Coronavirus – Simple Exciting activities you can do while sitting at home during COVID-19 Pandemic

Coronavirus: Involving things that you can do to avoid boredom while staying at home

This time, there are so many things you can do at home to avoid boredom. As part of its attempts to control the Coronavirus pandemic, leaders around the world continue to take stiffer steps to impose 14-day lockout enforcement.

With new cases reported daily, one way the government has dealt with the virus is by giving the state ‘a stay at home order;’ this means that people and workers must work from home and those who are not working must go on a mandatory vacation.

Lagosians are hustlers and while some find it hard to comply with this directive, other concerned individuals take it upon themselves to educate people more about the deadly virus in order to avoid further spreading as some are still ignorant of its influence.

However, Giant9ja have found it interesting to highlight important and exciting things you can do during Coronavirus Lockdown to kill boredom.

Quality Family Time

A good family always spend time together, it is very important as it help family bond to grow more and during this period, quality family time can help strengthen the family bond.

To career moms and dads who rarely spend quality time with their loved ones, this is a great opportunity they should take advantage of; while working as a career woman / man from home is not an easy job, but with the right discipline, one can accomplish a lot during this period. Loved ones will enjoy a nice family time after the lockdown as well as bonding that has been missing for a long period of time. As those living outside Nigeria’s shores are now back home to spend quality time with their families and loved ones.

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Some schools have now made life easy for parents as they conduct online teaching classes for students, particularly children; for two to three hours intervals in order to keep them busy and make good use of the home order stay. Once they are finished with lessons, either by playing with their toys or playing sports, they participate in fun activity.

Relaxation from Stress

Stress can affect our well-being physically, mentally or emotionally and even how we respond or act.

Practicing relaxation is important in managing stress because the flow of blood through our body increases as we relax, giving us more energy. It also allows one to have a more calm and clear mind; this helps positive thinking, concentration, memory and effective decision-making.

A healthy relaxation increases the heart rate, reduces blood pressure and soothes tension. Often we get too tangled with deadlines to meet and work in our hectic lives-life pressure that we forget to relax! But periodically relaxing by stepping away from what causes our stress levels to rise like bad news for just a few minutes can give us the energy we need to tackle our workload or the problem we face every day, so stress can contribute to low energy or depression.

Stress is good and the handling of difficult situations requires a certain amount of it. This enforced holiday is important for you to make good use of to help strengthen your mental health. There are various forms and relaxation methods, such as a deep rest, massage, deep breathing, meditation, good music, exercise, yoga to name just a few; you only have to find the one that works best for you.

Sometimes, the most successful thing you can do, experts claim, is relaxation. Not only should you start your day feeling refreshed, but to reduce stress levels, it is crucial that you continue to refresh yourself at various points during our day. Take control by seeking a calming technique-this is motivational in itself, since mental wellbeing is important.

Exercise Regularly

Changing your eating habits, focusing on your strength training and improving your cardiovascular training are all you can do to keep your physical body in shape during this time.

You must have heard of the benefits of exercise, but do you know that it can actually help you feel good? Getting the right amount of exercise can rev up your energy levels and even help improve your mood. You can begin from moderate to vigorous activity each day.

Today, what most people are doing is eating, eating and eating and ignoring the value of keeping the body healthy. If you want to get a good physical shape during this period; moderate exercise is recommended for you. To do this, you do not have to move out of your home, you can make good use of the tools at your fingertips such as the internet by learning from experts or instructors only for free via social media platforms.

Manage Cash Flow Carefully

A cash book will help you do the check and balance of your everyday expenses during this lockdown time.

In fact, spending money wisely this time will save you more. It is a known fact that the coronavirus pandemic has impacted not only the economy globally but resources as well. People worldwide are feeling the heat of this financial epidemic. But as government continues to take tougher measures to protect its citizens, low spending would be the order of the day; because as you stay at home, you can minimize a lot of things you do with money and spend wisely on getting the most important things you need to survive, not things that are not worth cash.

After the 14-day lockdown, individuals are now expected to use their money wisely and even plan well so as to avoid being caught off guard in the weeks ahead. This is a good step in the right direction as it would make the people fully prepared for life after COVID-19.

Learn New Skills

You have to strive in life to acquire the skills that will make you a strong leader and an efficient business person. It may be complicated but also fascinating at times because it may be relevant to your profession or area of interest. Only make good use of the internet you will learn new skills.

There are now various outlets and e-learning sites offering free online courses with certification, as well as providing access to free online resources to boost your participation when staying at home. For mothers, on the different social media sites, you can learn all for free how to prepare new delicacies from culinary experts; this can be done in hours or in days.

It is very important for us as individuals to make good use of this mandatory holiday opportunity by learning new skills to be improved in every way possible. You can do more harm than good to yourself when you get to know new technical resources that can be used to improve your art.

Volunteering To Help

And you know, volunteering does not take a lot of your time, but it just includes contributing in easy ways and supporting those in need to better their health and happiness in turn. Photo Credit: File Photo Source: AGN

There is so much going on around us now that one can quickly feel overwhelmed by fear and anxiety but there are plenty of things you can do without panicking to get through this tough time. Volunteering is personal and one may voluntarily give one’s services either in cash or by contributing items that would be of great benefit to the needy this time.

You can provide invaluable support to those in need of important causes and societies because doing so will help improve your mental or physical health; you will be stress-free, you will be able to combat depression, you will be mentally motivated and have a sense of purpose.

Also, you don’t have to go beyond your means in doing this but whatever you decide to do as a volunteer, make sure it is impacting on the lives of the individuals positively. With series of events and news around the world, one can easily get tired but hey, don’t fret, it will pass away. It’s only a matter of time things would return to normalcy and lessons would be learnt.

Dedicating your time as a volunteer during this period not only lets you make new friends but also extends your network and improve your social skills. In a recent advancement, as the government reiterates the country’s battle against the coronavirus pandemic, the COVID-19 Regulations, 2020 was signed into law.

The President clarified that COVID-19 is considered a dangerous infectious disease under the new legislation.

The order was issued in the midst of the the fear of the country’s coronavirus pandemic and it would be of our interest to fully comply as citizens.