7 Tips To Keep Your Body Fit And Increase Dopamine During Self-Isolation

Illustration of keeping your body fit during self-isolation (Unsplash/Paulo Felipe Assis Silva)

JAKARTA - When the test shows a positive sign and is recommended for self-isolation at home, it is necessary to maintain physical and mental sanity. Not a few feel bored or confused about how to stay at home without being a virus carrier to others.

Consumption of nutritional intake

Nutritious foods include vegetables, fruit, carbohydrates, and proteins. These foods need to be consumed in a balanced condition. This means that it is not heavy on one of them, especially carbohydrates. Why do you need to eat nutritious food?

Nutritious intake affects the body's metabolism. More specifically, the metabolism that works well the stronger protects the body from getting worse, especially when infected with mild and asymptomatic symptoms.

Body keeps moving

Even if you have to isolate yourself and not see other people, you can still make sure your body moves. For example, walking around the room several times or doing light exercise. Keeping your body moving can boost your immunity.

This has to do with keeping blood circulation and oxygen circulating in the body well distributed.

Stay connected with family

Communicating with family can be done via message or video call. This is needed to get a positive support system. You can also get important information that is not accessible or can exchange stories.

Activity at home

There are many things that can be done at home. Even if you need a break from work and don't think about anything heavy, you can do relaxing activities, such as drawing, listening to music, reading books, and watching entertaining shows.

Sunbathing in the morning

Getting exposure to the morning sun, besides being useful for boosting immunity, is also useful for increasing dopamine or the happy hormone.

Meditation

Meditation is an activity that can clear the mind. Meditation can be done while sitting, standing, or lying down. In a recent study reported by Hello Sehat, Wednesday, June 30, meditation can increase dopamine in the brain, especially in experienced meditators.

Meditation can also be done regularly, for example every time before bed or in the morning while sunbathing.

Get enough rest

Reducing caffeine intake can reduce the potential for late sleep at night. You can consume caffeine in the morning or afternoon, but avoid drinking coffee in the afternoon. Because it can make sleep at night so delayed.

This also affects the lack of rest or quality sleep with sufficient duration. Since recovery and immunity need to be effective, keeping fit and feeling happy can go a long way.