Apply these five easy tips to feel safer and do more during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in your senior years. Although there is a lot of uncertainty at the moment, one excellent coping strategy to combat fear and anxiety is to stay active. Try these strategies to remain healthy and add some fun to your “new normal” while social-distancing.
Add Supplements
The government warns us to wear a clean cloth face mask with a filter, wash our hands, shop at stores during senior hours, order delivery, and keep a safe distance of at least six feet from the nearest person. Couple these suggestions with an increasing amount of information about business restrictions, method of transmission, and lack of available tests and treatment options is enough to send our heart rates soaring, keep us from sleeping and eating well, tense our muscles, and lower our immune system. What should we do to restore balance to our bodies, minds, and emotions? If ever there was a time to research and test out supplements, this might be it!
One of the top-selling supplements on the market is Zinc Sulfate. Since zinc is a natural mineral found in your cells that is necessary for the human body to fight off viruses and bacteria, maintaining a proper amount of zinc may boost your ability to either avoid an infection altogether or heal faster. As a bonus, Zinc Sulfate tablets are being studied for other benefits such as improved learning and memory, wound treatment, and a diarrhea aid. Having some of nature’s regulating remedies in your system may be one of the most powerful ways you can fight against the potentially harmful effects of COVID-19.
Stream Your Favorite Exercise Group
Of course, we all know exercise will also work to improve our mood, keep our minds focused on positive decisions we can make, and increase the blood and oxygen flow throughout our bodies. Plus, getting enough exercise could provide relief for tension in your muscles, lower your blood pressure, improve your sleep cycle, and, let’s face it, burn through some of the extra calories from stress eating. Thankfully, with so many streaming options on apps you can download and YouTube videos, you can participate with thousands of exercise videos and alongside audiences from around the globe right in your own living room. From beginner yoga and stretching to advanced workouts, there is little room and no added equipment needed for a large portion of these videos. Start improving your health today with the exercises and instructors you love best!
Prevent Falls
However, if you have any concerns about your balance, take steps to reduce the risk of injury while staying active by wearing non-slip socks, purchasing orthopedic athletic shoes for your activities, and installing fall-prevention equipment in your home. Check out our online catalog for tub and toilet railings, grab bars, non-slip bath mats, bath chairs, handheld showerheads, portable commodes, bed railings, and much more! By utilizing these tools, you can spend less time worrying over potentially serious slips that require medical care and more active time enjoying life.
Increase Your Mobility
For those with mobility issues, there are a wide array of helpful equipment items that can let you overcome challenges, avoid falls, and feel more in control of your day’s activities. Such items include walking canes, walkers and rollators, crutches, transport chairs, and wheelchairs. As a bonus, when you order these items from Medical Supply Company using our secure checkout process, your equipment will be delivered directly to your home or office with no contact required.
Take Advantage of the Outdoors
Now that your body is getting in shape, your mind is focused on positive actions you can take, and your cells are being recharged with your zinc sulfate tablets, it is time for some mood-lifting fresh air. What better way to get in your Vitamin D than natural sunlight? However, if you are tired of the same old neighborhood stroll, we suggest playing games in the backyard, gardening and using a no-contact curbside pickup or delivery option to improve your landscape, taking a day trip to a nearby greenway or mountain trail for a hike, or camping out in the backyard.
In short, keeping a safe distance during this pandemic comes with some opportunities for improving your overall health, decreasing the risk of requiring medical attention, and recapturing your sense of adventure. Find out more about your inner and outer strength, resilience, and ability to thrive with the above tools and tips. After all, COVID-19 can keep us farther apart and restrict our travels, but it cannot take our determination, our excitement, or our pure joy in each accomplishment and personal pursuit.