[{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.apparat.be\/can-we-exercise-during-the-coronavirus-pandemic\/#Article","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/www.apparat.be\/can-we-exercise-during-the-coronavirus-pandemic\/","headline":"Can we exercise during the coronavirus pandemic?","name":"Can we exercise during the coronavirus pandemic?","description":"Of course we can, and we don\u2019t have to make excuses that we can\u2019t go to the gym. That our…","datePublished":"2024-02-04","dateModified":"2024-02-04","author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.apparat.be\/author\/#Person","name":"","url":"https:\/\/www.apparat.be\/author\/","identifier":1,"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d6cba3ab97c30e0df0e32548954cb6b1550f4672bd3a4687bf1118b122d757e8?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d6cba3ab97c30e0df0e32548954cb6b1550f4672bd3a4687bf1118b122d757e8?s=96&d=mm&r=g","height":96,"width":96}},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"apparat.be","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"\/logo.png","url":"\/logo.png","width":600,"height":60}},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.apparat.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/smutn%C3%BD%20%C4%8Dlov%C4%9Bk%20v%20depresi_U61hO0.jpg_2..jpg","url":"https:\/\/www.apparat.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/smutn%C3%BD%20%C4%8Dlov%C4%9Bk%20v%20depresi_U61hO0.jpg_2..jpg","height":0,"width":0},"url":"https:\/\/www.apparat.be\/can-we-exercise-during-the-coronavirus-pandemic\/","about":["Maatschappiji"],"wordCount":431,"articleBody":"Of course we can, and we don\u2019t have to make excuses that we can\u2019t go to the gym. That our membership is \u201cactive\u201d and we\u2019d love to work out but can\u2019t. And that\u2019s thanks to measures that ban this\u2014for us\u2014wonderful exercise. And we complain, grumble, and stay home. We watch TV, turn on our computers first thing in the morning without even having breakfast, and check what\u2019s happened, what\u2019s coming up, and when we\u2019ll be able to head out with friends to our favorite fitness center. And again, nothing! We\u2019re angry, and resentment takes hold of us. We stay home and gain weight. Ask yourself if this is the right approach? Look at it this way: things are happening, and we can\u2019t change them; we have to accept them, whether we like it or not. We can\u2019t get together, we can\u2019t work out at the gym\u2014so just accept it. After all, it\u2019s not the end of the world, is it? On the contrary\u2014enough with the whining and lamenting! Come up with an alternative plan. Start running! Don\u2019t have the right shoes? Then start walking regularly. Don\u2019t have Nordic walking poles? Then walk without them! It\u2019s still better without poles than to have no regular exercise at all. Don\u2019t feel like going out into the autumn drizzle, fog, and rain? Dress warmly, choose waterproof shoes, put on a raincoat, and take an umbrella. There are even some superhumans among us who don\u2019t need an umbrella and simply run out in the rain, figuring they\u2019ll shower at home and put on warm clothes after their run. We call that a positive attitude , and we send our heartfelt congratulations to these brave souls! Are you not used to being outdoors, but instead prefer to spend time and work out in the dry safety of a gym? OK, if none of the above applies to you, then do as you please. Cry, complain, eat three extra dumplings, and enjoy the creamy sauce. But then don\u2019t complain that you\u2019re falling into depression and dangerously gaining excess weight. You chose this yourself. Isn\u2019t it better to choose a different perspective? Why not accept the fact that this is just how it is and come up with an alternative plan instead? After all, sports aren\u2019t just about hard work in the gym and on specialized equipment. Maybe it\u2019s time to move in a different way and in a different direction\u2026                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                "},{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Can we exercise during the coronavirus pandemic?","item":"https:\/\/www.apparat.be\/can-we-exercise-during-the-coronavirus-pandemic\/#breadcrumbitem"}]}]