Are you sick of staring at a screen yet? Have you given up on pants entirely? You need some fun activities in lockdown to keep you moving, motivated and maintaining enough activity to justify your daily shower (please make sure you are still doing that).
Fun Activity 1: Sweat and watch clouds
Now more than ever you need to be making time to move, DAILY. Since moving our personal training sessions outdoors we’ve discovered the joys of staring up at a beautiful sky- after a gruelling workout, of course. If you want to experience total calm and the expansive wonder of a limitless blue sky, why not do 15 burpees and lie back in the grass of your backyard (or balcony if you are in an apartment). Repeat three more times- it’s so relaxing!
Some people might argue it’s just as relaxing without the burpees but that isn’t the Recharged Personal Training way!
Fun Activity 2: Pokemon GO! (faster)
Remember Pokemon Go? It’s still a thing! If you want to take the screens with you why not walk or run around your neighbourhood and catch Pokemon while you are at it. It is a surprisingly fun thing to do while running and you can use Pokestops as motivation to do that last 2km. Of course, stay mindful of your surroundings and practice appropriate social distancing, then go catch ‘em all!
If zombies are more your thing there is an audiobook style running companion called Zombies, Run!. You are motivated to keep up your pace and endurance with an award-winning story. Great apocalypse training!
Fun Activity 3: DIY Deliveroo/ Menulog/ Uber Eats
If you are gonna treat yourself you better WORK! Need some fresh air, a change of scenery and want a tasty snack? Excellent, get on your bike. There is no excuse not to make a quick trip on the bike to pick up some takeaway and support your local cafe/ restaurant with a takeaway order. The more you feel like a change of menu, the further you ride! It’s win/ win!
You could even sign up to be a delivery driver and make a few dollars on the route home!
Stay safe, stay active
Keeping a positive attitude is a careful balance of what you think you want and what you need. Spend some time outdoors every day and keep active for a simple way to manage the massive change to our lifestyles in a positive way.
