Before the lockdown started me and my family would take walk’s on the walking path that has been built around my house. We take around 2-3 laps and going both ways on the path is approximately 2.5 km.  We were in a routine and this really helped us maintain some sort of activity even when there were a lot of restrictions on traveling.

Something I have been doing regularly during a lockdown or no lockdown is yoga. I have my yoga classes every Tuesday and Friday and during the covid-19 pandemic, they are being done virtually. We do a range of poses including balancing poses and other poses that encourage full-body movements like the suryanamaskar. At the beginning of last year, I was only able to do 3-4 rounds but now I have made a lot of improvements and I can hold each pose for at least 27 seconds. Our classes started by holding every pose for 5 counts and then our teacher would eventually increase the number of counts. This not only helped strengthen muscles but also be mindful of our body and the importance of moving different joints that are otherwise inactive during the whole day. I have depicted learning outcomes 1, 2, and 4 because I have identified areas I need improvement in and worked on those over the last year, and also learned new skills that help me get better and more active. At the same time, I have been committed to this activity and I am constantly learning new things throughout the course of my class.