Fitness Center

Don’t give up on your fitness grind! Here’s some great resources for staying fit while staying home.

• FitnessBlender – Feature over 600 full length at home workouts. Quick, simple, and to the point.
• POPSUGAR Fitness – Fun, fresh, and upbeat at home workouts.
• Blogilates – Full length pilates inspired workouts you can follow along at home.
• Sarah’s Day – Quick workouts aimed at sweating hard and burning fat. Generally around 15 minutes.
• Morgan Tyler – Yoga flows designed to elevate your mood!
• 6 Week Bodyweight Plan – If you’re looking for a coordinated plan, this bodyweight series is for you!
• Runner’s World – Maybe now is the time to train for that 5/10K?
• Hal Higdon Running Plans – Alternative running plans from professional running coach, Hal Higdon.
• The YMCA – Take your favorite YMCA class from your own living room!
• Yoga with Adriene – a great beginners series | Specific video on yoga for stress and anxiety
• Down Dog Yoga App – Free until April 1st for everyone | Free until July 1st for students/teachers – must sign up with .edu email address to access this membership
• Beginner’s Flexibility Routine
• Additional Outdoor Exercise Options
  15 Minute Outdoor Workout
  The Best Outdoor Workouts

How to further your academic self during your time away from classes:

• Get tutoring!  Tutoring Services is available online starting Monday through the Western eTutoring Consortium.  Tutoring hours vary by subject but are often available weekdays and evenings.  Papers can be submitted to the Writing Drop Box at any time. eTutoring site – www.etutoringonline.org
• How to be successful at online classes:
  • 8 tips for online class success by Northeastern University
  • 7 tips for success when taking online classes by the University of Illinois
  • 10 practical ways to improve time management skills by LifeHack
• Apps for Students
  • Apps every student should have by the University of Illinois
  • 10 best study apps for students by the London School of Economics
  • 12 free apps every student should have by Oxbridge Academy
• Practice your foreign language skills
  • Duolingo
  • Babbel
• Keep the Cabin Fever Creepies at Bay posted by verywellmind.com
• Learn more about your personality and why you are the way you are
  • DISC:  Improve interpersonal communications and connect with people more effectively
  • 14 free online personality tests to help figure yourself out
  • The Enneagram Personality Test

We get it. The kids are home. Let’s see if we can help with that!

• How to Talk to Your Kids About the Coronavirus – posted by PBS
• Comcast is offering free internet to low income families for 60 days
• Making the Most of COVID-19 School Closures – posted by the Neuropsychology & Education Services for Children & Adolescents

• Educational Resources
  • List of Educational Companies Offering Free Subscriptions – posted by Kids Activities Blog
  • Storyteller Reading Stories with Activities for K – 5
  • ABC Mouse Learning App for ages 2 to 8 – Get 2 Months for $5
  • Free Online Learning Resoures – posted by We Are Teachers
  • Tuition-Free Online Public Schools via K12
  • San Diego Zoo for Kids
  • Many zoos have animal cams.
  • Learnincolor.com
  • Switcheroo Zoo
  • Nat Geo for Kids
  • StarFall:  Practice phonic skills with read-aloud stories
  • Into the Book – Teaching Reading Comprehension Strategies
  • Storyline Online – some of your favorite stories ready by movie stars
  • ABCya! – practice math and reading skills while playing fun games
  • Highlights Kids! 
  • Seussville.com
  • PBS Kids
  • Funbrain.com – learning math and reading for grades K-8
  • Hellokids – Drawing for Kids
  • Khan Academy – Learning resources for ages 4-18
  • NASA Kids Club

How to further yourself professionally along with tips to work from home

• Update your resume or LinkedIn profile
• Expand your training using Safe Colleges
• Research new programming options
• Listen to TedTalks
• How to be productive when working from home
  • Tips from experts – our co-works in Asia – about working from home posted by Bloomberg
  • 8 tips to make working from home work for you posted by NPR
  • Keeping the Cabin Fever Creepies at Bay posted by verywellmind.com
  • Desk Stretches! by the Muse
• Seriously look into that certification
• Sign up for an online course
  • Skillshare
  • Lynda by LinkedIn:  get free access with your Kitsap Regional Library card
  • 450 Ivy League courses you can take online right now for free
  • MIT Open Courseware
  • Online Employability Course by The University of Queensland (Australia)
• Find a mentor
  • Go to the menu on Facebook and click mentorship
  • Seek out others in your position at other schools
• Learn more about your personality and why you are the way you are
  • DISC:  Improve interpersonal communications and connect with people more effectively
• Improve your time management skills
  • 10 practical ways to improve time management skills by LifeHack
  • 6 tips to improve your time management by PsychCentral

If you’re a supervisor:

• Think through what policies in your department need to be revisited
• What procedures need to be written down or updated?
• When’s the last time you wrote a note of appreciation for your employees?
• Read to be a better boss: try The Speed of Trust, One Minute Manager, any book on servant leadership
• Research trainings that would make your employees better
• Research training that would make you better

This is a stressful time.  Here are some articles about managing the stress and anxiety that you may have.

• Coping with Compassion/Disaster Fatigue (click the link for the definition):  Click here to download the pdf by the Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration
• Coping with Stress regarding COVID-19: posted by the CDC
• Ways to Cope with the Anxiety Spiral (aka Catastophic Thinking) (click the link for the definition):  posted by Wired and another by Huffpost
• Keeping the Cabin Fever Creepies at Bay
• Get in Touch with Your Inner Boy Scout:  Preparing accordingly (and reasonably) can go a long way in curbing your anxiety regarding COVID-19.
  • KDVR.com:  Preparing for the COVID-19
  • CDC:  COVID-19, how to prepare
  • Washington State Department of Health:  COVID-19:  How can I be prepared
  • Washington State Department of Financial Management:  Financial Resources for Washington State Residents Affected by Covid-19
• Once you have prepared for your new-found home time, take a deep breath and know you have done everything you can. Remember you can only control what you can control.
  • Letting go of worry by Psychology Today
  • How to stop dwelling a simple practice to let go of anxious thoughts posted by Uplift Connect
• Ask yourself “what will this worry accomplish?” If the answer is “not much” then let go.
• How mindfulness can help you navigate the coronavirus panic by mindful.org
• Yoga for stress and anxiety
• Exercise!  See next drop down menu.

List of Wellness Phone Apps

Now is a great opportunity to learn a new skill, read that book, or finally catch up on The Office before it leaves Netflix forever!

• Learn a new language
  • Duolingo
  • Babbel 
• Try a new craft
  • 10 New Crafts to Try This Year – posted by The Spruce Crafts
  • 15 New Craft Ideas You NEED to Try in 2020 – posted by The Crazy Craft Lady
  • The Joy of Painting with Bob Ross
• Try a new workout option
  • Yoga for Beginners – Yoga with Adrienne
  • At home Barre Workouts
  • At home Pilates Workouts
  • Take a hike!
• Listen to an Audiobook
  • Audible
  • Kitsap Regional Library
• Get a jump start on Spring Cleaning
  • Your Ultimate Spring Cleaning Checklist – posted by Martha Stewart
  • House Cleaning Schedule – Create a Plan to Make Your Home Shine – posted by TIDY
  • Spring Cleaning Checklist (with Printable!) – posted by Taste of Home
  • How to Clean Your Car 
  • Declutter that junk drawer (We see it. We know you have it.)
• Take some time to Adult
  • Actually read your insurance policy
  • Balance your checkbook (if you even have one)
  • Create a budget
  • Update/Create/Organize important life documents (Personal Property Inventories, Will, SSN Card/Birth Certificate)
  • Have you kept up on your car maintenance?

Social distancing doesn’t mean we can’t still have fun!

• 10 Movies About Social Distancing to Watch While Social Distancing
• Visit a Museum Virtually
• Play a board game
• Finally do that puzzle
• Get outside
  • Pierce County Trail Maps 
• Listen to some new music
• Read all the books you have been meaning to get to!
• Watch encore performances by The Metropolitan Opera
• Tiny Desk Concerts Playlist by NPR
• The Enneagram Personality Test
• 14 free online personality tests to help figure yourself out

It can be easy to fall into a rut when you’re at home so much. Try these resources out to keep your wellness up during this time!

• Washington Health Benefit Exchange Open Enrollment
•  Practice Mindfulness
  • Mindfulness Can Help You Navigate the Coronavirus Panic – posted by Mindful.org
  • Download Headspace – guided meditation for any pocket of time (the beginning meditation series is free but the rest is by subscription)
  • Download Motivation – an app that provides motivational phone wallpapers
  • Keep (or start!) a journal using prompts (click here for prompts) or an app (click here for some journaling apps).
• Keep Tabs on Yourself
  • When was your last annual exam with your doctor?
  • Stick to a schedule even when working from home and, yes, that includes your sleep schedule
  • Workout at home (we have a whole tab on it!)
  • Drink enough water!
• Find yourself sitting a lot?  Make you you’re getting up and moving!  Try this beginner’s flexibility workout on YouTube