7 Health and Wellness Movies for Guilt-free Binge Watching During Quarantine

With too much time on our hands, we all have turned to what we do best, i.e sitting on the couch and binge-watching. While we may not be able to step outside our homes as of now, we certainly can move towards a healthier watch list.

Whether you’re looking to try new diets, want to try yoga, ponder over some existential questions, or just want some inspiration to get back in shape, we have you covered.

The list below will not only inspire you to get up and start running on that treadmill that has been collecting dust but will also compel you to rethink your health, fitness, nutrition choices.

1. What The Health (2017)

Our unhealthy eating habits and our tendency to binge on mass-produced meat and fast food could prove to be fatally dangerous. The movie delves deeper into some of the secrets about our eating habits.

And while this documentary is criticized by the critics for making claims like eating an egg a day is as bad for your life expectancy as smoking five cigarettes a day, it also reveals some hard-hitting and eye-opening truths about our daily diets based on scientific research.

Watch this documentary to gain a better insight about what’s actually on your dinner plate.

2. Forks Over Knives (2011)

This health documentary examines and studies regular people and health experts alike who brought changes in their lifestyle by removing animal-based products from their diets. The movie also uncovers the link between various chronic diseases and a plant-based diet, and how various diseases like cancer and diabetes can be controlled just by eating healthier.

If you have been thinking about giving up meat and thinking about moving towards the greener side, this movie might just convince you to choose forks over knives.

3. Happy (2011)

What makes us happy?

The Roko Belic documentary aims to answer this question we have all asked ourselves atleast once in our lives by taking us on a tour through five continents and interviewing people from all walks of life.

‘Happy’ simply argues that materialistic pleasures can only satisfy us only for so long.

By using both research and touching real-life stories, the film focuses on majorly the intangible aspects of happiness and underlines the fact that money and wealth have relatively a very small role to play in achieving satisfaction in our lives.

The movie itself is brimming with optimism and good vibes and makes us revel in the collective feeling of togetherness. Justifying its name, the movie is sure to leave you much happier by the end.

4. Awake: The Life of Yogananda (2014)

The documentary examines the life of Hindu Swami Paramahansa Yogananda who influenced the world of yoga both in the east and west.

Yogananda made ancient Vedic teachings accessible to a modern audience, attracting many followers and inspiring the millions who practice yoga today. How his teachings swayed the world to turn their attention to spirituality and persuaded them to break free from the material world and pursue self- realization makes for a compelling watch.

5. Super Size Me (2004)

As kids, we would often pester our parents to buy us McDonald’s and if we had our way back then, every meal we had would have consisted of burgers and fries.

Morgan Spurlock in a social experiment lived all of our childhood fantasies by eating only McDonald's for 30 Days.

At the end, needless to say he undergoes a serious transformation from a healthy man to a weary and lethargic man with serious health problems. The documentary is eye-opening and will definitely make you think twice before you drive to your nearest McDonald’s in months after this lockdown.

Love it or hate it, but you definitely can’t ignore the unhealthy trends of the fast-food industry and how they are aiding obesity.

6. From Fat to Finish Line (2015)

From Fat to Finish Line is an inspiring documentary about how a group of 12 formerly obese people undertake a 200-mile relay race. Their journey showcases their hard work and shows how every goal is achievable if you set your heart to it.

This documentary will certainly motivate you to take out your shoes and go out for a run.

7. Heal (2017)

Being healthy is not just about pills and potions or pumping iron. Heal tells us how we can transform our body by transforming our minds. Spiritual awakening is a very important aspect of physical healing.

No matter how fatal our disease is, when we discover that we have the power to change our perceptions, the human body uncovers its own power to heal itself from any disease.

With inputs from various health and spiritual leaders, this award-winning documentary is sure to make you want to reconnect with your inner self.

Being aware of our lifestyle is the first step towards improving it. The next step is to move in a direction that will help conquer our goal of optimum health.

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