HEALTHY HOME SOLUTIONS

By COACH CHARLIE KENNEDY

Let’s look at three components; namely Nutrition, Movement and Mindset which keeps a healthy home. Especially for this time where we find ourselves at home with the global pandemic caused by the Corona virus.

"COACH WHAT CAN I DO TO HELP WITH NUTRITION"

With the extra time spent at home, my lack of outdoor activity such as running, tennis, walking and track work, the balance between energy in/energy out is quite dramatic in favour of energy in - this is only going to increase fat.

So, the snacking situation is still an issue for me...and...I...must...ADAPT.

I have decided to put myself on a strict snack protocol - 2 squares of 70% dark chocolate per day and this will be in the evening whilst watching an episode of Ozark Season 3.

I recommend that you give yourself a limit to what you can snack on. Another tip for preventing “snackcidents”, don't have them at home in the first place.

I have attached a list of the good foods we need to try and consume. You can download the list by clicking on the box below

Download the list HERE

"COACH WHAT CAN I DO TO KEEP MOVING"

We are adding a workout each day on Instagram so keep your eyes peeled for updates.

I have put together a core workout for you which you can find at the bottom of this post.

What will be a good test to win the energy in/energy out battle, would be to complete one session per day or step up and complete 2 sessions in one day. Along with the snack protocol I have now given myself the target of two workouts per day in order to ADAPT.

Options for workouts can be cardio, foam rolling, stretching, core, body weight circuits, plyometrics(jumping around) and/or a combination of all.

"COACH WHAT CAN I DO TO IMPROVE MY MINDSET"

I recommend that you download a meditation app or stream from YouTube.

A personal favourite of mine is the application Calm. It has many different options for meditation, sleep and music and has some celebrities featured on it.

Since I have set a target for the other 2 important factors for improving my health at home - I am going to commit to do one 10 minute meditation session per day.

Keeping the mind in check will be an important factor in these coming weeks. We must be appreciative of what we have available in these times to help us ADAPT.

Adaptability

'the quality of being able to adjust to new conditions'

To echo Coach Vio's heartbreaking story from the other day(just about stopped crying now) - enjoy and appreciate this time with your family.

I remind myself that my grandfathers/grandmothers and other family members fought in and endured a war for 6 years without the masses of luxuries we have today..

...and before long we will all be out at dinner with each other sitting on our phones not saying a word to each other. Oh the good times!!