RoxanneMove Around More
With all the gyms closing, working out can be harder to accomplish. You can overcome this obstacle, though, by going to YouTube, where you’ll find plenty of free workouts you can do at home, even if you lack equipment. Many gyms have also come up with their own online classes to keep you in shape during coronavirus quarantine.
Even if you’ve never worked out before, now’s a good time to start moving around more to combat the stress and boredom that comes with having to stay inside.
Taking a walk around your neighborhood and getting some much-needed vitamin D from the sunlight can help you feel better. And if you kick things up a notch with a homemade workout, you can trigger the production of endorphins that can temporarily make you forget that COVID-19 even exists.
Tackle Tasks on Your To-Do List
One of your biggest enemies during a coronavirus quarantine is boredom. You can avoid it by doing tasks that you’ve meant to finish for a while, but never got around to due to your busy schedule.
For instance, you can go through your closet and gather up clothes you don’t use to sell online for extra cash. You can clean up your garage and pick out items to sell at a garage sale to supplement your lost income. And so on.
Have a look around your home. Does it seem very cluttered? By organizing it and getting rid of things you don’t need, you can feel calmer and gain the mental clarity that comes with a decluttered house.
Sleep More
Did you always feel tired before COVID-19 came onto the scene? Use this time to catch up on your sleep and establish better sleeping patterns.
Getting less than the recommended seven to nine hours of sleep per night can lead to fatigue and stress when you’re awake. It can also affect your hunger hormones and cause you to crave unhealthy foods that pack on the pounds and sap your monthly budget.
If you’re having trouble falling asleep, do things that can lead to more calm during the day, such as exercising and writing down your thoughts and feelings in a journal.
Stay Connected to Others
Social distancing urges us to stay at least six feet apart from others to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. This has led many of us to go into isolation in our homes.
While self-isolating is a good deed for the rest of the community as we try to tame COVID-19’s reach, it can lead to depression and loneliness.
You can combat this by keeping in touch with others via technology. Even though in-person visits may be on hold, you can still talk to your loved ones via video chat for free through Facebook, Skype, and other avenues.
If you think loneliness is no big deal, think again. Studies have shown that it can lead to health issues that are linked to a higher coronavirus risk, such as inflammation of internal organs and suppressed immunity.
