Your Health is Important: 4 ways to reshape your exercise routine during corona
Dr. Edward M. Phillips, assistant professor of physical medicine and rehabilitation at Harvard Medical School, gives a few recommendations on how to reshape your exercise routine during stay-at-home-orders or if you are in quarantine.
Read more at: https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/no-room-to-exercise-tiny-space-workouts-have-never-been-more-important-2020042319636
Dr. Edward M. Phillips 4 ways to reshape your exercise routine during corona
Go online to find classes and specific exercises. Join one of the many exercise class recordings from the YMCA or commercial trainers designed for in-home exercise with minimal or no equipment. Check out a library of exercises for every muscle group and level of difficulty offered by the American Council on Exercise.
Consider taking a live exercise class online. This adds a bit of social connection (ask a friend to join so that you can see them in class). Also, for many of us, setting an appointment for a live class will improve compliance compared to on-demand videos, which can be watched — or avoided — at any time of day.
Get outside. One of few excuses for leaving your home, other than to get food and medicine, is to exercise. Exposure to nature is particularly beneficial to combat the blues from staying inside.
Have fun and try something new. If you were never comfortable joining a Zumba or dance class, this may be your opportunity to try it out at home. You can choose to turn off your camera (at least until you get the moves down).
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