City space March 2020 | Youth Hong Kong
Wellness tool kit tips relax, exercise and eat W
hile COVID-19 is creating uncertainty, paying attention to personal hygiene, sleeping well, finding reliable information and staying tuned to our health is a priority.
Everyone enjoys good company but most of us also need peace and quiet. If we get stuck at home, we can make time for ourselves, keep in touch on smartphones and make sure we stay fit and well-balanced, eat well and sleep soundly.
Social wellness: interaction and discretion Simple stress relief ● Think clearly and critically. ● Learn to recognize fake news and rumours. ● Pay attention to personal hygiene. ● Wear a mask if you are sick. ● Be discrete and courteous when with others. ● Share resources with others. ● Use electronic devices to stay connected with friends and family. ● If you feel anxious, breathe in deeply then breathe out while counting to five. Repeat. ● Discover the value of private time. ● Listen to your internal voice. ● If you feel lonely, chat with someone you trust: friends, or professional social workers on HKFYG’s Youthline, uTouch, Open up*. ● If you feel scared stay sceptical and factcheck news from unfamiliar sources. ● Concentrate on staying healthy with exercise and a balanced diet. Read more
• World Health Organization who.int/emergencies/diseases/ novel-coronavirus-2019/advice-for-public • Centre for Disease Control cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html • Centre for Health Protection chp.gov.hk/files/pdf/statistics_of_the_ cases_novel_coronavirus_infection_en.pdf
Fitness and exercise: five types, five principles
Keep on exercising whatever else changes in your life. It’s good for all-round health and for mental stress relief. The various types of exercise suit people of different ages and each sport has its own unique training requirements for. For example, badminton requires muscle strength, flexibility and explosive power. For long distance running, endurance is vital. Depending on your preferred sport, various training principles apply.
5 types
● Aerobic
● Endurance
● Muscle and bone strengthening ● Flexibility
● Balance improvement
5 principles
● Equilibrium: Your muscles need to develop in a balanced way. ● Individualization: Everyone is different and
training needs vary accordingly.
● Overload: Increase pace, duration or weights to
continue gaining strength and endurance. ● Reversibility: Use your strength and fitness or lose it, but remember to rest too. ● Specificity: Workouts vary according to sport: dragon boaters train differently to marathon runners.
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