Personally I like to use the time to read all those theoretical books that I bought and intended to read but just never got around to (you know, the ones filled

Personally I like to use the time to read all those theoretical books that I bought and intended to read but just never got around to (you know, the ones filled with pseudo code). Either that or read up on non-programming related programming texts like Extreme Programming books. Basically the idea is to read something that will keep your interest and keep the "programming juices flowing" but at the same time won’t inspire you to get up and try anything on the computer (which would violate your bed rest)