bSMART is also dealing with the current difficult situation, the management of which affects all people globally. We want to look positively into the future and, in addition to the negative consequences, also see many opportunities in the current situation. Points like increased health awareness, improved digitization and infrastructures, more social consideration and responsibility, more funding in research and education, new business models and creative approaches, more flexibility in working time regulations, a stronger “WE” sense of global cooperation as humanity rather than national isolation. We would like to summarize a few points for the time at home:
- Structure bring into the day, Create schedules for work, Essen, Sport, leisure, and maintaining social contacts via electronic aids or traditionally with letters. Maintaining a good circadian sleep rhythm is also very important.
- privacy is important especially in relationships or with families with children. Make sure that everyone in the family can have some time to themselves each day, no matter if that is with learning, while cooking, Play or something similar.
- nutrition is a central part of our life. Even in times of crisis you can eat well and balanced. Create e.g.. a weekly meal plan and cook fresh. Maintain a good fluid balance. There is no need to store groceries at home, you can access fresh ingredients and support the farmers.
- Sport and fresh air are also important points. Exhausting yourself in a sporty way ensures satisfaction, Depletion of excess energy and preventively keeps us healthy especially at times, in which we get less exercise through everyday life. Remember that, that approx. The immune system is weakened up to 4 hours after intensive exercise.
- cleanliness in the apartment / house is also important when we spend more time at home. Regular cleaning schedules help.
- perspective that better times will come again - we will master this situation together and must protect the weaker ones in our society and cooperate at European and international level in the interests of all people.
- set goals can help, because achieving partial goals creates positive feelings. You can currently make very good use of possible online training opportunities or set fitness goals, to ensure regular exercise, especially with increased home office times. Other goals can relate to diet, z.B. like shopping sustainably or experimenting with fruit and vegetables yourself. Important: don't do too much at once, Goals should be realistic, set partial goals and check at regular intervals how you are coping with the goals.
Recommendations of important sources of information (Obtain information in moderation, max. 2 Times per day):
Robert Koch Institute:
https://www.rki.de
LIR Mainz:
https://lir-mainz.de
Number of cases in the federal states of Germany: https://www.rki.de/DE/Content/InfAZ/N/Neuartiges_Coronavirus/Fallzahlen.html
International case numbers:
https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/685d0ace521648f8a5beeeee1b9125cd
Federal Center for Health Education:
https://www.infektionsschutz.de/coronavirus/
Podcasts:
Coronavirus update with Ciesek/ Drosten
