On The Go Personal Training has recognized a few challenges that many currently face when having to stay at home for prolonged periods of time. Working at-home or quarantining due to COVID-19; this poses a significant challenge for remaining physically active and sustaining your household’s overall health. Featured below are 4 basic tips for remaining active and balanced:

1. Healthy Meals! – A quality diet and nutritional habits are essential for normal immune functions throughout your body!  Avoid the risk of unwanted weight gain from overindulging in unhealthy soothing habits that affect your diet negatively. Limiting your intake of sugars, fats, and salts from comfort foods can be a basis for regulating your family’s food intake. Experiment in the kitchen! What better time to try out healthier cooking alternatives? Manage portion sizes to ensure plenty of fruits, vegetables, proteins, and whole grains are supplying your body’s need of fiber, vitamins, and minerals. Remember to drink plenty of water throughout the day, and with each meal to enrich your body and its chances of keeping fit!
2. Exercise & Stretch Routines! – Gyms are either closed or limited, but that doesn’t mean you have to be! This is a great time to take advantage of at-home exercises. Avoid feeling burnt out or like you’ve hit a fitness plateau by getting creative with your daily routine. Ditch the comfort zone by trying a new activity near you, such as: Cycling, Running/ Jogging, Yoga, or trying new exercises that are out of your norm!
3. Beauty Sleep! –  Sleep is crucial for your body’s restoration and relaxation. The effects of a good night’s sleep on the body can be immense. While you aren’t more likely to get sick if you become consistently sleep deprived (Getting below average amounts of snoozes); your body could however have a longer recovery times if you were to be hit with an illness. Keep track of the amounts of rest your body gets, and your activities before to falling asleep. 
4. Emotional Support! – Uncertainty can be stressful! Reach out for emotional support virtually with friends and family to remain connected if isolation is beginning to create anxiety throughout the household. Find ways to relax outdoors from time to time for fresh air and sunshine. Or use the shower time or meditation for the therapeutic benefits those activities can have!

In the end we are all in this together. Optimal health is a continuous journey. Not just for yourself, but for all neighbors and loved ones! For more guidance on how to get the most from your exercise routines or nutrition plans virtually, reach out to speak with a trainer! On The Go Personal Training is here to help you reach your body’s full potential! 

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