{"id":1848,"date":"2016-08-22T09:22:46","date_gmt":"2016-08-22T03:22:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/toptrendingnews.co\/how-to-fill-the-olympic-shaped-void-in-your-life\/"},"modified":"2016-08-22T15:23:51","modified_gmt":"2016-08-22T09:23:51","slug":"how-to-fill-the-olympic-shaped-void-in-your-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/toptrendingnews.co\/how-to-fill-the-olympic-shaped-void-in-your-life\/","title":{"rendered":"How to fill the Olympic-shaped void in your life"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n<p>Every four years seems like an age, and the two weeks go by in a flash. We\u2019ve spent the entirety of the Games glued to our television screens, and now there\u2019s a huge Olympics-shaped hole in our life.<\/p>\n<p> Never fear \u2013 we\u2019re here with a handy list of things to help fill the void, now that your time isn\u2019t spent gawking at gymnastics or marvelling at the swimming.<\/p>\n<p> <strong>Take up a sport yourself.<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Watching the Olympics is serious bad for your health. I now want to take up fencing, taekwondo and I&#039;ve just signed up for @LondonMarathon<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 amanda mealing (@meamandamealing) August 18, 2016<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> The Olympics are truly inspirational, and definitely make us want to get more into sport. If Team Ireland are so good at rowing and sailing, surely we can give it a go.<\/p>\n<p> <img src=\"https:\/\/cdn.toptrendingnews.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/10024306\/ODonovanCelebrateSilver_large.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p> Maybe even pick a really obscure sport and begin training up for Tokyo. Trampoline gymnastics, anyone?<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>I&#039;m addicted to watching the Olympics&#8230; what will I do when it finishes?! I know, take up trampolining.. gymnastics and diving \u00f0\u009f\u0098\u0082<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Charlotte Gibbons (@Mrs_Funky) August 18, 2016<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <strong>Catch up on world events.<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h4>Newspaper GIF \u2013 Find &amp; Share on GIPHY<\/h4>\n<p> Discover &amp; Share this Newspaper GIF with everyone you know. GIPHY is how you search, share, discover, and create GIFs.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> Understandably, our time has been wholly taken up by the Olympics for the past two weeks. However, it turns out that stuff still happened in the world when the Games were on (which seems quite rude really). <\/p>\n<p> So it\u2019s probably time to pick up a newspaper and catch up on all those pesky world events that you\u2019ve missed out on.<\/p>\n<p> <strong>Go outside.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><figure><img src=\"https:\/\/cdn.toptrendingnews.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/10024309\/1471602714-2b6120d04079560f64f420efd256e223-600x399.jpg\"\/><figcaption>(Ben Birchall\/PA)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<p> Sunshine. Fresh air. Remind yourself what it\u2019s like.<\/p>\n<p> <strong>Talk to your friends and family.<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Every time I talk about The Olympics my family ignores me. Someone be my friend and let me talk to you about this.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Yara \u00e2\u009d\u00a4 (@suleiman_yara) August 8, 2016<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> Unlike a TV screen, your friends and family can actually reply to you. Try having conversations that are longer than \u201cC\u2019MON GB!!!\u201d You never know, you might actually enjoy it.<\/p>\n<p> <strong>Get some sleep.<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Me: I need sleep.<br \/>The Olympics: pic.twitter.com\/5oDdvQIz0W<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Trudy (@thetrudz) August 15, 2016<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> Making sure that you catch every second of the action has meant a slight shift in your body clock over the last few weeks, and a lot of late nights. If you had to get up and go to work after watching Jade Jones win gold in the early hours of the morning, chances are you\u2019re going to need to catch some Z\u2019s to become a functioning human again.<\/p>\n<p> <strong>Book a trip to Rio.<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p> Me&amp;Ocean \u00f0\u009f\u0098\u008d\u00f0\u009f\u008c\u008a #brasil #riodejaneiro<\/p>\n<p>A photo posted by Nyusha (@nyusha_nyusha) on <time datetime=\"2016-08-19T03:11:40+00:00\">Aug 18, 2016 at 8:11pm PDT<\/time><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> If you just can\u2019t let the Olympic spirit go, why not fly to Brazil and see the places where all the action happened? The bonus is, flights will be a lot less expensive than they would\u2019ve been for the last couple of weeks. <\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p> Hello #RiodeJaniero!<\/p>\n<p>A photo posted by Travel Associates Australia (@travelassociatesau) on <time datetime=\"2016-08-19T00:14:27+00:00\">Aug 18, 2016 at 5:14pm PDT<\/time><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> You might even be surprised to learn that Rio has so much more to offer than just Olympic venues.<\/p>\n<p> <strong>Watch the Great British Bake Off.<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h4>Gbbo GIF \u2013 Find &amp; Share on GIPHY<\/h4>\n<p> Discover &amp; Share this Gbbo GIF with everyone you know. GIPHY is how you search, share, discover, and create GIFs.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> The BBC have stepped in to help fill the Olympics void with the beginning of GBBO, so stay on the sofa and trade in the javelin for petit fours.<\/p>\n<p><figure><img src=\"https:\/\/cdn.toptrendingnews.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/10024312\/1471603553-f424f887ee5600304caa60d5e7342aa7-600x400.jpg\"\/><figcaption>(Mark Bourdillon\/BBC\/PA)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<p> <strong>Get into the football.<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Never mind the Olympics, bring on the Premier League.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Damien Neva (@DamienNeva) August 8, 2016<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> If you simply must replace fill your time with more sport, the Premier League is here to help.<\/p>\n<p> Hey, at least both have diving right?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every four years seems like an age, and the two weeks go by in a flash. 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