october 31 2013151 intro if you plan on parking yourself in front of the tube this sunday to cheer on the 48000 runners who are running this years new york city marathon expect to feel some guilt those people trained for many moons and logged many a mile to make it to the starting line you traveled mere inches to get to your couch here experts share 262 ways you can diminish nonrunners remorse so you can take your own small steps towards better health recommended nyc marathon returns after boston attack quicklist 1 category 262 ways to get healthy while watching the marathontitle 1urltext if you order wings ask for double the celery as a crunchy satisfying low cal veggie it cuts your snacking calorie count even if you add a dab of blue cheese dressing workout dvd starjennifer galardiquicklist 2category 262 ways to get healthy while watching the marathontitle 2urltext got an indoor bike or treadmill get on it even if you crawl along at 1mile per hour youll still burn about 4 calories per minute thats better than nothing weight watchers workout dvd star jennifer cohen quicklist 3category 262 ways to get healthy while watching the marathontitle 3urltext use a couch cushion as a balance trainer place it on the floor stand on it do 12 squats stand with your feet hipwidth apart hands on hips bend knees until thighs are parallel to the floor stand back up jc quicklist 4category 262 ways to get healthy while watching the marathontitle 4urltext give a traditional drinking game a healthy makeover instead of taking a chug every time you see say a runner wearing a french flag do a set of pushups gina allchin sixtime marathon finisher president of health trek fort lauderdale fla quicklist 5category 262 ways to get healthy while watching the marathontitle 5urltext every time the leaders cross a mile marker do a different strength exercise aim to do 26 different moves for a fullbody workout here are five to start you off lunge pushup chair dip leg lifts and reverse crunches fitness pro sadie lincoln quicklist 6category 262 ways to get healthy while watching the marathontitle 6urltext for a stronger tighter middle do one set of planks or abdominal curls for every 20 minutes of the race you watch if you stick with it for the entire broadcast thats a little over 2 hours of tv and six sets of core work tom holland author of the marathon method tom has run 60 marathons and is running this sunday quicklist 7category 262 ways to get healthy while watching the marathontitle 7urltext shoot for 26 minutes worth of cardio movement take on an extra 20 seconds for good measure walk in place do jumping jacks or mountain climbers skip some rope you can do it all at once or a minute at a time just add it up th quicklist 8 category 262 ways to get healthy while