COVID-19 Self Isolation - Positive Activities

Person centred approaches to keeping your mind relaxed - 5 min read

We are in an unprecedented period where across the UK we are united in the fight against COVID-19. Prolonged periods of staying indoors without choice, can bring some unwanted side effects. From boredom to anxiety about the future, our minds may wander. 

Read our fantastic ideas of how you can keep calm and carry on. Together we can beat this. 

1. Keeping Fit

• Walking

Provided you are keeping two metres apart from others, walking is a wonderful way to keep fit and relax the mind. As you walk, look around you to appreciate your environment. Inhale deep breathes and let the positive feelings flow through your body.

Visit the NHS website -  https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/exercise/walking-for-health/

• General Exercise

NHS Strength and Flex exercise plan 

https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/exercise/strength-and-flex-exercise-plan/ 

Download the Strength and Flex exercise plans and get a fitness coach for free.

The virtual trainer will guide you through a series of equipment-free exercises designed to improve your strength and flexibility. The workout instructions and pace are easy to follow to ensure you do each exercise correctly and in time. The 5-week Strength and Flex plan consists of 5 podcasts, each 35 to 45 minutes long, which are available as a mobile download for smartphones and some wearable fitness trackers

2.  Wellbeing

• Leicestershire & Rutland Sports - (LRS) have developed a suite of resources called Healthy at Home which may be useful to you.

Visit www.lrsport.org/HealthyAtHome to read excellent tips aimed at your Wellbeing At Home.

• Mindfulness - Mindfulness is the basic human ability to be fully present, aware of where we are and what we’re doing, and not overly reactive or overwhelmed by what’s going on around us.

While mindfulness is something we all naturally possess, it’s more readily available to us when we practice on a daily basis.

Whenever you bring awareness to what you’re directly experiencing via your senses, or to your state of mind via your thoughts and emotions, you’re being mindful. And there’s growing research showing that when you train your brain to be mindful, you’re actually remodelling the physical structure of your brain.

Visit the following websites to enjoy mindfulness exercises

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/stress-anxiety-depression/mindfulness/

https://www.mindful.org/meditation/mindfulness-getting-started/

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