Looking After Yourself During COVID-19

Rachael Burke31 March 2020
Staying healthy during COVID-19 lockdown

These last few weeks have been a turbulent roller coaster for everyone, with widespread anxiety affecting job security, family separation, and essential workers.

How Physiotherapy & Pilates Can Help

Telehealth: Online face-to-face consultations enabling remote assessment, exercise prescription, and education. We offer alternative treatment approaches using foam rollers and trigger point techniques.

Online Pilates Classes: Virtual sessions through Zoom, maintaining instruction quality while providing the perfect mixture of strengthening, stability and flexibility.

Controllable Health Factors

Physical Activity

Outdoor walks, runs, and bike rides within your bubble, plus home workouts and online fitness classes. Aim for 30 minutes a day, 5 days a week of cardio activity.

Sleep

Aim for 7-9 hours of quality nighttime sleep to enable proper body recovery and repair.

Nutrition

Think of your body as your engine — what you put in is what you get out. Proper nutrition supports immune function.

Mental Wellness

Meditation, mindfulness, and diaphragmatic breathing practices help manage stress and build gratitude.