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The online world is now saturated with helpful fitness videos to assist you to stay healthy during lockdown, and still find great ways to exercise even if you can’t travel to your local gym or go outside to exercise like you usually would. However, taking care of your mental health is just as crucial as your physical health during this time, and it’s mental health which can be impacted the most during this time of isolation.
Here are some great ways you can make sure your mind and well-being are looked after during the pandemic.
Embrace Technology to Keep in Touch
Social distancing can be a very difficult time, especially for those family members who are separated or live alone. Technology is on your side, and now is the time to be using it to its full capacity. Even if you’ve never been a fan of video calling before, be sure to implement some video chats into your routine so you can still see and speak to loved ones, even if not in person. Technology can also help to create fun opportunities like family quizzes enacted over video chat, or you can open up a group message for the whole family to keep in touch, no matter where everyone currently is.
Keep in the Loop
During already stressful times, it can feel more tense when you’re not fully up to date with the latest happenings. Coronavirus updates are supplied daily, so it might serve to ease any worry if you ensure you are always checking in with the latest information.
This also applies to any area of life which has been affected due to the pandemic. If your job has been affected, or if you worry about the implications of Coronavirus in regard to the job market, you can take advantage of the latest metrics to understand how the economy is being affected, and how it might be affected going forward.
Find Your Passion with a New Hobby
The lockdown doesn’t have to be a wholly negative thing. Spending a lot of time indoors is the perfect opportunity to connect with a hobby. Perhaps it’s something you’ve always wanted to try, or maybe an old hobby you’ve neglected for a long time. Pastimes can help keep the mind busy and focused during this time, and keep you entertained during quarantine.
If you’re home with a family, you can also get everyone involved in the hobby, too, so that it’s something you can do together.
Reinvent Yourself Perhaps this quarantine time has found you when you were already at a crossroads in your life. Maybe you were considering a new path for yourself, a new way you wanted to be, or new identity ideas you wanted to explore. Now might be the time to focus on yourself and think about who you want to be and what interests you would like to pursue. This could be as simple as decluttering old clothes to find your new style or trying at-home hair colors you’ve always wanted to try!
