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    The document is a reflection on a webinar about healthy living during the pandemic. The webinar discussed health issues arising from the pandemic like obesity, smoking, alcohol consumption and increased screen time. The speakers emphasized preventing diseases by changing lifestyle behaviors like improving nutrition, exercise and reducing stress. One topic was "languishing", feeling demotivated. A takeaway was to find fulfilling hobbies instead of unhealthy coping mechanisms. The reflection concludes by encouraging developing interests into productive activities or potential sources of income during the pandemic.

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    The document is a reflection on a webinar about healthy living during the pandemic. The webinar discussed health issues arising from the pandemic like obesity, smoking, alcohol consumption and increased screen time. The speakers emphasized preventing diseases by changing lifestyle behaviors like improving nutrition, exercise and reducing stress. One topic was "languishing", feeling demotivated. A takeaway was to find fulfilling hobbies instead of unhealthy coping mechanisms. The reflection concludes by encouraging developing interests into productive activities or potential sources of income during the pandemic.

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    The document is a reflection on a webinar about healthy living during the pandemic. The webinar discussed health issues arising from the pandemic like obesity, smoking, alcohol consumption and increased screen time. The speakers emphasized preventing diseases by changing lifestyle behaviors like improving nutrition, exercise and reducing stress. One topic was "languishing", feeling demotivated. A takeaway was to find fulfilling hobbies instead of unhealthy coping mechanisms. The reflection concludes by encouraging developing interests into productive activities or potential sources of income during the pandemic.

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    Reflection On Webinar About Healthy Living During The Pandemic

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    The document is a reflection on a webinar about healthy living during the pandemic. The webinar discussed health issues arising from the pandemic like obesity, smoking, alcohol consumption and increased screen time. The speakers emphasized preventing diseases by changing lifestyle behaviors like improving nutrition, exercise and reducing stress. One topic was "languishing", feeling demotivated. A takeaway was to find fulfilling hobbies instead of unhealthy coping mechanisms. The reflection concludes by encouraging developing interests into productive activities or potential sources of income during the pandemic.

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    Mambuay, Iris June F.

    07/08/2021

    Reflection on Webinar about Healthy Living During the Pandemic

    Today’s topic was very fitting. As I was preparing my laptop and speakers for this webinar,
    I was also preparing my food or should I say my “munchies” while listening to this 2-hour
    discussion. And it’s the nation’s favorite too - junk food. It’s quite the irony since I am actually
    attending a webinar about healthy living whilst eating junk. But I guess this is what the pandemic
    has brought upon to the most of us, binge eating and living a sedentary life with longer screen
    time. Strangely enough, the objectives are familiar since I am doing quite the opposite of what
    they aim to deliver. And for that long two hours, I braced myself listening to the speakers whom
    are very accomplished physicians. It was informative and certainly I had takeaways from this
    opportunity.

    The speakers’ main objective was to educate the audience regarding health issues people
    are facing right now during the Covid-19 pandemic other than the disease itself. Issues such as
    obesity, smoking, alcohol, screen time and mental fatigue are the focus. They are trying to
    influence the listeners to change lifestyle behaviors as early as now to live a more fulfilling life
    which is actually agreeable. One doctor mentioned that prevention is so much better than cure
    and it’s true. Especially now that the world is actually not fighting with only one global problem but
    actually two; obesity which is already existing and Covid-19. And this has become really
    problematic due to different factors caused by a number of societal shifts in behavior such as
    nutrition, obesity and exercise, screen time usage, vaping and alcohol habits and mental stress.
    What’s scarier is, prevalence and incidence rates are changing in a bad way and mortality and
    morbidity rates are increasing too due to the factors abovementioned brought upon by the
    pandemic. Diseases normally found among older adults are now also present among the young
    which is quite alarming. Another topic touched upon was smoking and vaping, I know a lot could
    relate. It is said to be the leading global cause of preventable death. It was said to be influenced
    by peer pressure and misinformation. Others say they smoke to relieve stress and anxiety but
    long-term use could pose a harmful effect on our bodies. Speaking of stress, psychosocial
    stressors and Covid-19 results to mental fatigue as mentioned by a physician which is actually
    evidenced by people with low productivity and some others falling into the pit of depression. A
    physician even discussed what languishing was which means feeling demotivated, aimless, dull
    or stuck in life. I have to admit, at some point I did experience this too. This all boils down to
    lifestyle and our attitudes and behaviors towards health.
    Overall, the webinar was very informative and fresh. It had some eye-catching information
    presented that I never knew existed such as health cost of screen time. It is important to note that
    health is wealth. I do live by that quote since my elders always told me that ever since. Reaching
    your goals and molding your career would be so much easier if you take care of your health. By
    the end of the webinar, the speakers stressed out to change lifestyle behaviors as early as now
    to prevent diseases, increase productivity and longevity. Decrease screen time and take care of
    your eyes. One of my takeaways from this webinar was a quote shared by one of the speakers,
    “Avoid using cigarettes, alcohol and drugs as alternatives to being an interesting person.” This
    really captivated my thoughts about people engaging in substance abuse for them to be fun and
    cool. Certainly, getting sick is not fun nor cool at all. It is taxing to your body, your family and your
    finances. I hope people would realize that. We should also engage more on exercising and
    improving our eating habits such as knowing proper portions and types of food to eat. And lastly,
    another takeaway that I really liked was turning languishing to flourishing. Find time to seek fun
    things other than eating junk food and watching Netflix on the weekend, enhance your potential
    on something you really liked doing, it could be through painting, drawing, dancing, whatever it is,
    cultivate it and turn it into a healthy hobby instead of smoking or vaping, just to be an “interesting
    person”. Who knows, the things you developed could increase your productivity and could also
    be a source of income in this global pandemic. Now, that’s some flourishing going on right there.

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