Food For Thought
More and more people around the world are being forced to stay at home, as countries respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. The ways in which this new coronavirus has transformed how we live, work and keep ourselves entertained feel, to me, unreal. So I courted the advice of the World Food Programme (WFP)’s nutrition experts — on both fortifying ourselves and using this moment as a chance to change our diets for the better. 1. Hydrate, hydrate The body is made of about 75 percent water. The usual recommendation is eight glasses per day of fluid. As we are less active during
Sweat Out a Pandemic
As gyms close their doors, people are buying up dumbbells and other exercise equipment like toilet paper. Like so many mundane experiences in a global pandemic, the way many Kenyans work out is about to change. Exercise is that rare private activity that often unfolds out in the open, on the gym floor and in studio classes and on sidewalks, where people can find community while staying comfortably anonymous. Even in these past few days, fitness instructors and studios have been coming up with new ways to stream classes and bring people together, but ultimately exercise is going to be that
