The last six months for most of us have been a huge change of pace in life and a strange new world to get used to. When we have a family with children, being in the house for so long can be a huge challenge and many of us have struggled to keep everyone sane and healthy throughout these trying times.
One of the biggest challenges during the pandemic has been to keep ourselves and our family active and fit. When it’s not possible to hit the gym and go to the playground: staying fit becomes much more of a challenge and it may seem impossible to achieve.
Today though we want to share with you a few of the ways that you can stay fit and active during the winter, and during lockdown at home.
Use YouTube Videos
One of the best resources that we all have available to use these days is YouTube. If you are stuck at home, YouTube offers a huge range of videos from workouts to meditation, physiotherapy and even craft videos for the kids. Utilise YouTube for yourself and your children by selecting a workout you can all do together in the living room every day. Even if it’s only 20 minutes, it will make a big difference to all of you and keep you for and active at home.
Explore your local area
There are not many activities we can do at the moment that involve being active; however walking is always an option. After being stuck in lockdown for a long time those same four walls can be torture, and that’s why you should take the chance to go out into your local area for a walk. Set off from home and see where the walk takes you. You might be surprised at some of the places you notice during your walk!
Do some DIY
If you want to stay active at home but the weather is looking worse and worse, DIY is a great idea. After being at home for months on end, a change of scenery could make all the difference so why not do some decorating? Make the most of the time you have at home to complete those niggling projects you haven’t done before, and spruce the place up too. Not only will it improve the mood in the house but it will keep you active too.
Practice Yoga
As important as it is to perform cardio and strength workouts to keep yourself fit; you also need to work on flexibility. Yoga is a practice which is accessible to all members of the family and it can be a great activity to share with your kids. Yoga teaches flexibility and strength as well as calm. Take the opportunity to watch YouTube Yoga videos and find your flow at home.
Get gardening
If you have an outdoor space at home, now is a great time to get outside and prune some of your hardy shrubs as well as mow the lawn for the last time until spring. Bring the children out into the garden with you and get them involved!
There are plenty of ways to stay active even when you are stuck at home, so we hope these ideas helped you today!
