The term, which has amassed a whopping 233 million views on the platform at time of writing, is used to describe the habit of staying in bed for hours on end; the ‘rotting’ part refers to the grossness that comes from laying in one spot for a prolonged period (aka that sweaty, sticky feeling that you get after emerging from under the covers).

And that’s about it – you might spend your time in bed watching Netflix, reading a book or just scrolling on your phone, but it’s not what you’re doing that makes a good bed rot. A good bed rot simply requires you to exist.

In many ways, bed rotting sounds like the exact opposite of something a fitness writer would be into. But if that fitness writer exists, she’s not me. I love the idea of bed rotting – in fact, it’s something I often spend time doing on a spare weekend afternoon.

Personally, I find it provides the perfect opportunity to sort through my thoughts in a space which feels detached from the business of the world – somewhere where I can get a ‘break’ from life and work out where my head is at.

“I’m a fitness writer – but I’m still a fan of the ‘bed rotting’ trend”