How to Exercise at Home
Exercising During Coronavirus:
Can I Jog? Is That Water Fountain Safe? And more questions answered
NPR’s Tips for Exercising at Home:
- Start slow & build up over time
- Listen to your body
- No need for equipment, use body weight
- Workout with a friend (virtually)
Find What Works for YOU
12 Workouts You Can Do From Home
November Project – workouts posted Tuesdays
Women’s Health – 28 Best Home Workouts
CNBC’s Best Apps for Workouts at Home
Many instructors are doing free classes on social media – two popular Instagram ones are @KatrinaScott and @nicolepearce.
Fitbit premium is free for 90 days. It has workouts, meditation, healthy eating, and improved sleeping resources.
My Fitness Pal: 28 Day Squat, Plank & Lunge Plan
Yoga Websites & Apps
Down Dog – all of their apps, including Down Dog, Yoga for Beginners, HIIT, Barre, and 7 Minute Workout are free until May 1st due to the pandemic
Facebook free daily lunchtime yoga class
Workouts from Home for Kids
HERO Kids Sports – live workouts on social media
Parents.com – Strength Training for Kids
Exercise Games & Indoor Activities to Get Kids Moving
6 Easy & Simple Exercises for Kids
YouTube: Cosmic Kids Yoga or GoNoodle Yoga for kids
Getting Outside
Mass.Gov’s Find a Heart Healthy Trail
Entertainment
USA Today’s Best Netflix Movies to Stream March 2020
Live Virtual Concerts (updated regularly)
Ideas for Healthy Distractions
- Start a (gratitude) journal
- Write a letter to a friend and/or design your own greeting card
- Try out a new hobby
- Read that book you’ve been meaning to
- Go outside – watch a sunset/sunrise, look at the stars
- Do a challenging game that requires attention (ex. crossword puzzles, Sudoku, etc.)