staying home

What to do during the quarantine?

Depending on where you live in the world, you are probably not unfamiliar with the current COVID-19 situation and you probably have been in some sort of quarantine for a least the past week or two.

Here in Canada, we are told to practice social distancing, avoid public places and wash our hands as much as possible. Most stores, gyms, movie theatres, bars and restaurants are close for an indefinite period of time. So what is there to do?

Well, here is what I have been doing. Every morning, I wake up and do a home workout, after getting cut up with all my favorite Youtubers on YouTube of course. Later on, at least five days a week, I got outside for a 5k run. Overall, if this pandemic made me do one good thing, is to reintegrate cardio into my life. Thank you COVID-19!

During my “normal” life, my diet looks the exact same almost 7 days a week. Yes, I am that guy that eats the same thing everyday because “health” and laziness…. But I actually love cooking therefor, this is the perfect time to make some good and fun meals (if you follow me on Instagram @the_dave_mani well, you know).

Once again in Canada, we are still allowed to go outside for walks. This is great because it made me rediscover my own city Halifax, Nova Scotia. Every single day I try to go for a walk, staying 6 feet away from everyone, in a different place. So far I have been enjoying those walks, with myself and my camera, a lot.

Lastly, my biggest advice for you guys is to PICK UP A NEW HOBBY! A lot of people are not working at the moment or are working much less hours then usual, giving everyone more free time. Time is precious, do not waste it. Use this time to your advantage to do all the things you said you would do when you have time. SPOILER ALERT the time is now! Learn how to play an instrument, start an online business, finish you basement, it can be anything.

Personally, I decided to go all in with my YouTube channel. I love putting myself out there and so far I am in love with creating YouTube content. And because I bought myself a new camera (Canon EOS M50) to film my content, I actually discovered a passion for photography as well.

All that to say that there is so much more to do then just eating chips and binge watching everything on Netflix, Disney +, Hulu and Prime Video.

Check out my latest YouTube video and let me know what you are doing to keep yourself busy during this weird period in our history…