Wellbeing

COVID-19: How to maintain good routines after lockdown

Lockdown during the COVID-19 pandemic uprooted a lot of our usual routines and did it twice for those of us in Melbourne. But the ‘great disruption’ has also given birth to new routines.

While lockdown one may have been the time for baking bread, language apps, musical instruments and home workout routines, lockdown two has looked a bit different for many of us. Less in the way of aspirational activities, and more finding joy in the little things – family bike rides, game nights, or maybe just trying out a new recipe. We’ve also seen some more bad behaviours slip in – being at home all the time has created, for instance, an environment for ‘iso-snacking’.

The months we’ve spent staying at home have felt like a very long time, but if there’s a routine you’d like to keep going, it may not have been long enough to truly embed it.

Melburnians are eagerly awaiting the easing of restrictions. As we’re able to leave our houses more, our routines will inevitably shift again, as they already have multiple times this year, but we shouldn’t let the positive routines we’ve cultivated wilt as we come out of lockdown.

It’s also a good time to replace any of those bad behaviours used to survive lockdown. Now is the perfect time to decide if we want to maintain some of the positive changes we’ve made, and plan for how we can do that.

You can read the full article here.

Breanna Wright and Fraser Tull

Generation Next

Positive YouTube Clips that Inspire

During these challenging times, we'd like to share some positive videos going around. 

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Food and Mood: Improving your Mental Health through Diet and Nutrition

The Food & Mood Centre at Deakin University is a world-leading research centre purposed to understand how what we eat influences our brain, mood, and mental health. The group helps people to explore the relationship between nutrition and brain health, why it matters, and how to work towards positive food changes. Equipping people all over the world through a free online course the Food & Mood Centre provides a fresh approach to promote mental wellbeing through diet. 

You can sign up for their free course by clicking on the link below.