5 Great habits to pick up Now!

We’re living in a completely different world than we were just a few months ago. With the pandemic affecting all of us, we are doing our part to flatten the curve by working from home and sheltering in place. But, doing so has totally disrupted our schedules as we know it. Change is difficult for most people, but we’re all in it together.

The best thing you can do to help turn these days at home into something more productive to make the most of this time indoors. Focus on yourself, set some self-improvement projects and look into personal growth ideas you can add in your to-do list during quarantine.

We have 5 fun and healthy good habits that you can pick up from within the four walls of your house and enjoy doing productive things to do in your free time.

Start Journaling or Take Up Reading

We are living in wild times right now. Journal your thoughts, what is happening in the world, or even just write your own stories! Writing can be so therapeutic. Not to mention, this can be a great memory to look back on and show your kids one day. You can tell them all the stories about how you got through the craziest year yet! Or just pick up a book, romance or thriller, and read it cover to cover. Reading books benefits both your physical and mental health, and those benefits can last a lifetime. A website like Goodreads and Amazon can give you book reviews to help you choose a book. If you want a fun challenge, write a fun synopsis of the book and share with other bookworms! Make a virtual reader’s community on Twitter or Instagram.

Shopping therapy

Shopping can be a rich source of mental preparation. As people shop, they’re naturally visualising how they’ll use the products they’re considering, and in doing so, they’re also visualising their new life. And visualisation is a performance booster and anxiety reducer. Check out the many online stores available today to satisfy your shopping needs. This is easy way to change your mood sitting at home.

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Take Up Exercises, Yoga and Deep Breathing Practices

This time can be super stressful and you may not know how to relax from it all. From the news to friends and family talking about the virus and it’s health concerns, it natural to feel anxious. Look up Youtube videos or blogs to learn more about how you can use yoga and deep breathing to calm your nerves. Yoga can give a nothing less than Zen-like experience. It is a time when you can find your rhythm and try new poses of yoga. Once you get to the mat, you will understand the magic of yoga.

You don't need any equipment to get a great workout at home. You can use bodyweight exercises to set up an effective home exercise workout. You can learn more from various fitness apps. Cool Fitness Apps can perform various functions such as allowing users to set fitness goals, tracking caloric intake, gathering workout ideas, and sharing progress on social media to facilitate healthy behaviour change. There are a few fitness apps you can use to check your progress - RunKeeper, Strava or Sworkit.

By downloading the InterMiles app , you use our in-built Pedometer and earn miles while you're getting fit with our Steps to Miles feature. Basically, with the InterMiles app on your mobile, you will be rewarded with 1 mile for every 1000 steps you take.

Grow Your Own Garden

Not only is this a great little hobby to pick up, but now you can have fresh fruits and veggies right outside your door! Don’t think you have a green thumb? That’s alright, just give it a try and see how you do. You might be pleasantly surprised how much you love these daily habits!

Gardening is an activity that's good for both the mind and body and it lowers levels of the stress hormone cortisol. There are many vlogs on Youtube to help you become a better gardener and also tells you how you can have more fun while gardening.

Give Yourself Time Off

If you’re working from home, you may feel like you are living in a real life version of ‘Saturday Night Live’. Make sure you are working when you need to, but logging off when you are done for the day. Relax and have some fun playing games on your phone. Playing games has proven to fuel imagination, creativity, problem-solving abilities, and emotional well-being. There are many fun apps to choose from.

At InterMiles we have tried to make your desk-breaks fun and fulfilling. Download our InterMiles app and start playing games which also gives you Miles as you play on. You can use these points for online subscriptions, shopping, gift vouchers, fuel, merchandise on the Reward Store, and much more. You can also use your miles for free flights and free hotel stays whenever you plan to travel next.

One thing we easily forget- Telling others that you love them and we are here for them. This probably should have been #1 on the list. Nevertheless we must never forget to tell our loved ones how much they mean to us. Call/Video Chat with your family and friends. It’s a rough time for everyone, give them virtual hugs.

Put together a plan behind your goals, you’re more likely to get them done. Do more productive things in your free time. Stay safe and don’t forget to make time for relaxing and self-care as well, two invaluable practices that will keep your spirits up during these unprecedented times.

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