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Fitness Update #3: Burn-out Cures & Home Workouts during the COVID-19 Lockdown

Thursday, 21 May 2020




I have accidentally discovered how to recover from burnout 
while on lockdown during this COVID-19 pandemic.
 
I did not know that one needs to recover from burnout.... did you know?
Apparently one does. 
 
I thought if  I took a few weeks or a couple days off and rested, 
then that would be enough to recover.
I thought burn out was all about being tired. 
I was wrong. 
 
 I have been walking around tired, 
but also possibly dehydrated and  probably nutrient deficient too. 
I have been trudging through life wondering, 
"Why the daily constant struggle to get out of bed?"
I would wake up feeling like I hadn't slept,
And go to bed feeling like I'd ran a marathon.
Coffee was no longer working...

I took five days off at Christmas time, 
but still the same lack of energy and motivation persisted.
There was a week where every day someone kept telling me how tired I looked.
I went into panic mode, ready to go to the clinic to get all kinds of tests done.
 "I must be dying..."
 I was just soooooo exhausted.
You see...I am still dealing with the trauma 
of watching my late Dad's renal system fail,
and now coming to terms with the fact that I could not stop it.

My boss tells me I need to take a break. 
She says I must take time off.
She has confirmed I look drained.
My panic doubles,
So I complain to Bae,

Me: I am tired all the time, that's not normal,
 might go in for a check up.

Bae: You might be dehydrated, 
try eating some cucumber every day,
My mum used to tell us to do that. 

Me: I hate cucumber!

Bae: Just try it. 

So I try it. 
I add one to my daily diet.
It works!
 But I hate eating fruits and veggies
Why? Because of childhood.... 
Childhood and the privilege of being able 
to dislike food that is healthy. 

I take three weeks off as my boss advises.
Meanwhile pandemonium is enshewing outside
It's the week before Uganda announces it's first COVID -19 case.

Kenya has just announced it's first,
 a lady of Indian decent returned from America.
Entebbe airport is still open.
The pandemic is slowly creeping up on us. 
You can feel the paranoia growing in Kampala.
I saw a man in the pharmacy with matching pastel blue mask and gloves.
He was buying malaria medicine.
 I decide to stay home,
Only going out to buy essentials or to meet friends.  
I planned to be a blanket blob catching up on my series during my leave anyway..
COVID -19 has made it possible.

So days into the partial lockdown,
 I am chugging down the cucumbers and noticing a difference,
but I still don't like them
Do you recall the snozzcumbers from the BFG book?
 Then I remember my bestie gave me a  juicer.
So one day I juice a whole cucumber and add lemon.
Not to bad... drinking makes it go down quicker....
And each day I add something to make the juice bearable
And  Boom!!!
My energy and motivation return...
I wake up happy to wake up.
I have a joyous light skip in my step.
Two weeks later, I 'return' to work excited and ready. 
I am working from home with a healthy juicing buzz, 
while the country is now in full lockdown.
And it dawns on me burnout is very very REAL, 
and its not just about sleep & rest.
I need to eat healthy too.
Duuuuh...

Anyway my fave juicing recipe includes these....

ginger

lemon

carrots

cucumber

apples

Also since, no private cars are allowed on the road,
 I have been walking more on the weekend,
and working out from home during the week.

Here are some of my  favorite home workouts from You Tube. 

Low Impact Cardio

Standing Cardio Workout

Ballet Body Sculpt 

Full Body Barre Workout

Thanks for dropping by!
Comment below with your fave workouts or juicing recipes. 

All photo credits: Unsplash


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My Current You Tube Picks For The COVID 19/Corona Virus Lockdown

Saturday, 2 May 2020


What an odd place in history to find our selves in. Right?

I mean who knew a pandemic would shut the whole world down in 2020?

Anyways... I digress....back to why you are here.

When not working, I have been filling my free time watching interesting things

I thought I would share videos/stories/visual essays that I enjoyed watching in the past but also,
stuff I have recently discovered on You tube.

So here you go...

Watching History Buffs pick apart a movie makes me wonder how much historical inaccuracy is gotten away with, but then again... doesn't it also show how uneducated we are as audiences?
 If you have some down time, sit  and watch these two..

Apocolypto


The Last Samurai


Also these Fashion Experts from Glamour Magazine taught me a thing or two
 about Aladdin (the 1992 version), 
The Princess and The Frog 
and Titanic








Did you know about the unknown community of Chinese-Americans
 who have lived in the Mississipi Delta for over 100 years?

This was a random recommendation from You Tube,
There was something fresh and new about the series that made me revel in it. 

AJ+




Or how about you learn why you can relate.... even forgive  Miranda Priestly's 
character in the  movie the Devil Wears Prada...



And while we here let's talk about Emily and how we are all workaholics...


After we can talk about why we don't like Helen in the movie Bridesmaids 



This next ones are five videos for the creatives, Enjoy..

Leena Norms 


Wheezy Waiter


StoryTellers


Linda Barsi


Peter McKinnon



And then here are some to remind you of the importance of good mental health...

Dr Karen


Kati Morton



Iz Harris





Then these are just random ones that touched my heart when I was watching them.
They made me laugh,
they made me think, 
They reminded me that I am human. 
I really hope you enjoy them too

Beleaf in Fatherhood


Luchi Loyale


 Crystal Newman




The Bump Love Ladies! 






Kryzzzie
(I just love the quietness of this vlog)



There that's my list for now. 

Otherwise  I hope you are taking care and keeping safe during this interesting time in our lives .

Thanks for dropping by. 

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