Staying at Home: Lifestyle Advice

Staying at home is a complete upheaval of most people’s day to day routines. This can feel very strange and uncertain, so it’s important to stick to a routine where possible. This will give you a sense of normality and control over your situation.

It can be a very anxious time so it’s important to limit your news or social media consumption. You don’t have to keep watching live news or have notifications turned on if you find they are increasing your anxiety. If you start to feel anxiety creeping in practicing meditation can be an effective way to reduce stress and clear your mind. Simple breathing exercises such as the one explained here can help to relieve you of these feelings and help you to focus on the present moment. 

While measures for self-isolating are much needed currently, it is very important to understand that the by spending more time indoors you are at risk of a Vitamin D deficiency which can be detrimental to your physical and mental health , so try to make the most of outdoors exercise including walking, jogging or cycling. Please note that you are limited to leaving your homes to once a day currently, you must keep your 2metre distance from other members of the public in line with the continued social distancing ruling. You can also look to order an approved Vitamin D supplement from online. Gardening can be done in any space for free, even if you only have a sunny windowsill, which can significantly improve how you are feeling.

Instead of trying to ignore your worries, write your worries down in a notebook and put it away. Once it’s put away, let them go. Be sure to do things that help you to relax like reading a book, listening to music, cooking or binging your favourite series on Netflix. This is a trying time for all of us and can be particularly challenging for those looking after children and loved ones. Supporting and caring for others means you have an extra responsibility to ensure you are in optimum health. By staying home, we are all doing our part to save lives and ultimately protect the NHS.

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