During Pandemic, there is one thing that may disturb the minds of most people when their daily activities are forced to move at home, that is less time to exercise for people. With the increasing use of gadgets for activities from home, many people have become “lazy“. In fact, the term “lazy” appeared because most people today seem to have less motivation to move, it happens because almost everything is accessible by technology. As a result, many people are less motivated to do exercise. Is it dangerous for our health? indeed it is dangerous. 

Therefore, no matter how narrow your house is, no matter how much your schoolwork is, no matter how busy you are with work and all kinds of things. Exercise has many benefits, ranging from preventing obesity (which also prevents the onset of degenerative diseases such as diabetes and heart disease), improving mood, as well as training cooperation and sportsmanship in group sports.  

Group sports conducted with friends such as basketball and football should be avoided. In addition to being difficult to maintain a safe distance from friends when exercising, the tools used are also touched by many people. However, if you do this with parents and other family members who still live in the same house and are proven healthy, group sports are still safe to do. Below are several exercises which is safe to do while you are at home. 

  1. Skipping (jumping rope)

When you were a child, skipping was probably quite popular, moreover, this jumping sport can also be done with a rubber rope which at that time became a mandatory toy for girls. Now, you can introduce skipping as a sport. If we are not used to it, do it with a short duration then increase the duration in the following days. Don’t forget, choose a location large enough to loop the rope. 

  1. Morning walk, jogging,running.

After months of confining ourselves #stayathome, doing sports outside of the home certainly makes us excited. Either alone or with family, we can jog around the neighborhood. If we are strong enough, we can increase it to running. Given that challenges, we can also start counting how many steps we walk a day or how many kilometers we can jog and run. Use the app on your phone to count. Don’t forget to warm up. 

  1. Cycling

Here comes the sport that’s trending: cycling. Cycling for one hour can burn 1000 calories, you know! So that this sport does not feel heavy, choose a terrain that is free of inclines. Even though the adaptation of new habits (IMR) has been implemented, as much as possible we do not do it together with friends, especially if afterward we gather to chat or eat. 

There are some examples of simple sports that we can do during this pandemic. It has been our needs to stay healthy and happy during this pandemic by doing some exercise to keep the shape of our body, stay motivated, and feel happy.