couch potatoes off the couch.” IOC, UNESCO push for better phys ed in schools 2015-01-29T05:00:00Z

This compared with only about a quarter who got physical while their spouse remained a couch potato. Want to Get Healthy? Get Your Partner Involved 2015-01-19T05:00:00Z

Similarly, living with a sporty partner prompted individuals to get active, but not as much as seeing a loved one change from a couch potato to an active lifestyle. Fitness 'rubs off on your partner' 2015-01-19T05:00:00Z

As tempting as it may be, don’t be a couch potato the day after your workout. I Overdid It At the Gym. Now What? 2015-01-16T05:00:00Z

On reflection, there did seem to be fewer couch potatoes lazing around than there used to be. What Ever Happened to the Couch Potato? 2016-07-06T04:00:00Z

Lowell W. Paxson, a media executive who turned bargain hunting and impulse buying into couch potato heaven when he started the Home Shopping Network, died on Jan. 9 in Kalispell, Mont. He was 79. Lowell W. Paxson Dies at 79; Started Home Shopping Network 2015-01-15T05:00:00Z

She is alone in her age group of athletes and she embarrasses couch potatoes everywhere. Vibrant Aging At 80: One Woman's Way 2014-11-04T05:00:00Z

Ideally, it may also inspire some couch potatoes, accustomed to ordering their footwear from Zappos.com, to come into the store. For Macy’s, a Makeover on 34th Street 2014-11-01T04:00:00Z

He didn’t want to be a couch potato. Greeley man makes canes by hand, gives them away 2014-10-18T04:00:00Z

In common usage, “couch potato” has always been a derogatory phrase that implies a misdirection of one’s passions. What Ever Happened to the Couch Potato? 2016-07-06T04:00:00Z

Now the 96-win Orioles will join them as eminent World Series couch potatoes. October baseball is a different game: May the winning team be the best

“We tend to think of boredom as someone lazy, as a couch potato,” said James Danckert, a professor of neuroscience at the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada, and a co-author of the paper. The Contrarians on Stress: It Can Be Good for You 2014-10-03T04:00:00Z

In a small University of Georgia study, chronically tired couch potatoes embarked on a low- or moderate-intensity exercise routine three times per week for six weeks while a control group didn’t exercise. Fatigue is a common ailment. A series of steps can help identify its cause

The curious Venn diagram overlap of battered war vets, couch potatoes and former wrestlers was not lost on anybody in Page’s camp. The Rise of Beefcake Yoga 2014-08-13T04:00:00Z

"Going from a couch potato to representing my country at a Commonwealth Games was hard to grasp." From cigarettes and alcohol to marathon man 2014-07-25T04:00:00Z

The risks remained even for "active couch potatoes" -- folks who squeeze in some time at the gym but still spend most of their day off their feet. Study Ties Too Much Sitting to Risks for Certain Cancers 2014-06-16T04:00:00Z

It used to be that if you didn't throw up after a workout, you might as well be a couch potato. Workouts without pain: Three trainers who hold back the hurt 2014-05-16T04:00:00Z

The Oxford English Dictionary dates the word vidiot back to 1949 and defines a vidiot as “a habitual, undiscriminating viewer of television or player of video games,” a cousin to the lifeless couch potato. ‘You Vidiot!’: 7 Words That Are Older Than You Thought 2014-04-24T02:38:12Z

Perhaps the iconic pose of our era is someone squinting at a smartphone screen–replacing another iconic pose, the couch potato pointing a remote at the TV screen. Online Ad Revenues Blow Past Broadcast TV, Thanks To Mobile And Video 2014-04-10T18:15:00Z

Going from a couch potato to representing my country at a Commonwealth Games in such a short space of time has been hard to grasp.” From cigarettes and alcohol to marathon man 2014-07-25T04:00:00Z

The Pluto.TV interface, on the other hand, is immediately familiar to any couch potato. Hey Cord-Cutters: Pluto.TV Launches With 85 Channels Of Free, TV-Style Internet Video 2014-03-31T16:18:00Z

Networks are now trying to distinguish themselves by airing more “event programming”, such as the Olympics, that get couch potatoes to tune in to live television. Cable television: News you can lose 2014-02-06T16:01:14Z

Sloths are the quintessential couch potatoes of the rainforest, and these sluggish tree-dwellers also serve as a hotel for moths and algae. Why Sloths Leave the Trees to Defecate 2014-01-24T05:00:00Z

People are watching not as couch potatoes, thoughtless, witless, uncritical. Binge Viewing Gets A Bad Rap; Here's The Reality 2013-12-30T15:23:00Z

That would underscore the point that for couch potatoes, starting to exercise is a healthy move - but the benefits don't stop there. When it comes to walking, more is better 2013-12-25T15:41:46Z

I grew up thinking of New Year’s Eve from the perspective of a couch potato. Crowdsource Your New Year's Resolutions (And They Might Even Come True!) 2013-12-21T22:19:00Z

Meanwhile, London 2012's Olympic legacy is "a nation of young couch potatoes", according to the Times. Watkins and Biggs make headlines 2013-12-19T06:11:14Z

Far from a sunny self-help book, hers is a realistic look at what it takes to transition from couch potato to amateur endurance athlete, flecked with self-deprecating anecdotes. A new memoir stars a Bridget Jones-like journalist who will inspire the runner in you 2013-10-21T20:38:01Z

Revenues from couch potatoes are also stabilising thanks to downloads, rentals and streaming services—to the relief of Hollywood studios. Digital media: Counting the change 2013-08-15T15:00:17Z

Have you done a study to show that genes are not responsible for making certain people couch potatoes? The Obesity Gene: Is Weight Coded in DNA? 2013-07-20T07:50:28Z

The researchers call these people “active couch potatoes.” Desk jobs can be killers, literally 2013-07-15T20:05:19Z

“These are high-functioning people — couch potatoes don’t get Lyme disease,” he said. Well: When Lyme Disease Lasts and Lasts 2013-07-08T04:01:47Z

But the man is so dedicated to routine, so committed to the everydayness of baseball, that he can make Ichiro seem like a couch potato. Mariners savor same old pop from Ibanez 2013-06-25T03:23:17Z

Unlike 3D or smart TV, 4K requires very little of couch potatoes; they’ll watch the new televisions in exactly the same way they watch their old ones. With ESPN Calling It Quits, the Writing Is on the Wall for 3D 2013-06-12T20:31:07Z

Now days if I'm a couch potato it must be hereditary as my father and grandfather were couch potatos also. The Obesity Gene: Is Weight Coded in DNA? 2013-07-20T07:50:28Z

So the University of Missouri researchers decided to create their own innately avid runners or couch potatoes, provide them with similar upbringings, and see what happened next. Phys Ed: Why We’re Motivated to Exercise. Or Not. 2013-04-17T21:01:05Z

This process could accelerate if Congress weighs in on the side of couch potatoes who feel gouged. Schumpeter: The real Disney 2013-03-27T16:07:10Z

Why should we expect an advanced intelligence to be couch potatoes, content never to push the envelope across their own heliopause? 5 Reasons E.T. Would Already Know We're Here 2013-02-28T11:34:59Z

Who knew life as a modern couch potato would be so much work? Fanhattan Brings Its Video Discovery Service to the Web 2013-02-21T20:56:25Z

There are two separate problems with counting couch potatoes, one more pressing than the other. Television: Counting couch potatoes 2013-02-07T16:03:01Z

But the time they spent as couch potatoes made no difference, according to results published in the Journal of Pediatrics. No exercise, more than couch, tied to fat in kids 2013-01-15T17:38:56Z

Space, for all intents and purposes, turns you into a couch potato. Mars Mission Could Turn Astronauts Into Couch Potatoes 2013-01-07T20:15:00Z

This rating will track the total number of couch potatoes watching TV and tweeting about it, as well as anyone who happens to see those tweets. Nielsen And Twitter Team To Track TV 2013-01-03T21:15:00.457Z

Douglas' story is both heartwarming and inspiring, its message applicable those young or old, male or female, active or couch potato. Douglas wins AP female athlete of the year honors 2012-12-21T16:28:08Z

There are also more antipodean couch potatoes these days. England beware wounded Australia in the game with a special rivalry 2012-11-16T17:21:00Z

Cut back on technology: It's wonderful—it's helped us with advancements in medicine, communication, and entertainment—but it's also contributing to a generation of couch potatoes. Understanding Childhood Obesity 2012-10-23T16:34:00Z

The Games that followed were a vast success for the same reason as the opening party: because there was something in them for everybody: sports lovers, couch potatoes, patriots. Britain Gets Its Groove Back 2012-09-16T08:45:00Z

He notes that calorie restriction produces a bigger effect on longevity "if the control group is couch potatoes." Hungry Monkeys Not Living Longer 2012-08-29T18:00:00Z

This is a way to become a couch potato, not an effective human being. Learn the Art of Procrastination 2012-08-29T13:45:50Z

Can we at least prove the Olympics made money, changed lives in east London or turned couch potatoes into runners? For the coalition, Olympic cheer will quickly subside 2012-08-13T20:15:01Z

While couch potatoes around the world munch Pringles and gaze at the athleticism with a sense of wonder, this corner of Los Angeles towels off its sweat and thinks, uh-huh, not bad. London 2012 has nothing on LA, the spectacular home of physical fitness 2012-08-08T17:17:19Z

How are we linked, the participants and the couch potatoes, the athletes and the spectators? The Dirtiest Race in History by Richard Moore – review 2012-08-03T07:00:14Z

And if anyone ever asks me what I would be if I weren’t a couch potato, next time I think I’ll say, “Oh, probably an Olympic athlete.” Riff: The Loneliness of Watching the Long-Distance Runner 2012-08-01T20:12:25Z

Others tweeted how much better off she was being raised in the Philippines and that if she had been raised in Saudi Arabia she would have ended up a couch potato applying for unemployment benefits. The Olympic triumph of Saudi Arabian women 2012-07-31T15:00:00Z

Olympics coverage overwhelms not just BBC1, BBC3 and that counsel of despair for the couch potato with commitment issues, the red button, but reaches unprecedentedly far into cyberspace. Olympics TV and radio review: need more options? Seek counselling 2012-07-29T17:30:44Z

The study it describes, led by Pedro Hallal of the Federal University of Pelotas, in Brazil, is the most complete portrait yet of the world’s busy bees and couch potatoes. Global health: One potato, two potato, three potato 2012-07-19T15:02:29Z

Arthritis may be a mechanical disability, but it need not turn people into couch potatoes. Well: How to Pursue an Active Life With Arthritis 2012-07-16T04:04:25Z

Office workers, bankers, IT experts and couch potatoes beware. A sitting person's guide to standing up 2012-07-10T12:52:22Z

Despite this disappointment, though, ITV goes into the next phase of the Euros holding a narrow lead over the BBC in the battle for the hearts and minds of Britain's couch potatoes. BBC v ITV: who is winning the Euro 2012 battle? 2012-06-14T11:36:43Z

MYTH: As long as you get regular exercise, it’s fine to be a couch potato at other times. Consumer Reports: Myths about exercise can hamper efforts to shape up 2012-04-16T18:20:23Z

There was, in fact, virtually no difference in how much time people spent being couch potatoes on the days when they exercised compared with days when they did not. Well: Phys Ed: Meet the Active Couch Potato 2012-04-04T04:01:40Z

Everyone smoked, and her three brothers were “couch potatoes like you wouldn’t believe,” she said. Kathy Martin Started Late but She Is Catching Up 2012-04-02T02:35:27Z

You may be shocked to learn that workout warriors are more likely to binge-drink than couch potatoes are, at least according to a 2009 University of Miami study of frequent women exercisers. Mind adjustments help you cope with ailments; exercise linked to binge drinking 2012-03-19T19:36:28Z

Martha and her friends view classmates who live in the district as coddled couch potatoes. Young U.S. Citizens in Mexico Up Early to Learn in the U.S. 2012-01-17T02:56:29Z

“You will lose whatever advantages you’ve gained over time and be back down to couch potato status within three to six months, but the effect of inactivity starts within days,” says exercise physiologist J.P. To maintain your health and fitness, don?t take a winter break from exercise 2012-01-17T00:10:45Z

“I didn’t want to be a couch potato; that was not my line of thinking,” Ms. Anderson said. The Neediest Cases: Overcoming Her Own Pain to Help Disabled Children Ride, and Walk, Tall 2012-01-05T02:25:02Z

Get in touch with your inner couch potato, and be entertained and educated at the same time. 7 Ways to Eat Better and Be More Successful In Business 2012-01-04T12:15:59Z

With that much time alone you need a couch potato and that can come in many different breeds and even mixed breeds. City Room: Answers from a Dog Expert 2011-12-23T18:52:20Z

When I’m watching TV at night, I’m not a couch potato, I’m always stretching and exercising. | Ashley Bouder: Ashley Bouder, Dancer, Unwinds and Stretches on Sundays 2011-12-10T16:34:03Z

For the third time this fall, the Fox network will bamboozle couch potatoes with a misdirection play that marries an N.F.L. game with a tape-delayed soccer match from the English Premier League. Fox Again to Show Soccer After Its N.F.L. Sunday Broadcast 2011-11-19T18:14:49Z

"The couch potatoes among us who do not exercise themselves intellectually will pay a price." IQ Isn't Fixed, Study Suggests 2011-10-19T20:30:46Z

With his latest marathon one week away, it's time for Tisch to become a couch potato. Expert advice for the final week of marathon training 2011-10-12T19:47:05Z

Still waiting their turn: couch potatoes, offensive tackles and sumo wrestlers. Roller girls get in touch with their inner brute 2011-10-12T02:07:41Z

From my point of view and that of a legion of other former couch potatoes, I’ll say that qualifies it as a success. Green Blog: Are Bike Rentals a Success? Depends Who You Ask 2011-10-10T16:54:14Z

Right or wrong, an employer may be more impressed with your image as an amateur athlete than a couch potato. 10 Things to do After you Lose your Job. 2011-08-21T23:36:58Z

Williams said that his off-season conditioning did not get him into football shape; he espouses a workout regimen that couch potatoes could rally around. The Fifth Down: Three Weeks Into Camp, Teams Are Starting to See Things 2011-08-20T15:19:39Z

The games will go on as scheduled, and the gamblers, the fantasy-league players and the couch potatoes will settle in for another six months of irresistible ritual. Chicago News Cooperative: A Giddiness Reigns in the Bears Camp 2011-08-12T04:31:26Z

This is true of you whether you are a couch potato extraordinaire or a grizzled expedition guide just returned from Madagascar and leaving in the morning for Tasmania. Do Language and Music Mimic Nature? 2011-07-30T12:15:00.247Z

Sure, being a couch potato and eating a lot of junk food is bad for a woman's heart just like a man's. Heart disease, No. 1 killer, can sneak up on women 2011-07-04T12:01:12Z

Some thought that this was because couch potatoes were less likely to make babies. Soap operas and development: Good trash 2011-05-05T10:58:31Z

Exercise Dangling a financial carrot in front of the treadmill got couch potatoes moving in two studies published in 2009 in Econometrica. Money over Matter: Can Cash Incentives Keep People Healthy? 2011-03-21T11:45:00.217Z

"It is certainly valid to link those two as two consecutive victories for couch potatoes," said Callum Murray, editorial director of Sportcal Global Communication, a sports information company specializing in broadcast and marketing rights. FIFA, UEFA lose legal challenge over TV coverage 2011-02-17T19:59:08Z

Meanwhile, in a country that is among the fattest in Europe, the number of couch potatoes apparently continues to grow. England Finds 2012 Olympics Don?t Spur Exercise 2011-02-16T01:00:40Z

The couch potato is thus the paradigmatic product of broadcast television. Why the BBC's old guard called time on the Wibbly Wobbly Web 2011-01-30T00:02:08Z

It's enough to turn even the most athletic environmentalist into a locally grown, organic couch potato. Some pieces of gym equipment are more eco-friendly than others 2011-01-04T04:11:04Z

The company has said that Gatorade is working to focus on athletes, rather than couch potatoes who had been drinking it for the cool factor. Gatorade to focus on sports drinks 2010-12-21T12:21:00Z

The company has said that Gatorade is working to focus on athletes, rather than couch potatoes who drank its products for the aspirational value. Gatorade to focus on sports drinks 2010-12-21T12:21:00Z

The company has said that Gatorade is working to focus on athletes, rather than couch potatoes who drink the stuff for the aspirational value. Gatorade to focus on sports drinks 2010-12-21T12:21:00Z

But they found one exception: Men who biked for at least five hours per week had fewer and less active sperm than couch potatoes. Most exercise not linked to sperm health 2010-12-09T22:26:00Z

The government's new 10-year blueprint to improve Americans' health aims to help whole communities get in better shape, not just the couch potatoes. Improving Americans' health takes a community 2010-12-01T19:16:00Z

Or are they just an excuse to be a lazy couch potato? Healthy habits for the holidays 2009-11-23T17:00:00Z

Luckily for couch potatoes, TV-watching no longer requires any imagination at all. Playing Catch-Up On HDTV 2010-11-19T05:00:00Z

Today’s couch potato might become tomorrow’s prime health specimen. Well: The Workout Enigma 2010-11-17T18:38:00Z

I made all sorts of mistakes when I took up daily walking and ended up with blisters, cramps and injuries trying to hurry the adaptation from couch potato to daily workout. Well: Buying New Running Shoes (or Not) 2010-10-22T14:13:00Z

The actors were also told that they should “play types,” including, “mothers, film buffs, tech geeks, couch potatoes.” Netflix Fans at Event Were Actors 2010-09-23T21:01:00Z

And this junk will be consumed for years, adding another layer of fat to the lazy couch potato that is American journalism's "conventional wisdom". The 'rightwing backlash' that never was 2010-09-22T17:30:00Z

The firm is building its browser and search bar into high-end televisions, hoping that couch potatoes will use it to look for programmes. Online television: Hogging the remote 2010-09-02T10:46:00Z

The avowed couch potatoes in the study, who reported working a sedentary job and engaging in zero recreational physical activity, weighed the equivalent of an extra 1.3 lb. Exercise Can Counteract Obesity Genes, Says Study 2010-09-01T21:30:00Z

Instead of being a total couch potato, fitness experts say, try these moves to torch calories at the same time: Keep equipment on hand. How to exercise while watching TV 2010-07-18T19:48:00Z

But even the laziest couch potato may soon notice some changes to his television set. The race to organise television: Struggling for control 2010-07-15T10:43:00Z

We are, in a phrase adopted by physiologists, ‘‘active couch potatoes.’’ Phys Ed: The Men Who Stare at Screens 2010-07-14T04:01:00Z

Summertime is almost here and the great outdoors are calling, but your inner sports fan and couch potato are begging to stay glued to the TV. The Best Mobile TVs 2010-05-26T22:00:00Z

A total couch potato might see some fitness gains, she said, and walking contributes to strengthening of muscle and bone. Walking vs. the golf cart: There's a clear winner, say the MisFits 2010-05-20T04:00:00Z

These types of people are, unsurprisingly, more likely to agree to be interviewed about their health than slobby couch potatoes. Nutrition and health: Protection racket 2010-04-08T11:32:00Z

If one sport is leading the way in increasing participation, doing a "reverse couch potato", it is cycling. Editorial: Others can only envy British cycling 2010-03-21T00:10:00Z

Your silliest job titles When a weight-loss company decided to recruit a paid "couch potato" to eat high fat foods, it advertised for a "product testing associate". Over-titled 2010-03-17T11:15:00Z

Mothers' messages Her study - Do working mothers raise couch potatoes? - concluded that apparently they do if they work more than 34 hours a week, struggling to find the time for family cooking and activities. Working mums 2010-03-04T03:02:00Z

SL: Fit and fat is healthier than skinny and a couch potato. 2010-01-14T08:00:00Z

Software developers are often guilty of fattening their applications with so many new features that they end up like digital couch potatoes; slow moving and impossible to work with. 2009-12-31T18:42:00Z

Are you going to take the couch potatoes of the world by storm and make all of them yearn to be you? Abducted to Oz

The cognitive characteristics and motor patterns of couch potatoes and moderate viewers in the age of generalized TV and interactive networking are very different from those of people educated as literate. The Civilization of Illiteracy

单词	couch potato
例句	couch potato “No couch potatoes in the family,” I once said to Farmer’s mother. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z And be careful with tune and turn: I think I’ll tune in to my favorite TV show and turn into a couch potato. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Gliding past creative, derivative and meditative, it arrives at vegetative — the couch potato’s final destination. When TV Goes Right Past Meditative to Vegetative 2021-04-16T04:00:00Z The era of the couch potato, argues Rose, is at an end. The Art of Immersion by Frank Rose – review 2012-07-10T14:50:01Z Colonel Sanders’s Mama is so lazy, when she goes to KFC she orders a side of couch potatoes. Style Invitational Week 1114: What’s the good news? 2015-03-04T05:00:00Z Diana Bridger was 59 years old and a self-described “committed couch potato” when she saw a photograph of herself at a birthday party and decided she needed a lifestyle change. Never exercised in your life? It’s not too late to start — and benefit. 2019-10-18T04:00:00Z In general, we seem to prefer tales of the harm that technology does to children – by inhibiting language, social development and concentration, by turning them into overweight couch potatoes or shopaholic pests. In praise of kids' television 2013-04-06T06:00:49Z If the particulars of Alex Salazar’s transformation from couch potato to marathon man are fuzzy — he calls his efforts “pretty casual” — the benefits are clearly defined. For Two Runners, Married Life Begins at Mile 6 2017-05-26T04:00:00Z Whatever life “Grudge Match” stirs up emanates from the stars, stand-ins for macho couch potatoes everywhere who still dream of their athletic glory days. Movie Review: ‘Grudge Match’ Stars Sylvester Stallone and Robert De Niro 2013-12-24T16:51:42Z That free program runs in select parks citywide through Aug. 20 — plenty of time for all those small couch potatoes to get cooking. Spare Times for Children for July 31-Aug. 6 2015-07-30T04:00:00Z But it’s likely to boost CrossFit studio memberships much in the same way that “The Biggest Loser” inspired couch potatoes to get off their duffs and join a gym. American spirit, as seen on TV via "The Masked Singer" and "The Titan Games" 2019-01-03T05:00:00Z This simple, universal comfort food is appreciated by young children, rebellious teenagers, young lovers and middle-age and downright old couch potatoes. An ode to the humble, healthy (?) pizza pie 2021-09-14T04:00:00Z What’s a wide-awake couch potato to do but read them side by jowl? Books Of the Times: Shared Homeland, Different Worldview 2010-09-16T22:36:00Z The rest of us — couch potatoes, season-ticket holders, parents on the sidelines — cheer for the toughest players and the hardest hits. Movie Review: ‘Head Games,’ a Documentary About Athletic Injuries 2012-09-21T01:30:07Z “We are not sending people to Mars to be couch potatoes,” she said. Perspective \| For space travelers, fitness is a top priority 2018-11-02T04:00:00Z But after he got married, he threw himself into his work and became something of a "couch potato." Man loses 120 pounds, becomes triathlete after wife dies: ‘I wanted something more’ 2021-09-25T04:00:00Z Perhaps the offering of K2-climbers is a joke they like to play on couch potatoes. My dating site matches seem absolutely random 2015-06-13T04:00:00Z Legislation to turn down the volume on those loud TV commercials that send couch potatoes diving for their remote controls looks like it'll soon become law. Senate votes to turn down volume on TV commercials 2010-09-30T15:51:00Z Our language ennobles meat at the expense of veg: strong, muscular types are “beefy”, lazy people are “couch potatoes”, unresponsive ones “vegetables”. Why do people hate vegans? 2019-10-25T04:00:00Z And the audience wakes out of a couch potato stupor — the kind you experience when you have the television tuned to an infomercial station — to the startling tingle of adrenaline in its blood. Theater Review: ‘Rocky,’ the Musical, Brings Songs to a Film Story 2014-03-14T02:00:03Z But with a low-budget tenor and a winking sense of humor, they invite you to join them in admitting, “Yeah, it’s ridiculous that we’ve turned medical trauma into a diversion for couch potatoes.” ‘Sex Sent Me to the ER’ and ‘Untold Stories of the ER’ 2014-10-31T04:00:00Z As merely a casual couch potato, I can’t speak to whether Lee’s project has succeeded. Hooray for Joan Watson: Why well-rounded Asian-American characters matter 2014-01-22T23:59:00Z You had to learn Zen couch potato patience. Books of The Times: ?I Want My MTV,? by Craig Marks and Rob Tannenbaum - Review 2011-10-24T23:31:14Z The show, a mixture of character comedy and songs, is an exhortation to all of us lazy couch potatoes to get up off our seats and have fun before it’s too late. Review: Tovah Feldshuh Embraces Life at 54 Below 2015-02-20T05:00:00Z They are famously out of reach of a ticket holder or a couch potato, other than through sitting back and watching from afar. 2 actors we loved knowing, who seemed to know us 2012-12-25T14:15:12Z The piece chronicled the meteoric rise of the Boston workouts, which were by then attracting up to 650 people — a mix of Olympians, ex-college athletes and recent couch potatoes. November Project: Hugs and fitness Whether it’s Marty McFly in Back to the Future, Tom Cruise in Minority Report, or the forthcoming Timeless and Frequency, it is something couch potatoes love to nerd out to. Queen Sugar: why it's a time travel show for black audiences 2016-09-28T04:00:00Z Just dress up as a couch potato for Halloween and call it a day. Kerry Washington and Edward Norton Slated For SNL Debut 2013-10-16T14:45:20Z It never got a Comic-Con panel or an Entertainment Weekly cover, for example, which says nothing about its merit or quality but a lot about the average couch potato's passion for classic British mysteries. As "Endeavour" approaches the end of its run, more of us should appreciate its mystery 2022-06-19T04:00:00Z There it stands, uncomprehending, with a round, foolish eye, thick bill, splayed yellow feet and a plump body that, in human terms, says “couch potato.” ‘Audubon’s Aviary: The Final Flight’ Alights at the New-York Historical Society 2015-03-05T05:00:00Z This inaugural competition pits shelter dogs against one another in categories like snoring, couch potato and wiggle butt. What’s on TV Monday: ‘Tell Them We Are Rising’ and ‘The Dog’ 2018-02-19T05:00:00Z Each goes from rock climber to couch potato, from rebel to middle manager, and from sex crazed to sleep obsessed. To Stay Married, Embrace Change 2017-04-21T04:00:00Z Could a marginally employed couch potato with an “emaciated, bony frame” really attract not just one but two lissome beauties to bed? ‘The Making of Zombie Wars’ goes beyond the undead 2015-05-26T04:00:00Z He transforms Imagine Dragons' "Radioactive" into "Inactive," a celebration of couch potato culture featuring dubstep warble and the chorus, "I'm really inactive!/ I'm highly inactive!" Weird Al's 'Mandatory Fun' is a funny sort of masterpiece 2014-07-15T04:00:00Z But one variety proliferates as soon as the weather gets cold: the couch potato. Spare Times for Children for Dec. 5-Dec. 11 2014-12-04T05:00:00Z Black Labs and golden retrievers summoned ancient memories of Scottish moors and aristocratic estates, but at the end of the day, they were couch potatoes like the rest. The 1 percent are hurting dogs: Pure-breds, pedigrees and the sick politics of perfect puppies 2015-02-18T05:00:00Z As a couch potato in a family of long-distance cyclists, I’ve always been envious of the red-faced exhilaration of a loved one returning from a workout. You’re Going to Want to Join this Odyssey Through Postwar Japan 2020-09-01T04:00:00Z So how do you hack your evening to ensure you accomplish as much as possible and not resort to the dreaded couch potato? 5 Ways to Make Your Evenings More Productive 2014-11-26T05:00:00Z If you believe her, vast numbers of the male American working class have been transformed from proud breadwinners to unemployable couch potatoes. The End of Men: And the Rise of Women by Hanna Rosin – review 2012-10-03T07:00:02Z After 15 hours of couch potato science, here’s what I found. I’m sorry, but women on TV apologize too much 2015-03-20T04:00:00Z Despite any differences in exercise, both groups burn the same number of calories daily, Pontzer has shown in earlier studies, so captive primates are not overweight because they’re couch potatoes. Humans aren’t the only fat primate 2023-09-06T04:00:00Z “This was a shark that was once thought to be a sedentary couch potato of a shark. It turns out they are much more active.” Some sharks return to the same sites to breed for decades 2022-12-16T05:00:00Z Despite their speed, which can reach 45 miles per hour, greyhounds are “couch potatoes” who sleep most of the day and can adapt to apartment life, the website said. Eight greyhounds who fell onto the freeway in Boyle Heights have been rescued. Others are still missing 2022-12-06T05:00:00Z “The couch potatoes use more energy than when they are out at a Christmas market.” Sober or bright? Europe faces holidays during energy crunch 2022-11-25T05:00:00Z These were the study’s active couch potatoes, and their blood sugar, cholesterol and body fat all were elevated. How sitting all day can cause health problems — even if you exercise 2022-09-14T04:00:00Z As he came in, Casper joked about his cousin being a couch potato, and recalled that Maria rolled her eyes in solidarity. Vladimir Putin, Family Man 2022-05-13T04:00:00Z Conversely, if you’re a couch potato, you might still spend almost as many calories daily, leaving more energy for your body to spend on internal processes such as a stress response. This scientist busts myths about how humans burn calories—and why 2022-02-16T05:00:00Z In the ideal world, a couch potato watches the marathon on Sunday, then decides to try to run a mile with Harlem Run or another running club on Monday. After a Rough Year, New York Road Runners Searches for a Leader and Mission 2021-11-06T04:00:00Z “Then from 21 to 50 — I’m not going to say I was a couch potato; I was chasing kids around — I wasn’t active. I didn’t really get active again until 1999.” Perspective \| Riding a bicycle and giving peace a chance, in honor of the brother she lost to war 2021-10-19T04:00:00Z The active couch potatoes, who accounted for almost a third of the group, sat the most, lounging for more than 10 hours a day. How sitting all day can cause health problems — even if you exercise 2022-09-14T04:00:00Z But he said he would "absolutely" still encourage people to cycle after Huntley's accident, saying: "If you don't cycle, you end up a couch potato." Storm Huntley thanks 'lucky stars' after bike accident 2021-08-10T04:00:00Z The "Wall Street" star admitted that during the pandemic he's been doing "much more couch potato–ing" and is "shocked by the reduction of my stamina." Michael Douglas says he 'used to blame' memory problems on smoking pot 2021-03-28T04:00:00Z His fans call themselves “couch potatoes” or “spuds.” ‘Stuck on the Couch’ for a year, musician plays 365 concerts 2021-03-27T04:00:00Z I’d like to think, when that happens, it will be the end my evenings as a couch potato, streaming shows I would never normally watch if I weren’t stuck at home. Netflix and other streaming services boomed in Seattle amid COVID-19 lockdowns 2021-01-10T05:00:00Z Compared with the active couch potatoes, they spent about 40 percent more time — nearly an extra 90 minutes each day — in what the researchers call “light activity.” How sitting all day can cause health problems — even if you exercise 2022-09-14T04:00:00Z Instead, I proceeded to become an utter couch potato for the duration of the year. How we exercised during quarantine 2021-01-01T05:00:00Z “Unless you were a couch potato and ate a very poor diet, I have my doubts about the Halo’s diagnosis,” he said. Amazon Halo Review: The Fitness Gadget We Don’t Deserve or Need 2020-12-09T05:00:00Z Videos released by the German government have humorously praised the nation's couch potatoes as the country battles a second wave of coronavirus. Coronavirus: Germany hails couch potatoes in new videos 2020-11-16T05:00:00Z “I didn’t sit here and do nothing and be a couch potato. I’m proud of myself for doing that.” British Workers Try Their Hand at an Unfamiliar Job: Berry Picking 2020-07-07T04:00:00Z The final group, which the researchers rightly dubbed “the movers,” did just that, exercising about an hour most days, while also moving lightly for about two hours more than the active couch potato group. How sitting all day can cause health problems — even if you exercise 2022-09-14T04:00:00Z A control group of couch potatoes receiving blood from similarly old, nonexercising mice saw no boost. Protein from blood of exercising mice rejuvenates brains of ‘couch potato’ mice 2020-07-09T04:00:00Z Couture designers, too, are taking cues from stylish couch potatoes. Quarantine fashion: Buyers ditch PJs for elevated loungewear 2020-05-11T04:00:00Z How many of those couch potatoes will venture back to the big screens once they’re back in business? Virus vertigo spins the news, pushing out almost everything else 2020-04-23T04:00:00Z No one is saying that becoming a couch potato is healthy. Perspective \| ‘Screen time’ has gone from sin to survival tool 2020-04-09T04:00:00Z When the researchers cross-checked these groups against people’s current health data, the active couch potatoes had the worst blood sugar control, body fat percentage and cholesterol profiles. How sitting all day can cause health problems — even if you exercise 2022-09-14T04:00:00Z The trick is to hook kids on outdoor snow activities before video games turn them into wintertime couch potatoes. Idaho ski resorts work to attract younger skiers 2020-02-09T05:00:00Z Federal health officials want to get couch potatoes up and moving with new maps showing widespread physical inactivity across the country. CDC: More than 15% of U.S. adults physically inactive 2020-01-16T05:00:00Z On my most recent visit, I heard at least a dozen stories about young couch potatoes who returned from boot camp sober and lean, suddenly willing to do their own laundry and dishes. Mohammed bin Zayed’s Dark Vision of the Middle East’s Future 2020-01-09T05:00:00Z Usually, it takes between one to four days to enter the state, doctors say, but it depends on many factors like activity level: a runner, for example, may sprint there faster than a couch potato. Dropping the carbs: What is the Keto diet and does it work? \| Produced by Advertising Publications 2020-01-08T05:00:00Z If you answered yes to both questions, then you meet the definition of what scientists call “an active couch potato.” How sitting all day can cause health problems — even if you exercise 2022-09-14T04:00:00Z That’s the perfect spot: a national holiday when most people are off from work, being couch potatoes after ringing in the New Year. Waiting game: 15 days between CFP semifinals, championship 2019-12-29T05:00:00Z “I didn’t retire to be a couch potato.” Gig work on the rise and for many, a way of life 2019-12-08T05:00:00Z If anything, conserving our batteries as isolated couch potatoes ages us faster; successful aging is enhanced by exercise, engagement with life, staying in the workplace and maintaining social connections. Perspective \| Five myths about aging 2019-09-20T04:00:00Z De Santis often guided Harriet through agility work, but he said “she might have been as big of a couch potato as she was an athlete.” Michael Vick’s dogs could have been euthanized. They became adoption ambassadors. But even without those evolutionary pressures, a couch potato lifestyle seems to result in the same kind of thickening. Running—or sitting—can change the shape of your heart 2019-09-16T04:00:00Z Now that couch potatoes have social media, they have risen up and become active, opinionated participants. Superfans: A Love Story 2019-09-09T04:00:00Z I’m usually at home being a couch potato. How Anne Welsh McNulty, Philanthropist, Spends Her Sundays 2019-03-22T04:00:00Z “Left to my own devices, I’m a couch potato,” she said. Hello, Betty Buckley! A new Dolly hits town, and she's ready to add to her legend 2019-01-23T05:00:00Z The former high school football player says he’s not “a couch potato” but “just a big guy.” Man sues railroad, claims his weight scuttled job offer 2018-12-28T05:00:00Z “It keeps me busy and active. It gets me exercise, instead of sitting around like a couch potato all day.” He keeps Orange County's smallest trains running on time 2018-12-25T05:00:00Z Poultry and Egg Association says broiler chickens are “couch potatoes” and that some people may mistake the birds’ laziness for a medical issue. What makes chickens happy? Nobody is quite sure 2018-12-19T05:00:00Z The “couch potato” combination of sitting and not moving is leading to increased occurrences of heart disease, stroke, diabetes and obesity, say researchers from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Couch potato death: More Americans sitting, not moving, health officials warn 2018-11-20T05:00:00Z It’s a sop and a come-on to couch potatoes – it has nothing whatsoever to do with cinema. An Oscar for best blockbuster? Isn’t all the money enough any more? \| Ryan Gilbey 2018-08-10T04:00:00Z In short, students are encouraged to shift from being couch potatoes to cultivating lunchroom tomatoes. Many schools keep gardening efforts going all summer \| Produced by Advertising Publications 2018-07-23T04:00:00Z It was only a few years ago that Bach himself touted physical education in schools by stating the need “to get the couch potatoes off the couch.” Video games in the Olympics? IOC leader won't rule it out 2018-07-20T04:00:00Z Fed up with colleagues who kept pressuring him to join workout sessions during his lunch break, the 39-year-old Berliner founded Germany’s first couch potato club. New Year’s resolutions? German couch potatoes say forget it 2018-01-24T05:00:00Z With the World Cup set to turn at least half the British population into couch potatoes, the big studios are all putting their faith in big-budget sequels this summer. What films will you watch in 2018? 2017-12-22T05:00:00Z The House of Lords has defended its role after the Electoral Reform Society criticised "couch potato peers". Lords rejects 'flawed' expenses report 2017-09-20T04:00:00Z For the couch potato who finds exercise overwhelming, Kushner advises walking for short periods, building up to three 10-minute brisk walks daily to “boost your energy level and mood while you also burn calories.” Losing weight gets personal: Combining diet and behavioral changes may help 2017-09-01T04:00:00Z “These things are kind of couch potatoes,” Michael Rust of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration told the Seattle Times. Thousands of Atlantic salmon escape from fish farm into Pacific 2017-08-23T04:00:00Z “We are no regular couch potatoes because we’re not idling away our time in front of the TV,” he said. New Year’s resolutions? German couch potatoes say forget it 2018-01-24T05:00:00Z The 47-year-old, who works in the financial services industry, said she was a couch potato until three years ago. British-based trio complete ultimate trophy swim across Lake Geneva 2017-08-23T04:00:00Z Those lucrative deals are great for road-weary comics to reach a wider audience — and pretty great for the “Netflix-and-chill” couch potato in many of us. Having a Moment: Netflix's marquee comedy specials. But are they good business? 2017-08-11T04:00:00Z I don’t want to become a couch potato. Statins causing muscle aches? Spice to the rescue 2017-07-30T04:00:00Z “Some people are couch potatoes whether they’d gotten a transplant or not,” he said. 20 years later, heart transplant beats on 2017-07-24T04:00:00Z But the numbers seem to point to this being a result of kids being exposed to food advertising, not necessarily being couch potatoes. Will technology make my child a terrible person? 2017-07-04T04:00:00Z The 47-year-old, who works in the financial services industry, said she was a couch potato until three years ago. British-based trio complete ultimate trophy swim across Lake Geneva 2017-08-23T04:00:00Z “They go from being a slaughterer of mice to a couch potato,” says Eva Maria-Geigl, an evolutionary geneticist who oversaw the study with molecular biologist Thierry Grange, both at the Jacques Monod Institute in Paris. Ancient Egyptians may have given cats the personality to conquer the world 2017-06-19T04:00:00Z But in one of these studies, “couch potatoes” expended an average of around 200 fewer calories a day, compared with moderately active subjects. Readers Respond to the February 2017 Issue 2017-06-04T04:00:00Z Either extreme in activity is no good, ie the couch potato of the addictive gym rat. Work. Walk 5 Minutes. Work. 2016-12-28T05:00:00Z But couch potatoes might not want to launch into a La-Z-Boy workout routine just yet. Good vibrations: A bit of shaking can burn fat, combat diabetes 2017-03-15T04:00:00Z When glycogen stores are full, as they invariably are in a couch potato, the sugars have nowhere to go but into adipose tissue, where they are converted to fatty acids and triglycerides. As Soda Taxes Gain Wider Acceptance, Your Bottle May Be Next 2016-11-26T05:00:00Z Any amount of activity helped cut the risk of dying of heart disease by about 40 percent, compared to being a couch potato. It's all good: Any exercise cuts risk of death, study finds 2017-01-09T05:00:00Z That’s a whole lot of TV, even in a country of couch potatoes. It's not TV... but what is it? As Netflix continues to expand, its identity has gotten fuzzy 2016-12-22T05:00:00Z "North Face has been a dominant brand among outdoor enthusiasts for years, but in recent years even the couch potatoes are sporting North Face." 8 Stocks to Buy for a Cold Winter 2016-10-17T04:00:00Z Basic cable outlets, including those owned by Turner Broadcasting, are scrambling as television’s couch potato business model gets baked. How Turner Broadcasting is changing the program to keep up with a new TV world 2016-09-09T04:00:00Z A young woman really gets to know her couch potato beau only after he dies and she is forced to bond with his dog and encounter ex-lovers. Every movie being released this fall, including 'Sully,' 'Girl on the Train,' 'Magnificent Seven,' 'Loving,' and many more 2016-09-01T04:00:00Z While the study couldn't prove a cause-and-effect relationship, researchers say a "couch potato" lifestyle does seem to raise the risk for diabetic retinopathy. When Diabetes Strikes, Get Moving to Lower Risk to Eyes 2016-08-04T04:00:00Z The pope urged young people during the weekend to stand up to violence, hatred and terror instead of being “couch potatoes” glued to “the screen of a cellphone.” Pope Francis Urges Youths to Leave a Mark on the World, Not the Couch 2016-07-31T04:00:00Z Pope Francis has called on hundreds of thousands of young pilgrims to not be “couch potatoes” but to take risks as they seek to build a better world. The Latest: Organizers say 1.6 million at event with pope 2016-07-30T04:00:00Z They may always be grinning, but sloths—those cuddly, shaggy couch potatoes of the animal kingdom—are in trouble. Unbelievably Cute Pictures of Rescued Baby Sloths 2016-07-20T04:00:00Z Trying to be helpful and contemporary, I said that a bedpresser was like a couch potato. What Ever Happened to the Couch Potato? 2016-07-06T04:00:00Z Can't we find more interesting ways to be a couch potato? I have found a new way to watch TV, and it changes everything 2016-06-22T04:00:00Z Society treats us much better if we are thinner couch potatoes. Why You Should Exercise (No, Not to Lose Weight) 2016-06-20T04:00:00Z But, that's no reason for seniors to morph into couch potatoes, health experts say. Aging May Blunt Some of Exercise's Benefits 2016-06-17T04:00:00Z “It’s really tempting to just watch TV and be a couch potato.” Walking helps Salt Lake County residents beat pain of aging 2016-06-10T04:00:00Z In the ensuing years, couch potatoes of all varieties stretched out across the American cultural imagination. What Ever Happened to the Couch Potato? 2016-07-06T04:00:00Z The image of the teenage couch potato appears to be fading. Are Teens Rejecting Risky Behavior? 2016-06-09T04:00:00Z “Once I’m off the golf course I really don’t think about golf much. Instead of just sitting there watching TV and being a couch potato, it’s something productive.” Jamie Lovemark has lost can't-miss label, but potential remains - Golf Digest 2016-05-02T04:00:00Z A team in Mountain View, Calif. refines the software and tests designs on volunteer couch potatoes. Review: Samsung Fixes the TV Remote 2016-04-20T04:00:00Z Indeed, he may appear to be a couch potato, but Mr. Friedlander is anything but lazy. The Comic and the Ping-Pong Champ 2016-03-11T05:00:00Z By reshaping the territories in which viewing occurs, the Internet has changed the classic conditions under which couch potatoes prospered. What Ever Happened to the Couch Potato? 2016-07-06T04:00:00Z The accountant at a commercial real-estate office in Brentwood is working on a book about her transformation from couch potato to running 52 races in a single year, titled "We Got This." This Marathon Goddess is running her 100th marathon -- all to raise research funds 2016-02-13T05:00:00Z But instead of catering to couch potatoes, the company is targeting people who prefer to browse or shop in actual stores. Amazon's bookstore buzz hits San Diego 2016-02-11T05:00:00Z I think some couch potatoes survive cancer better than athletes. Does Climbing Big Mountains Prepare You for Fighting Cancer? 2016-01-28T05:00:00Z Nothing is more unrealistic than going from couch potato to workout warrior. If You Made One of These 7 Resolutions, Give It Up Now 2016-01-13T05:00:00Z The decline of the couch potato signals a shift in our moral attitude toward life lived in front of a screen. What Ever Happened to the Couch Potato? 2016-07-06T04:00:00Z It was a welcome sign in a society that’s become too sedentary for today’s youth, with TV, online viewing and video gaming fostering a generation of couch potatoes. Louisiana editorial roundup 2016-01-06T05:00:00Z If focused concentration is a good workout for your brain, bouncing around distractedly is being a mental couch potato. How to Focus: 5 Research-Backed Secrets to Concentration 2016-01-06T05:00:00Z Don't forget your bracelet and belt keeping up with whether you're active enough or spending too much time as a couch potato. CES 2016: Robots, fancy wearables, toddler toys and -- hair growers? 2016-01-05T05:00:00Z One of the downsides of fantasy sports is that a lot of couch potatoes suddenly think they should be in charge of the Lakers, like fantasy general managers. Letters: Just an average off-season for the Dodgers 2015-11-20T05:00:00Z As one of the handbook’s core “disciplines” for advanced practitioners, Simulviewing reveals, in its sheer ludicrousness, the impossibility of a hyperactive couch potato. What Ever Happened to the Couch Potato? 2016-07-06T04:00:00Z But does that conclusion doom us to be couch potatoes—staying at home forever, confined by the limits of our planet? Oh the Places We Won't Go: Humans Will Settle Mars, and Nowhere Else [Excerpt] 2015-11-13T05:00:00Z A generation ago, Sean Parker would have us believe, parents worried that their children were becoming couch potatoes, passive consumers of information dominated by TV. Sean Parker on tech industry's 'tricks': 'Social media feeds our narcissism' 2015-11-09T05:00:00Z Dr. Stern, the school superintendent, quipped: “We don’t grow couch potatoes here.” Westchester Food Bank Looks to Local Gardens to Fill Bags for Hungry 2015-10-09T04:00:00Z A spate of new research has found that prolonged sitting—like the kind you do all day at work—is sabotaging your health and turning you into a 9-to-5 couch potato. 10 Exercises You Can Do at Your Desk 2015-09-22T04:00:00Z But the crucial difference here is the one-way quality of analog viewing, which can foster the passive, hypnotized state for which the couch potato was once renowned. What Ever Happened to the Couch Potato? 2016-07-06T04:00:00Z Two of the channel's most popular shows are "Prospectors," about miners searching for valuable metals in Colorado, and "Fat Guys in the Woods," where couch potatoes are taught survival skills. Stormy Times at The Weather Channel 2015-09-10T04:00:00Z My fitness routine is no longer weather-dependent or easily derailed by my inner couch potato. MIND Reviews 3 Weight-Loss Apps 2015-08-21T04:00:00Z Thus, if the weights and heights of a baseball player and of a couch potato are the same, their B.M.I. will be the same. Letters to the Editor 2015-08-17T04:00:00Z She called the study results "surprising," but said that "being a couch potato doesn't help improve the nutritional quality of the diet," either. Time Spent Sitting May Not Affect Diet, Study Suggests 2015-07-17T04:00:00Z After a steady increase in written usage between 1980 and 2000, “couch potato” peaked just after the millennium and then began to fall sharply. What Ever Happened to the Couch Potato? 2016-07-06T04:00:00Z Although the actual maximal heart rate for a given person is highly variable, as you age, your maximal heart rate decreases, whether you are a highly fit athlete or a couch potato. How Aging Affects Athletic Performance 2015-07-11T04:00:00Z When I ran my first half-marathon this spring, after a lifetime as a couch potato, A-Rod was a source of inspiration. The redemption of A-Rod 2015-06-19T04:00:00Z Father’s Day is this Sunday, and here are some last-minute gift suggestions for the dad who loves gadgets and being a multimedia couch potato. Father’s Day Gift Guide: Best gadgets for dad 2015-06-16T04:00:00Z Even active smokers enjoyed some protective benefit from lung cancer, when compared with couch potatoes who smoked, the researchers said. Exercise May Blunt a Woman's Risk of Lung and Breast Cancer: Studies 2015-06-02T04:00:00Z Was the couch potato going the way of the bedpresser, or was it already gone? What Ever Happened to the Couch Potato? 2016-07-06T04:00:00Z Or a 23-year-old former couch potato who ran in memory of her mother, who died of breast cancer, and raised money for charity along the way. New York City Marathon Chief Finds Next Step Has Arrived 2015-05-12T04:00:00Z The networks were always happy to think of us as essentially lazy couch potatoes. Netflix And On-Demand Viewing Will Destroy Lazy TV 2015-05-08T04:00:00Z But the increased risk associated with being a couch potato occurred whether or not the study participants were taking diabetes drugs, or whether or not they were eating healthy diets and exercising, the researchers found. More TV Time May Mean Higher Diabetes Risk, Study Finds 2015-04-02T04:00:00Z Self-described as the first complete online national auto retailer, Carvana’s recent Super Bowl ad highlights that the market is one step closer to experiencing couch potato car buying nirvana. Software's Escape From Under The Hood And Into The Driver's Seat 2015-03-17T04:00:00Z The record states that the first couch potato was named and affectionately shamed in Pasadena, California, in 1976, when Tom Iacino phoned his friend Robert Armstrong, a cartoonist and TV lover. What Ever Happened to the Couch Potato? 2016-07-06T04:00:00Z Children who lead inactive lives are likely to grow up to become middle-aged couch potatoes, a study suggests. Inactive child 'will be couch potato' 2015-03-15T04:00:00Z While "higher-intensity" might sound daunting, experts stressed that it's within reason for even dedicated couch potatoes. Any Exercise Is Good, But Higher-Intensity May Be Better 2015-03-02T05:00:00Z If it is true that dogs are a reflection of their owners, then Angelenos are short, squat couch potatoes with wrinkled faces, who snore loudly and would rather watch TV than jog on the beach. Who's more popular? Labrador Retriever stays No. 1; L.A. loves bulldogs 2015-02-26T05:00:00Z Still, it’s hard not to root for Clarke, a reformed Irish couch potato, who, like Jimenez, is renowned for living life large. Darren Clarke, Tiger Woods and the day that fat beat fit: The Loop 2013-10-16T04:00:00Z My inauguration to Prime involved watching old episodes of “The X-Files,” which hail from the couch potato’s heyday. What Ever Happened to the Couch Potato? 2016-07-06T04:00:00Z IOC President Thomas Bach says “physical education in schools is crucial if we are to get the couch potatoes off the couch.” IOC, UNESCO push for better phys ed in schools 2015-01-29T05:00:00Z This compared with only about a quarter who got physical while their spouse remained a couch potato. Want to Get Healthy? Get Your Partner Involved 2015-01-19T05:00:00Z Similarly, living with a sporty partner prompted individuals to get active, but not as much as seeing a loved one change from a couch potato to an active lifestyle. Fitness 'rubs off on your partner' 2015-01-19T05:00:00Z As tempting as it may be, don’t be a couch potato the day after your workout. I Overdid It At the Gym. Now What? 2015-01-16T05:00:00Z On reflection, there did seem to be fewer couch potatoes lazing around than there used to be. What Ever Happened to the Couch Potato? 2016-07-06T04:00:00Z Lowell W. Paxson, a media executive who turned bargain hunting and impulse buying into couch potato heaven when he started the Home Shopping Network, died on Jan. 9 in Kalispell, Mont. He was 79. Lowell W. Paxson Dies at 79; Started Home Shopping Network 2015-01-15T05:00:00Z She is alone in her age group of athletes and she embarrasses couch potatoes everywhere. Vibrant Aging At 80: One Woman's Way 2014-11-04T05:00:00Z Ideally, it may also inspire some couch potatoes, accustomed to ordering their footwear from Zappos.com, to come into the store. For Macy’s, a Makeover on 34th Street 2014-11-01T04:00:00Z He didn’t want to be a couch potato. Greeley man makes canes by hand, gives them away 2014-10-18T04:00:00Z In common usage, “couch potato” has always been a derogatory phrase that implies a misdirection of one’s passions. What Ever Happened to the Couch Potato? 2016-07-06T04:00:00Z Now the 96-win Orioles will join them as eminent World Series couch potatoes. October baseball is a different game: May the winning team be the best “We tend to think of boredom as someone lazy, as a couch potato,” said James Danckert, a professor of neuroscience at the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada, and a co-author of the paper. The Contrarians on Stress: It Can Be Good for You 2014-10-03T04:00:00Z In a small University of Georgia study, chronically tired couch potatoes embarked on a low- or moderate-intensity exercise routine three times per week for six weeks while a control group didn’t exercise. Fatigue is a common ailment. A series of steps can help identify its cause The curious Venn diagram overlap of battered war vets, couch potatoes and former wrestlers was not lost on anybody in Page’s camp. The Rise of Beefcake Yoga 2014-08-13T04:00:00Z "Going from a couch potato to representing my country at a Commonwealth Games was hard to grasp." From cigarettes and alcohol to marathon man 2014-07-25T04:00:00Z The risks remained even for "active couch potatoes" -- folks who squeeze in some time at the gym but still spend most of their day off their feet. Study Ties Too Much Sitting to Risks for Certain Cancers 2014-06-16T04:00:00Z It used to be that if you didn't throw up after a workout, you might as well be a couch potato. Workouts without pain: Three trainers who hold back the hurt 2014-05-16T04:00:00Z The Oxford English Dictionary dates the word vidiot back to 1949 and defines a vidiot as “a habitual, undiscriminating viewer of television or player of video games,” a cousin to the lifeless couch potato. ‘You Vidiot!’: 7 Words That Are Older Than You Thought 2014-04-24T02:38:12Z Perhaps the iconic pose of our era is someone squinting at a smartphone screen–replacing another iconic pose, the couch potato pointing a remote at the TV screen. Online Ad Revenues Blow Past Broadcast TV, Thanks To Mobile And Video 2014-04-10T18:15:00Z Going from a couch potato to representing my country at a Commonwealth Games in such a short space of time has been hard to grasp.” From cigarettes and alcohol to marathon man 2014-07-25T04:00:00Z The Pluto.TV interface, on the other hand, is immediately familiar to any couch potato. Hey Cord-Cutters: Pluto.TV Launches With 85 Channels Of Free, TV-Style Internet Video 2014-03-31T16:18:00Z Networks are now trying to distinguish themselves by airing more “event programming”, such as the Olympics, that get couch potatoes to tune in to live television. Cable television: News you can lose 2014-02-06T16:01:14Z Sloths are the quintessential couch potatoes of the rainforest, and these sluggish tree-dwellers also serve as a hotel for moths and algae. Why Sloths Leave the Trees to Defecate 2014-01-24T05:00:00Z People are watching not as couch potatoes, thoughtless, witless, uncritical. Binge Viewing Gets A Bad Rap; Here's The Reality 2013-12-30T15:23:00Z That would underscore the point that for couch potatoes, starting to exercise is a healthy move - but the benefits don't stop there. When it comes to walking, more is better 2013-12-25T15:41:46Z I grew up thinking of New Year’s Eve from the perspective of a couch potato. Crowdsource Your New Year's Resolutions (And They Might Even Come True!) 2013-12-21T22:19:00Z Meanwhile, London 2012's Olympic legacy is "a nation of young couch potatoes", according to the Times. Watkins and Biggs make headlines 2013-12-19T06:11:14Z Far from a sunny self-help book, hers is a realistic look at what it takes to transition from couch potato to amateur endurance athlete, flecked with self-deprecating anecdotes. A new memoir stars a Bridget Jones-like journalist who will inspire the runner in you 2013-10-21T20:38:01Z Revenues from couch potatoes are also stabilising thanks to downloads, rentals and streaming services—to the relief of Hollywood studios. Digital media: Counting the change 2013-08-15T15:00:17Z Have you done a study to show that genes are not responsible for making certain people couch potatoes? The Obesity Gene: Is Weight Coded in DNA? 2013-07-20T07:50:28Z The researchers call these people “active couch potatoes.” Desk jobs can be killers, literally 2013-07-15T20:05:19Z “These are high-functioning people — couch potatoes don’t get Lyme disease,” he said. Well: When Lyme Disease Lasts and Lasts 2013-07-08T04:01:47Z But the man is so dedicated to routine, so committed to the everydayness of baseball, that he can make Ichiro seem like a couch potato. Mariners savor same old pop from Ibanez 2013-06-25T03:23:17Z Unlike 3D or smart TV, 4K requires very little of couch potatoes; they’ll watch the new televisions in exactly the same way they watch their old ones. With ESPN Calling It Quits, the Writing Is on the Wall for 3D 2013-06-12T20:31:07Z Now days if I'm a couch potato it must be hereditary as my father and grandfather were couch potatos also. The Obesity Gene: Is Weight Coded in DNA? 2013-07-20T07:50:28Z So the University of Missouri researchers decided to create their own innately avid runners or couch potatoes, provide them with similar upbringings, and see what happened next. Phys Ed: Why We’re Motivated to Exercise. Or Not. 2013-04-17T21:01:05Z This process could accelerate if Congress weighs in on the side of couch potatoes who feel gouged. Schumpeter: The real Disney 2013-03-27T16:07:10Z Why should we expect an advanced intelligence to be couch potatoes, content never to push the envelope across their own heliopause? 5 Reasons E.T. Would Already Know We're Here 2013-02-28T11:34:59Z Who knew life as a modern couch potato would be so much work? Fanhattan Brings Its Video Discovery Service to the Web 2013-02-21T20:56:25Z There are two separate problems with counting couch potatoes, one more pressing than the other. Television: Counting couch potatoes 2013-02-07T16:03:01Z But the time they spent as couch potatoes made no difference, according to results published in the Journal of Pediatrics. No exercise, more than couch, tied to fat in kids 2013-01-15T17:38:56Z Space, for all intents and purposes, turns you into a couch potato. Mars Mission Could Turn Astronauts Into Couch Potatoes 2013-01-07T20:15:00Z This rating will track the total number of couch potatoes watching TV and tweeting about it, as well as anyone who happens to see those tweets. Nielsen And Twitter Team To Track TV 2013-01-03T21:15:00.457Z Douglas' story is both heartwarming and inspiring, its message applicable those young or old, male or female, active or couch potato. Douglas wins AP female athlete of the year honors 2012-12-21T16:28:08Z There are also more antipodean couch potatoes these days. England beware wounded Australia in the game with a special rivalry 2012-11-16T17:21:00Z Cut back on technology: It's wonderful—it's helped us with advancements in medicine, communication, and entertainment—but it's also contributing to a generation of couch potatoes. Understanding Childhood Obesity 2012-10-23T16:34:00Z The Games that followed were a vast success for the same reason as the opening party: because there was something in them for everybody: sports lovers, couch potatoes, patriots. Britain Gets Its Groove Back 2012-09-16T08:45:00Z He notes that calorie restriction produces a bigger effect on longevity "if the control group is couch potatoes." Hungry Monkeys Not Living Longer 2012-08-29T18:00:00Z This is a way to become a couch potato, not an effective human being. Learn the Art of Procrastination 2012-08-29T13:45:50Z Can we at least prove the Olympics made money, changed lives in east London or turned couch potatoes into runners? For the coalition, Olympic cheer will quickly subside 2012-08-13T20:15:01Z While couch potatoes around the world munch Pringles and gaze at the athleticism with a sense of wonder, this corner of Los Angeles towels off its sweat and thinks, uh-huh, not bad. London 2012 has nothing on LA, the spectacular home of physical fitness 2012-08-08T17:17:19Z How are we linked, the participants and the couch potatoes, the athletes and the spectators? The Dirtiest Race in History by Richard Moore – review 2012-08-03T07:00:14Z And if anyone ever asks me what I would be if I weren’t a couch potato, next time I think I’ll say, “Oh, probably an Olympic athlete.” Riff: The Loneliness of Watching the Long-Distance Runner 2012-08-01T20:12:25Z Others tweeted how much better off she was being raised in the Philippines and that if she had been raised in Saudi Arabia she would have ended up a couch potato applying for unemployment benefits. The Olympic triumph of Saudi Arabian women 2012-07-31T15:00:00Z Olympics coverage overwhelms not just BBC1, BBC3 and that counsel of despair for the couch potato with commitment issues, the red button, but reaches unprecedentedly far into cyberspace. Olympics TV and radio review: need more options? Seek counselling 2012-07-29T17:30:44Z The study it describes, led by Pedro Hallal of the Federal University of Pelotas, in Brazil, is the most complete portrait yet of the world’s busy bees and couch potatoes. Global health: One potato, two potato, three potato 2012-07-19T15:02:29Z Arthritis may be a mechanical disability, but it need not turn people into couch potatoes. Well: How to Pursue an Active Life With Arthritis 2012-07-16T04:04:25Z Office workers, bankers, IT experts and couch potatoes beware. A sitting person's guide to standing up 2012-07-10T12:52:22Z Despite this disappointment, though, ITV goes into the next phase of the Euros holding a narrow lead over the BBC in the battle for the hearts and minds of Britain's couch potatoes. BBC v ITV: who is winning the Euro 2012 battle? 2012-06-14T11:36:43Z MYTH: As long as you get regular exercise, it’s fine to be a couch potato at other times. Consumer Reports: Myths about exercise can hamper efforts to shape up 2012-04-16T18:20:23Z There was, in fact, virtually no difference in how much time people spent being couch potatoes on the days when they exercised compared with days when they did not. Well: Phys Ed: Meet the Active Couch Potato 2012-04-04T04:01:40Z Everyone smoked, and her three brothers were “couch potatoes like you wouldn’t believe,” she said. Kathy Martin Started Late but She Is Catching Up 2012-04-02T02:35:27Z You may be shocked to learn that workout warriors are more likely to binge-drink than couch potatoes are, at least according to a 2009 University of Miami study of frequent women exercisers. Mind adjustments help you cope with ailments; exercise linked to binge drinking 2012-03-19T19:36:28Z Martha and her friends view classmates who live in the district as coddled couch potatoes. Young U.S. Citizens in Mexico Up Early to Learn in the U.S. 2012-01-17T02:56:29Z “You will lose whatever advantages you’ve gained over time and be back down to couch potato status within three to six months, but the effect of inactivity starts within days,” says exercise physiologist J.P. To maintain your health and fitness, don?t take a winter break from exercise 2012-01-17T00:10:45Z “I didn’t want to be a couch potato; that was not my line of thinking,” Ms. Anderson said. The Neediest Cases: Overcoming Her Own Pain to Help Disabled Children Ride, and Walk, Tall 2012-01-05T02:25:02Z Get in touch with your inner couch potato, and be entertained and educated at the same time. 7 Ways to Eat Better and Be More Successful In Business 2012-01-04T12:15:59Z With that much time alone you need a couch potato and that can come in many different breeds and even mixed breeds. City Room: Answers from a Dog Expert 2011-12-23T18:52:20Z When I’m watching TV at night, I’m not a couch potato, I’m always stretching and exercising. \| Ashley Bouder: Ashley Bouder, Dancer, Unwinds and Stretches on Sundays 2011-12-10T16:34:03Z For the third time this fall, the Fox network will bamboozle couch potatoes with a misdirection play that marries an N.F.L. game with a tape-delayed soccer match from the English Premier League. Fox Again to Show Soccer After Its N.F.L. Sunday Broadcast 2011-11-19T18:14:49Z "The couch potatoes among us who do not exercise themselves intellectually will pay a price." IQ Isn't Fixed, Study Suggests 2011-10-19T20:30:46Z With his latest marathon one week away, it's time for Tisch to become a couch potato. Expert advice for the final week of marathon training 2011-10-12T19:47:05Z Still waiting their turn: couch potatoes, offensive tackles and sumo wrestlers. Roller girls get in touch with their inner brute 2011-10-12T02:07:41Z From my point of view and that of a legion of other former couch potatoes, I’ll say that qualifies it as a success. Green Blog: Are Bike Rentals a Success? Depends Who You Ask 2011-10-10T16:54:14Z Right or wrong, an employer may be more impressed with your image as an amateur athlete than a couch potato. 10 Things to do After you Lose your Job. 2011-08-21T23:36:58Z Williams said that his off-season conditioning did not get him into football shape; he espouses a workout regimen that couch potatoes could rally around. The Fifth Down: Three Weeks Into Camp, Teams Are Starting to See Things 2011-08-20T15:19:39Z The games will go on as scheduled, and the gamblers, the fantasy-league players and the couch potatoes will settle in for another six months of irresistible ritual. Chicago News Cooperative: A Giddiness Reigns in the Bears Camp 2011-08-12T04:31:26Z This is true of you whether you are a couch potato extraordinaire or a grizzled expedition guide just returned from Madagascar and leaving in the morning for Tasmania. Do Language and Music Mimic Nature? 2011-07-30T12:15:00.247Z Sure, being a couch potato and eating a lot of junk food is bad for a woman's heart just like a man's. Heart disease, No. 1 killer, can sneak up on women 2011-07-04T12:01:12Z Some thought that this was because couch potatoes were less likely to make babies. Soap operas and development: Good trash 2011-05-05T10:58:31Z Exercise Dangling a financial carrot in front of the treadmill got couch potatoes moving in two studies published in 2009 in Econometrica. Money over Matter: Can Cash Incentives Keep People Healthy? 2011-03-21T11:45:00.217Z "It is certainly valid to link those two as two consecutive victories for couch potatoes," said Callum Murray, editorial director of Sportcal Global Communication, a sports information company specializing in broadcast and marketing rights. FIFA, UEFA lose legal challenge over TV coverage 2011-02-17T19:59:08Z Meanwhile, in a country that is among the fattest in Europe, the number of couch potatoes apparently continues to grow. England Finds 2012 Olympics Don?t Spur Exercise 2011-02-16T01:00:40Z The couch potato is thus the paradigmatic product of broadcast television. Why the BBC's old guard called time on the Wibbly Wobbly Web 2011-01-30T00:02:08Z It's enough to turn even the most athletic environmentalist into a locally grown, organic couch potato. Some pieces of gym equipment are more eco-friendly than others 2011-01-04T04:11:04Z The company has said that Gatorade is working to focus on athletes, rather than couch potatoes who had been drinking it for the cool factor. Gatorade to focus on sports drinks 2010-12-21T12:21:00Z The company has said that Gatorade is working to focus on athletes, rather than couch potatoes who drank its products for the aspirational value. Gatorade to focus on sports drinks 2010-12-21T12:21:00Z The company has said that Gatorade is working to focus on athletes, rather than couch potatoes who drink the stuff for the aspirational value. Gatorade to focus on sports drinks 2010-12-21T12:21:00Z But they found one exception: Men who biked for at least five hours per week had fewer and less active sperm than couch potatoes. Most exercise not linked to sperm health 2010-12-09T22:26:00Z The government's new 10-year blueprint to improve Americans' health aims to help whole communities get in better shape, not just the couch potatoes. Improving Americans' health takes a community 2010-12-01T19:16:00Z Or are they just an excuse to be a lazy couch potato? Healthy habits for the holidays 2009-11-23T17:00:00Z Luckily for couch potatoes, TV-watching no longer requires any imagination at all. Playing Catch-Up On HDTV 2010-11-19T05:00:00Z Today’s couch potato might become tomorrow’s prime health specimen. Well: The Workout Enigma 2010-11-17T18:38:00Z I made all sorts of mistakes when I took up daily walking and ended up with blisters, cramps and injuries trying to hurry the adaptation from couch potato to daily workout. Well: Buying New Running Shoes (or Not) 2010-10-22T14:13:00Z The actors were also told that they should “play types,” including, “mothers, film buffs, tech geeks, couch potatoes.” Netflix Fans at Event Were Actors 2010-09-23T21:01:00Z And this junk will be consumed for years, adding another layer of fat to the lazy couch potato that is American journalism's "conventional wisdom". The 'rightwing backlash' that never was 2010-09-22T17:30:00Z The firm is building its browser and search bar into high-end televisions, hoping that couch potatoes will use it to look for programmes. Online television: Hogging the remote 2010-09-02T10:46:00Z The avowed couch potatoes in the study, who reported working a sedentary job and engaging in zero recreational physical activity, weighed the equivalent of an extra 1.3 lb. Exercise Can Counteract Obesity Genes, Says Study 2010-09-01T21:30:00Z Instead of being a total couch potato, fitness experts say, try these moves to torch calories at the same time: Keep equipment on hand. How to exercise while watching TV 2010-07-18T19:48:00Z But even the laziest couch potato may soon notice some changes to his television set. The race to organise television: Struggling for control 2010-07-15T10:43:00Z We are, in a phrase adopted by physiologists, ‘‘active couch potatoes.’’ Phys Ed: The Men Who Stare at Screens 2010-07-14T04:01:00Z Summertime is almost here and the great outdoors are calling, but your inner sports fan and couch potato are begging to stay glued to the TV. The Best Mobile TVs 2010-05-26T22:00:00Z A total couch potato might see some fitness gains, she said, and walking contributes to strengthening of muscle and bone. Walking vs. the golf cart: There's a clear winner, say the MisFits 2010-05-20T04:00:00Z These types of people are, unsurprisingly, more likely to agree to be interviewed about their health than slobby couch potatoes. Nutrition and health: Protection racket 2010-04-08T11:32:00Z If one sport is leading the way in increasing participation, doing a "reverse couch potato", it is cycling. Editorial: Others can only envy British cycling 2010-03-21T00:10:00Z Your silliest job titles When a weight-loss company decided to recruit a paid "couch potato" to eat high fat foods, it advertised for a "product testing associate". Over-titled 2010-03-17T11:15:00Z Mothers' messages Her study - Do working mothers raise couch potatoes? - concluded that apparently they do if they work more than 34 hours a week, struggling to find the time for family cooking and activities. Working mums 2010-03-04T03:02:00Z SL: Fit and fat is healthier than skinny and a couch potato. 2010-01-14T08:00:00Z Software developers are often guilty of fattening their applications with so many new features that they end up like digital couch potatoes; slow moving and impossible to work with. 2009-12-31T18:42:00Z Are you going to take the couch potatoes of the world by storm and make all of them yearn to be you? Abducted to Oz The cognitive characteristics and motor patterns of couch potatoes and moderate viewers in the age of generalized TV and interactive networking are very different from those of people educated as literate. The Civilization of Illiteracy
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