­­As the governments across the world are resorting to tough measures to contain and control damage due to Coronavirus, which has already claimed 24000+ lives and infected more than half million population, 2.6+ Billion people across globe are now confined to their homes facing lockdown imposed by governments for their safety. No one knows for sure that what will be period of this Coronavirus Lockdown. With more than 1/3rd population under these restrictions the biggest challenge for these people now is Stay Home Challenge!

While most of us complaint under normal circumstances that we don’t get adequate time for our family, interests, exercise etc., but under current circumstances, when we are left with no choice, it is becoming difficult to confine ourselves to our homes during this coronavirus lockdown.

In this article let’s discuss some practical ideas to make this coronavirus lockdown Stay Home Challenge a memorable experience for us and our families.

1. ACCEPT it:

It will be easy for us to enjoy this coronavirus lockdown stay home challenge period, once we accept that this lockdown was necessary for us and our family. Check figures, up to this moment when we are writing this post, more than half million of world population has already contracted Coronavirus, of which 60000+ were infected in last 24 hours only. Casualty figure has crossed 24000 mark, and among closed cases fatality is 16%. It makes sense for all of us to stay home unless there is an emergency. Let’s appreciate that these lockdowns are costing our countries heavily, and once we add to it billions $$ being spent to fight this crisis it gives us good feeling that we are being cared by our government and society. Once we accept that this lockdown is good for us it becomes easy for us to live with it and enjoy it.

2. Watch less NEWS

Let’s cut down on our daily dose of news to maxim 2 hours in a day (if we can not eliminate it 100%) for next one month. Constant negative inputs about Coronavirus lockdown from across the globe distract us heavily, and often result into unnecessary depression which can be harmful during these times and can make stay home challenge even more difficult. This will help us to focus on other activities we can plan with our family during this period of next 3-4 weeks. We may find it difficult in the beginning as we are all addicted to news, especially negative news, but believe me it is not good for any of us especially now and it may result into depression.

3. PLAN your day

If we examine honestly, we will observe that only thing which has now changed due to coronavirus lockdown is, that we are no longer wasting our time in travelling to our workplace, and have additional 3-4 hours a day at our disposal. Add to it some additional time saving as we are spending less time in getting ready for moving out. Rest of the things are almost same, as many of us are working from home now. In case your employer has not asked you to work from home, then it is even better, as you have more time than people like me :-(. It is time to ensure that your activity level remains high like any other day before coronavirus lockdown started and our Stay Home Challenge began.

4. COMMUNICATE

It is time to speak to our old friends, family members in other cities and old colleagues, whom we have not communicated since ages. It is time to speak to our spouse, our kids about any issue or challenges on which they might be needing our support, but could not, since we were busy in our professional life. Let’s share with our kids stories of our childhood, our family, our failures and success, how we met our spouse (in case your kids are grown up), our relationship with our parents as young kids…. and anything we feel we should. It is time to strengthen bonding with our families. You will never get an opportunity which Coronavirus Lockdown has created.

5. Work on your FITNESS

In normal day most of are not able to focus on fitness due to our busy schedules and this takes heavy toll on our health which starts showing as we age. Now with all the time available with us let’s check out if we have any equipment like dumb bells, skipping rope, cross fit trainer, tread mill or anything for exercise we purchased earlier, and which is now kept somewhere in our backyard. It is time to clean and use those equipment purchased with lot of enthusiasm. However, if you don’t have any equipment available with you now, then also you have multiple options. Let’s check our online resources, and join any of the tons of free programs available on Yoga, Jumba, Aerobics, Strength Training, Dance, Tabata and anything which interests us on our smartphones or websites.. let’s Engage our family members also in these programs to make this experience more enjoyable. We may start with a program of say one week and then extend it if we are able to. There is no need to get disheartened if we are not able to complete a program, just try next one. There are many programs to explore, and we have limited time at our disposal :-).

6. LEARN something new

Keeping ourselves updated with latest technology relating to our field ( or other fields we are interested in) helps us in a big way in our business and career. However, due to paucity of time most of us are not able to learn new things. But now, you have the most important element which can help you to grow and that is- TIME. Let’s Check TODAY if there are any new certifications available those can help us grow as a professional in our respective fields. The best way to win Stay Home Challenge during this Cornavirus Lockdown is by enrolling ourselves for some new course available online during this period. There are multiple websites like UDEMY, COURSERA, edX etc offering online courses, where you can acquire new skills. Check today and start working on it TODAY!

7. Try COOKING

When was the last time we cooked something/ something different for our family? don’t bother yourself much.. try something new today. You may learn variety of dishes from YouTube and cook something new for your family. Your spouse, kids and you too will love this. Plan menu for morning breakfast, lunch and dinner every day and execute it to perfection. Engage your young kids also in Kitchen and let them try anything they want,

8. MUSIC & DANCE

If you love music and dance to any level, then this is the time to enjoy it to fullest. Don’t just listen or watch on TV. This time TRY IT. Use karaoke track available on SMULE, YouTube or any other website or app. Dare to share your recording with your friends on social media and encourage them also to do the same. You may try same with dancing also. Let’s learn some new dance moves… how about learning couple dance from YouTube channels of professional dancers, practice them…. and share your recordings or perform them live on Facebook Live.

9. Few things to AVOID

During this period avoid anything which can lower our immunity even slightly. Saying NO to alcohol, Tobacco or any other drug (even a negative mindset) will keep our chances of surviving this challenging Coronavirus Lockdown period without any trouble.

Team AryanPages wishes you Happy Lockdown Period. We are sure that you will come out of this Stay Home Challenge with flying colors. Share your thoughts on this post on our Facebook and Twitter Page.

Let’s stay safe and keep everyone around us safe from Coronavirus !