As the number of COVID-19 Coronavirus cases continues to grow across Iowa and the country many people have been forced to stay at home.
Being home all day presents a number of health challenges during this historic time. One health obstacle is posture since many people are working from home on their phone or computer, and not always working at a desk like normal.
The chances are good that your daily routine has been disrupted. That likely includes your diet and exercise routine.
During times like these, experts say many could turn from healthy snacking only a couple of times a day, to unhealthy, boredom-related eating just to pass the time.
Experts say there are still ways to maintain fitness and health while quarantined. Trainers say the extra pounds that are packed on could be the result of a lot of different factors, including no access to local gyms.
They suggest that you use online at-home workouts or getting out of the house to go for a walk. Another factor for the extra weight could be your diet.
"Whether you're quarantined at home or not, you want to aide and fill your body with good nutrition. You're not eating because you're bored or just because you're at home and you see it in the kitchen, you're eating to fuel your body towards your goal," Jay Todd, owner of JT Training in Sioux City told KTIV-TV 4. "Plus, with the whole COVID-19 situation and all the other changes that are going on in our world right now, that regular training will help to make your immune system stronger," Todd says.
If interested in at-home workouts, many trainers suggest using things like books and soup cans for weights, and elevated surfaces for more high-intensity training.