During COVID-19 isolation, we\u2019re all doing our best to take care of ourselves and each other while life outside our walls remains uncertain. Although this situation has come with many challenges, one benefit of shelter-in-place orders is that you may have more time for self-care.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The benefits of self-care are countless, especially when you\u2019re going through a difficult period (and right now, who isn\u2019t?). Self-care can come in the form of exercising, eating better, or even just setting aside time to enjoy your day. Here are some of our suggestions for how you can use this time to keep your body, mind, and spirit in a healthy state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Physical exercise is helpful for releasing endorphins, naturally produced hormones that are physiologically proven to make people feel happier. It may be tricky to fit in exercise without being able to spend much time outside or at the gym, but at-home workouts<\/a> can still be rewarding. YouTube is a great resource for following yoga routines or high-intensity interval training (HIIT) workouts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n HIIT workouts generally span anywhere from 10 to 30 minutes, and most don\u2019t require any equipment. Common exercises include jumping jacks, burpees, various lunges, and body weight moves that are great for muscle toning. According to Fitness Blender<\/a>, roughly 9 to 16 calories are burned during each minute spent doing a HIIT training workout, so one 15-minute workout<\/a> is likely to burn between 135-240 calories, depending on the exercises you do and your starting weight. Making time for a self-guided workout a few days a week will improve your mood and help you maintain the results of a body sculpting treatment<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The importance of self-care for mental health cannot be overstated. In addition to fitting in workouts, eating healthy, and drinking lots of water, it\u2019s a good idea for people who are sheltering in place to set aside time to relax and do things they love. Maybe you have a hobby like playing an instrument, reading, or painting. Maybe you love watching movies and TV shows. Maybe you\u2019re extroverted and craving social interaction, in which case, it\u2019s fun to set up a Zoom or FaceTime call with family or friends. If you\u2019re not in the mood for videoconferencing, you can always call someone over the phone while cooking or taking a (socially distanced) walk around your block.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Setting goals is a great way to encourage yourself to get enough personal time. For example, you can task yourself with reading a different novel every two weeks, or trying out a brand new hobby every month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Sheltering in place won\u2019t last forever, but since we don\u2019t know how much longer it will last, it\u2019s important to do your best to keep healthy and mentally occupied during this time. We hope you and your families are all staying well.<\/p>\n\n\n [et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.9″ module_alignment=”center”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.9″ parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on”][et_pb_button button_url=”https:\/\/www.bellemedical.com\/book-a-free-consultation\/” button_text=”Book A Free Consultation” button_alignment=”center” _builder_version=”3.9″ background_layout=”dark”][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" During COVID-19 isolation, we\u2019re all doing our best to take care of ourselves and each other while life outside our walls remains uncertain. Although this situation has come with many challenges, one benefit of shelter-in-place orders is that you may have more time for self-care. The benefits of self-care are countless, especially when you\u2019re going […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":1098,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[168],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bellemedical.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/937"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bellemedical.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bellemedical.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bellemedical.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bellemedical.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=937"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.bellemedical.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/937\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bellemedical.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1098"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bellemedical.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=937"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bellemedical.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=937"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bellemedical.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=937"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Pursue Your Passions<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Be Kind to Yourself!<\/h4>\n\n\n\n