After digging deep into pandemic weight gain, diet, nutrition, physical activity, and exercise research over the past several days, there is only one more topic for this blog series: masks. Now, we can sit here all day and debate the…
Category: Pandemic
The past few days we have discussed pandemic weight gain with a focus on diet. But, the other side of that weight gain coin is all about physical activity and exercise. There have been several studies done on sedentary behaviors…
Yesterday we looked at COVID-19 and the resulting lockdown’s direct effect on widespread weight gain. The sedentary lifestyle often seen as a result of lockdown and the addition of poor diet has led to an increase in weight gain. However,…
One of the many unforeseen consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting lock-downs is proof of widespread weight gain. The populations where this increase has been seen has also shown increased food shopping and alcohol sales, according to a research…
As we approach the 18-month mark of living in a COVD-19 world, the effects of living during a pandemic are really beginning to show. The most obvious scenario is life before having COVID versus after, for those who contracted the…
So, you like to go to the gym on a daily basis. Maybe your gym is still closed, maybe it’s open but you’re skeptical of the safety precautions. Maybe you don’t go to the gym because you prefer to play…
We keep talking about creating a schedule while working from home and how it is beneficial in so many ways! But, for so many people who are in a totally new normal that is NOTHING like their previous normal, many…
With all of the individual stressors contributing to pandemic struggles, plus the addition of extra challenges if your family includes children or seniors, it is no wonder that this pandemic has been exceptionally hard on relationships and marriages. The anxiety…
As the start of the school year approaches, the media attention has swung to the group that was originally somewhat ignored in all of the COVID19 chaos immediately after the virus surfaced, children. With the original belief that kids were…
When COVID-19 hit, it was made clear by many sources early on that people over the age of 60 were especially susceptible to catching it, would be hit harder, and would have a great risk of death from the virus….