How about our IQ levels after the COVID quarantine?

Globally we are #stayinghome, and none of us has an idea when we are going to return our ordinary lives. In the beginning, time passed at home was fun. Everybody shared their moments of cooking, dancing, making fun, but day by day, inevitably, moods are getting down. At the same time, the business shifted from the offices to residential spaces. Remote working, digital collaboration methods are not new concepts but never utilized and got real, such as today.

However, all these lifestyle shifts are coming with a burden related to being less mobile and taking more calories daily. Putting on weight is an issue, but I am curious that if we are losing our mental flex and capacity due to not exercising.

When we think about the value of exercise, we tend to focus on the physical benefits. But over the past years, scientists have accumulated convincing evidence suggesting that there is another, the more immediate benefit of regular exercise. Studies show that our mental strength is linked to our physical regimens, such as improved concentration, a sharper memory, faster learning, prolonged mental stamina, enhanced creativity and, lower stress.

For decades the mature brain was understood to be incapable of growing new neurons. Once an individual reached adulthood, the thinking went, the brain began losing neurons rather than gaining them. American Scientific reported that evidence was building that the adult brain could generate new neurons. Studies show that because of our ancestors ran long distances in search of food, hunting and gathering involve much more aerobic activity. Increased demands on the brain accompanied this shift toward a more physically active routine.

So nature calls like our ancestors, you can use water bottles for weights, dish towels for sliders (for exercises like lunges and mountain climbers), or a sturdy chair for step-ups. There are also plenty of no-equipment-required exercises — like squats, burpees, sit-ups, planks, Turkish get-ups, push-ups, and mountain climbers — you can do in even a small space. You can find many home exercise advice via internet such as Deanne Dorman gives as follows:

• A Chair – A plain wooden chair may be one of the most excellent pieces of home gym equipment you could get. You can perform step-ups, push-ups, tricep dips, single-leg squats, and decline push-ups. You could even put a broom between two secure chairs and do inverted rows. The possibilities are endless.
• Stairs – If you’ve never run upstairs before as your cardio, you are seriously missing out! Climbing stairs is one of the best ways to get your heart rate up as well as strengthen and tone your legs and glutes. You can run them, do uneven squats on them (with one leg a step higher than the other), calf raises or stretches, decline push-ups (start at the lowest and work your way up) you could even do an entire full-body stair workout!
• Bodyweight – Using your weight can give you a challenging workout that will also strengthen stabilizing muscles that you may miss when working with heavy equipment. Bodyweight workouts can also raise your heart rate more than weight machines would.
• A Backpack Filled with Books – Think of it as sort of a weighted vest. Fill up your backpack with some heavy textbooks you may have to lay around and get to work with all variations of squats, lunges, and just about anything else you can imagine.
• A Wall – Wall squats are great at increasing leg strength and stability. They help correct muscle imbalances and posture. You can also use your wall to make some basic exercises more challenging, like reverse mountain climbers or planks (with your feet on the wall). Walls also are useful for stretching. Find a corner to stretch out tight chest or shoulder muscles or even your hamstrings.

These days will pass, but I cannot help myself asking whether that much of less mobility compared to our ordinary daily routine will make our brains suffer and less bright.