How To Stay Happy, Healthy & Fit During Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic
We all know that there is a direct relationship between your diet and physical activity, and it is directly proportional to health.
Your nutrition intake is the major key to your physical and mental health, as well as your social well being.
A healthy diet and physical activities are key to help you increase your immunity to fight any disease.
As we know, in today’s scenario many of us want to build immunity to fight off Covid-19.
In the middle of Covid Lockdown, many of us indulge ourselves in overeating of junk food.
This is where mindful eating will help to keep you healthy and safe from any diseases.
At an unsettling time of Coronavirus, may be your routine and eating habits are out of control.
Most schedules have gone into disarray and the future is also uncertain.
There are many things that you can do apart from social distancing and washing your hands to promote your overall well being and stay safe in this COVID-19 pandemic time.
Here are some tips that you must keep in mind to stay healthy during Corona times.
Healthy Eating
Eating healthy food items is important for both physical and psychological health.
When a person is having a healthy diet, they have shown less risk to chronic illnesses like diabetes, obesity, depression, and more.
You don’t have to follow a strict diet, but you must leave processed food items as they tend to have high amounts of sugar.
The best food for our mental and physical health are generally the healthiest foods.
When it comes to mental health, we must intake whole grains, fruits, and vegetables as they provide nourishment for our brain.
When you intake proper nutrition, it helps in releasing energy and also stabilizes the mood patterns.
A balanced and healthy diet usually includes food items that are rich in Vitamins, minerals, iron, and Zinc.
Sleeping Soundly
Sound sleep is important to repair body cells, remove toxins, and consolidate memories.
It is evident that sleep deprivation has a major negative impact on our health.
Poor sleep affects your psychological well being and emotional intelligence.
It also increases the risk of developing a few health issues like obesity, heart diseases, and diabetes.
Just like our normal schedule of eating and exercising, it is important to have a proper sleep routine.
For many, seven to nine hours of sleep is sufficient.
Going to sleep and waking up at a similar time every day can help in maintaining a sense of normality.
It also helps you to follow through with your plans.
These days people are more into listening to the news, to stay updated about the Coronavirus pandemic, but to have proper sleep you must avoid negative news before you go to your bed.
Also, it will reduce your exposure to screens, as the effect of the screen’s light impacts your eye retina and disturns your sleep pattern.
Exercising Enough
Regular exercise releases chemicals from our body, which eventually makes us feel good.
Exercising is directly linked to reducing stress, anxiety, and improve sleep quality.
Make sure you do exercise 30 minutes every day to stay healthy during the Coronavirus pandemic.
If you are new to exercising, then you can also break the time limit like 10 minutes in the morning, 10 minutes in the afternoon, and left minutes in the evening.
When you establish this as a daily routine, you will feel better physically and mentally.
Many fitness trainers and sites are offering online fitness classes during Covid Outbreak.
All you would need is a mat and an internet connection.
You can start with basic exercises like walking on your stairs and many more like the following ones:
- Sit Up's
- Push Up's
- Jumping Jakcs
- Plank
- Crunches
Social Connection
Now more than ever, we all want friends.
Social connection is equally necessary for our health.
Now during Corona Times, we cannot have dinner parties or picnics in person.
But not all social gatherings need a face to face connection.
Try recreating your social connection through video calls.
Also, you can set a virtual dinner through Google meet or Zoom.
It will keep you happy and socially active.
Calming Activities
On regular days, you usually don’t have time for gardening, cooking, meditation, reading books at your bedside, or spending time with family?
COVID-19 times are a perfect time to do all of them, some or few, whichever activity you can manage.
Indulging in such activities will reduce your stress level and keep you healthy.
As we all know, stress is directly proportional to not so great routine which leads to an unhealthy life.