{"id":1357,"date":"2022-07-20T13:24:14","date_gmt":"2022-07-20T13:24:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/127.0.0.1\/wordpress95\/health\/1357.html"},"modified":"2022-07-20T13:24:14","modified_gmt":"2022-07-20T13:24:14","slug":"31-healthy-habits-to-embrace-while-social-distancing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.buysaves.com\/?p=1357","title":{"rendered":"31 Healthy Habits to Embrace While Social Distancing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"400\" src=\"http:\/\/athletics-fashion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20210501134534-39.jpg\" \/>\t\t <\/p>\n<p>The coronavirus pandemic has transformed society in a short period of time &mdash; businesses have shuttered, so many people are out of work, more workers are telecommuting, and students are learning from home. Whatever your circumstances, it&rsquo;s natural to become feeling anxiety about the change in routine, and uncertainty about the future.<\/p>\n<p>Maintaining or starting healthy habits that may build resiliency is essential for living through challenging times. Here are some methods to do that while we&rsquo;re practicing social distancing.<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>EAT<\/h2>\n<p>1. Prepare new recipes using what you have in your pantry.<\/p>\n<p>2. Perfect your sauerkraut or other favorite digestion-boosting fermented foods.<\/p>\n<p>3. Share meals with family or friends by using Zoom or another videoconferencing platform.<\/p>\n<p>4. Try your hand at grain-free baking or making a gluten-free sourdough starter.<\/p>\n<h2>MOVE<\/h2>\n<p>5. If your community isn&rsquo;t on full lockdown, take your workout outside. Make sure you&rsquo;re in a space big enough to maintain social-distancing rules.<\/p>\n<p>6. Take an exercise, Zumba, or yoga class online.<\/p>\n<p>7. Ride your bike.<\/p>\n<p>8. Turn town stroll into a workout.<\/p>\n<h2>SNOOZE<\/h2>\n<p>9. Don&rsquo;t skimp on sleep, even if you&rsquo;re feeling anxious. Check out these tips for getting a good night&rsquo;s rest during stressful times.<\/p>\n<p>10. Take a nap &mdash; it&rsquo;s a great way to take a break and recover from stress.<\/p>\n<h2>CLEAN<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>11. Declutter your closet or car or join the growing minimalist movement.<\/p>\n<p>12. Give your home an energy audit. Repairing those leaky faucets could save you money in the long run.<\/p>\n<p>13. Clean out the fridge by looking into making this soup, which makes use of veggies that have passed their prime.<\/p>\n<h2>GROW<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>14. Tis the season to start seeds. Try these pointers for growing your own herbs.<\/p>\n<p>15. Prepare your garden beds for seedling planting.<\/p>\n<p>16. Plan a low-mosquito garden.<\/p>\n<p>17. Make a bee bath to help support your preferred pollinators.<\/p>\n<p>18. Feed the birds in your yard, or check out the Cornell Ornithology Lab&rsquo;s Feederwatch webcam to determine what feathered friends are stopping by for any snack.<\/p>\n<p>19. Not an avian aficionado? You will see lots of other wildlife, from bears fishing inside a stream in Alaska to animals going to a watering hole in Africa.<\/p>\n<h2>LEARN<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>20. Begin a hobby like knitting or sewing, or reignite an old passion by dusting off that old acoustic guitar.<\/p>\n<p>21. Read a book or 10 &mdash; and make it a group effort by starting an online book club.<\/p>\n<p>22. Take a museum tour online, and download a coloring book according to its artwork.<\/p>\n<p>23. Tune in to musicians by watching online concerts, and purchase merchandise from the performer&rsquo;s website. Consider an online lesson &mdash; some artists and musicians are providing them for free.<\/p>\n<h2>CONNECT<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>24. Adopt a pet or teach your dog (or perhaps your cat) some new tricks.<\/p>\n<p>25. Keep active in loved ones, friends, and acquaintances, including those you might not have spoken to in a very long time. Ask them how they&rsquo;re doing, share news, and supply support for each other.<\/p>\n<p>26. Ease anxiety and discover perspective by starting a gratitude journal.<\/p>\n<p>27. Ground yourself by starting a meditation or mindfulness practice.<\/p>\n<p>28. Thank a grocery-store worker, healthcare provider, or delivery driver.&nbsp;Expressing appreciation for others is powerful and nurturing &mdash; and it&rsquo;s free.<\/p>\n<p>29. Buy gift certificates from your favorite caf&eacute;, restaurant, or local company that you can use when stores reopen.<\/p>\n<p>30. Find safe methods to volunteer &mdash; by running errands for elderly neighbors, donating blood, or helping in community kitchens.<\/p>\n<p>31. Stay updated on the news, but know when it&rsquo;s time to disconnect.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The coronavirus pandemic has transformed society in a short period of time &mdash; businesses have shuttered, so many people are out of&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1356,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[20],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.buysaves.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1357"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.buysaves.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.buysaves.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.buysaves.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.buysaves.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1357"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.buysaves.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1357\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3082,"href":"https:\/\/www.buysaves.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1357\/revisions\/3082"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.buysaves.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1356"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.buysaves.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1357"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.buysaves.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1357"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.buysaves.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1357"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}