An exercise app
Before the lock down and closure of sport groups I had a good exercise routine. I would run with friends twice a week and had joined a couple of sporting clubs. I would always ride my bike to uni and spend most of the day on my feet when I wasn鈥檛 in class. A few key things have had a significant impact on my exercising habits.
Closure of Sporting Groups
Obviously having sporting clubs closed has had an impact on everyone鈥檚 exercising habits. However, it鈥檚 not just that sporting groups are closed but also the removal of a ritual time and place for a set activity. For someone like myself who is highly unorganised and can lack motivation, it makes a world of difference.
Distance from Friends
Not being close to friends anymore means we aren鈥檛 there to motivate each other. We don鈥檛 have a set time or place to go for a run. We just aren鈥檛 there to encourage one another.
Being home without my bike
When I decided to race back home to stay with my family, I had to leave behind my bike. Without my bike I don鈥檛 seem to get out as much. It鈥檚 no longer as exciting taking off and getting my shopping without my bike. Anyone looking for something to take up while in isolation, I would highly recommend cycling.
The Solution?
I may not have found the solution yet, but I have started to use an exercise app. Nothing too serious, just a daily goal each day that claims to give an intermediate body workout. I鈥檝e only been using it for a few days but I鈥檓 finding that the reminders it sets gives me a schedule to adhere to and motivation to go and do it. The exercises themselves leave me feeling physically tired and take away the strain of not knowing what to do and for how long and how long rest intervals should be. It鈥檚 the most regular exercise I鈥檝e been doing in weeks so hopefully I can keep it up. It might be something to try if in doubt about meeting fitness goals or something I might even continue to use well into the future.