As the lockdown continues to keep many of us at home, it can be easy to fall into bad habits.
During these difficult times, your mental and physical health need a bit of support. So, we’ve gathered together some ideas on how to stay healthy during lockdown. Hopefully, they can give you some inspiration as the lockdown continues.
1. Practice mindfulness exercises
Mindfulness exercise
Mindfulness is a practice that is beneficial no matter what’s going on in the world. If things seem a little stressful at the moment, and you’re finding it hard to focus, it could be the ideal remedy.
2. Try to keep busy
Reading book
Although it can be hard to feel motivated and productive at the moment, keeping your mind active can be beneficial for positive mental health.
Now is the perfect time to explore your hobbies – or find some new ones. Challenge yourself to read that book you’ve been putting off, start that journal you’ve always wanted to keep or kick off your exercise regime.
3. Stay physically active
Exercise
As well as taking care of your mental health during lockdown, it’s equally important to stay on top of your physical wellbeing. With gyms closed and the daily commute cancelled for most of us, it can seem more difficult to stay active. However, there are plenty of ways you can keep your body moving.
4. Get enough sleep
Sleeping
Sleep plays a big role in mental health. However, when daily life gets disrupted, it’s easy to fall into bad sleep cycles. By identifying a potential issue, you can work on understanding the habits, solutions and strategies for dealing with sleep deprivation.
Try and focus on maintaining a regular bedtime and avoid the temptation of lying in bed for ages in the morning or during the day. Take some time to wind down at the end of the day and avoid having caffeine or alcohol late at night
5. Try yoga
Yoga
Yoga is good for the body and mind, and it’s something that just about anyone can do. As well as burning calories and toning muscles, it gives you strength, flexibility, and an awareness of your mind and body.
6. Learn about healthy eating
Healthy eating
The term ‘healthy and balanced diet’ can sometimes seem like a difficult one to understand. We’re often bombarded by messages and advertisements about food that seem to conflict each other, so how do we know what’s healthy?
Well, we can start by understanding the basics of nutrition. Learning about how what we eat impacts our bodies and minds is a good place to start.