Staying Healthy: Human’s Lifestyle Amid Pandemic

Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, from lockdowns worldwide to the need to strengthen human’s immunity, some people engaged in change. With health as their main concern, the countries worldwide stayed longer at home, without engaging with their peers and friends.

Many employees started working from home, schools were closed for months, and parents were laid off from their jobs. But, amid all these world changes, has the population, in fact, changed? How are people behaving since the beginning of the pandemic crisis? Are they working to be healthier and boost their immune system? How about shopping and traveling habits?

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Real Research surveyed to understand how society adapts to the new situation and how their behavior changed during the past months.

Highlights

• About 65% of the respondents felt that their health habits have changed during this pandemic.
• Nearly 40% have participated in some kind of exercise 1 or 2 times a week in the past few months.
• Almost 50% tried to practice a healthier diet, including fruits and vegetables every day. Moreover, they would like to do more exercise and physical activity after the pandemic.
• Around 50% think that their lifestyle perception changed during the lockdown.
• Although, 37% said that they would live a life of solitude.
• The majority of people use credit/debit cards when purchasing an item during a pandemic and they would prefer online shopping over malls.
• 54% drive because they think it’s safer during the pandemic and they plan to adopt a healthier behavior after going through the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Majority Try to Stay Healthy

COVID-19 has changed numerous of our daily routines in a way no one expected. Many people stayed at home to minimize exposure. In line with this, quarantine and being at home can make illicit the temptation to have snacks, junk food, and low-quality meals that give instant satisfaction for our taste buds rather than nutrient-dense healthy foods that can also be good. This is a trial for many in these times of self-isolation and social distancing.

In line with this, about 65% of the respondents have seen changes in their health habits. Meanwhile, about 30% somehow think that their health habits have changed. However, the minority don’t feel the difference in their health habits.

As a result, this data shows that many people are aware of the changes in their habits.

Furthermore, 40% of the participants have participated in some exercise 1 to 2 times per week. Besides, 31% have experienced some training 3 to 4 times a week. However, around 9% exercised only 1 to 2 times per month.

Moreover, 18% of people rarely exercise, followed by 1% of respondents who never practiced any kind of exercise.

A day that may have earlier included many steps or physical activities like walking to your office from the parking lot, outings with the family, shopping for groceries, or visiting shopping malls are absent for many.

With this unprecedented lifestyle change, there is a possibility for normalizing a more settled lifestyle packed with movements like sitting while reading, watching television, or sitting at your computer for longer-than-usual periods. People must stay proactive, and in some cases creative, to keep an active lifestyle in the era of social-distancing.

Additionally, 47% have tried to practice a healthier diet, like eating healthy food, including fruits and vegetables, every day. Also, 45% somehow tried to eat healthy as well. However, the remaining 6% haven’t tried to eat healthily.

Change in Lifestyle and Travel

Despite the lockdowns and isolation, people are trying to maintain their usual routines. Following this, 42% of the respondents said that their lifestyle perception changed during the lockdown. Aside from these, almost 50% also think there is a change in their lifestyle.

To continue, 3% of people affirmed that their lifestyle didn’t change. Besides, 4% don’t know whether their lifestyle changed or not.

Furthermore, 25% said that they started walking because it is healthier. However, most (54%) responded that they prefer to drive because they think it’s safer.

Apart from the above respondents, 13% said that they need to use various means of public transportation. Meanwhile, 1% choose to cycle because they believe it’s a healthier lifestyle. However, 8% replied that they don’t know if they change how they travel during the pandemic.

Changes in Shopping

As the COVID-19 pandemic remains, countries worldwide went into complete lockdowns as a precautionary measure. Thus, many people were forced to shop online. This caused changes in people’s behavior.

In accordance with this, 42% chose online shopping over malls for their security after the pandemic. Also, 51% somewhat agree with the above respondents. However, as people have different opinions, 6% somewhat disagree with the first two batch of respondents. On the other hand, less than 1% disagree entirely.

As a matter of fact, 54% of people credit/debit cards when purchasing an item during a pandemic. However, 35% prefer to use mobile payment methods. Meanwhile, only 2% use fiat/cash to shop. Moreover, 8% use crypto payment to purchase.

As we know that being in crowded places can increase the chances of getting infected, many people prefer to shop online using online payment methods.

In summary, during the COVID-19 situation, changes in human lifestyles have been ineveitable. Even though life won’t be the same for a long time, some are trying to live with the new normal.