Walking has always been a healthy (and for some people, relaxing) activity. Not all have the luxury now to step outside and have a nice walk, but if you have the option to walk, take the opportunity! Walking has a lot of health benefits, such as improving sleep, but it can also be calming, as greenwich time details:
I started going for neighborhood walks when I lived in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. At 27, I had moved there for journalism school and had arrived from Seattle with plenty of grief in my heart and anxiety in my head. My beloved grandmother had died earlier that year, and I was transferring into my program as a first-generation college student, 3,000 miles away from my friends and family. I felt alone and hopeless. But it was a pivotal time for self-growth. Only after I began seeing a therapist and started going for evening walks, just to get out of my apartment, did the gloom begin to lift.
Of course, safety comes first. Don't step outside unless you can safely keep your social distance!
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