Our daily routines are changing, and we will be sitting in front of our laptops for most of the day. Considering this, HCSA is looking to support students to stay healthy during our shift toward a more sedentary lifestyle and to provide with opportunities to engage each other. We hope you enjoy the content and continue to provide us with inspiration for future content – the content below is sourced from our community! If you are interested in partnering together with HCSA to put together a workout routine, submit a healthy recipe or share resources with other students, please use this link to provide your information and ideas!
Keep your mind, body and spirit health with:
Helpful Apps
Stretching Reminder Apps
Apps to Help You Move At Work
Free HeadSpace for Medical Providers
Stretch of the Week
Week of March 30: Upperback and Neck Muscles
Week of March 23: Chair Stretching
Workout of the Week
Week of March 30: 45 Min Total Body Workout
This workout is an at home bodyweight workout that includes a warm-up and cool down and is suited for all workout levels.
Week of April 6: Join the Harvard Rec Team
Join the Harvard Rec Team for live workouts throughout the week. Workouts include Zumba, yoga, and HIIT classes.
week of April 13: 25 Min Stretch & Strengthen Workout
Follow this instructor led routine for a combined workout of stretching and strength building.
Motivation, Gratitude, and Mindfulness
TED Talk on Nature, Beauty, and Gratitude with Louie Schwartzberg
TED Talk on Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance with Angela Lee Duckworth
TED Talk on The Art of Creativity with Taika Waititi
Finding Peace in Chaos | Tuesday April 6 at 7 pm
Join Regan Jayne and Alexa Eden for an evening on how to cultivate habits to create stillness and peace during chaotic times. Sign up by clicking here.
Nutrition and Recipes
Brought to you by the Harvard Chan Student Culinary Club
Ahmad Hegazi, Will Koh, Jenn Lee, Toke Odimayomi, Rahmat Sikder
Recipes for the week of March 30:
Breakfast: Overnight Oats
Lunch: Vegetarian Skillet Chili
Dinner: Japanese-style tuna noodles
Snack: Nut milks
Recipes for the week of April 6:
Breakfast: Scrambled eggs and Pancakes
Lunch: Roasted Corn Tabbouleh
Dinner: Baked Pasta with Sausage and Ricotta
Snack: Spiced Poached Pears
Quarantine Cooking Thoughts:
During these difficult times, consider how you can best use your socially-distant kitchen time to be a refuge. The concept of escapism cooking, coined by author Mandy Lee, is the idea that cooking can be a “delicious evasion of unpalatable realities.” She continues: “As much as I would like to say that I cook to make other people happy, I don’t. Truth is, I cook largely to make myself happy, as medication, as therapy. If you ask me, the most important thing in learning how to cook is not the techniques but how to harness curiosity and fulfillment from the process, the puzzles and the answers, the failures and the triumphs, the hunt. It’s a deeply personal, ever-evolving, solitary sport.”
Source: Escapism Cooking by Mandy Lee
