If you are concerned about anything at all or have queries, help is on hand. You should speak to your parents initially, but if you want further advice, then try the following:
Looking after your health
Health is divided into three categories:
- Mental Health: your mood, confidence and mindset
- Social Health: your interaction and relationships with others
- Physical Health: your body’s physical systems
In your normal lifestyle, you are likely to undertaken activities that help maintain or improve your health. However, the current situation may limit these. Despite the limitations, it is possible to find ways of adapting your leisure time. Here are some guidelines and suggestions.
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Mental Health
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Social Health
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Physical Health
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Stay in control - the current situation is beyond your control, but you CAN control what you do in your leisure time
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Communicate – ensure you maintain communication with people. Ideally in person, but if not possible, use technology
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Exercise – perform exercises that raise your heart rate and muscular activity, even if different to what you are used to (ideas below)
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Stay optimistic – the current situation will end at some stage, and you will be ‘back to normal’!
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Face-to-face? – where possible, make this contact visual, audio, or both (even via technology) rather than just by text
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Nutrition - If you are doing less physical exercise than normal, limit your food intake accordingly
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Keep occupied – stimulate your brain (ideas below) in order to keep your mood and spirits high
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Deepen relationships – take this opportunity to improve your relationships with those you are home with
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Sleep – maintain normal bed times and get at least 8 hours quality sleep. Avoid laying in
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Change scenery – where possible, change your environment; go into different rooms or outside
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Click on the links below for more advice:
Physical activity guidelines:
https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/exercise/physical-activity-guidelines-children-and-young-people/?tabname=exercise-tips
Importance of keeping active:
https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/exercise/why-sitting-too-much-is-bad-for-us/
Ideas for exercises that can be done without equipment:
https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/exercise/gym-free-workouts/
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