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Many youth kept or started exercise routines in the pandemic
December 31, 2020
A bicyclist rides along the Charles River in Boston. (Katrina Machetta/YJI)
The worldwide pandemic may have put certain activities on hold, but for some youth, daily exercise has continued.
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Exercise has always been part of a regular routine for some people, but others have taken the bonus time from quarantine to incorporate a workout into their lifestyle.
Binnet Roberts, 22, a student at the University of The Gambia, said she is making an extra effort to maintain her weight during the covid-19 pandemic.
Maryam Azimpour, an 18-year-old student athlete in Tehran, Iran, said exercise is crucial.
Students sit apart on Harvard s campus. (Katrina Machetta/YJI)
Wreaking havoc with young lives, the coronavirus pandemic upended school routines across the globe, leaving students unmotivated, anxious and without access to critical materials.
In wide-ranging interviews with Youth Journalism International, young people who attended brick-and-mortar schools saw their education shift from in-person to entirely virtual, producing a variety of emotions.
“I struggle with focusing. I can’t focus normally, so me sitting by myself, not in a school environment, it’s not good,” said 16-year-old Karolyn Morris of Suffolk, Virginia. “When I’m at home, and not with other people, it all feels like it’s blending together, and I don’t have the strength to get work done.”
Finding ways to cope with quarantine
December 31, 2020
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Regardless of where they are on the globe, teenagers are dealing with the ongoing problems of the coronavirus pandemic in unique and creative ways, from cooking and exercising to social media and everything in between.
Youth Journalism International student reporters interviewed young people around the world about coping with quarantine.
Getting creative
As teenagers stopped going to schools, gyms, cinemas, and meeting with friends, they were deprived of doing the simplest of things, like shaking someone’s hand or socializing.
“I stress bake,” said Sophie King, 15, of McLean, Virginia, who said she also re-did her room, moving all the furniture and painting everything.
Many youth following news of covid, others carefully avoid it
December 31, 2020
Few things shape a young person’s view of the covid-19 pandemic more than the media.
While news coverage causes stress and anxiety in some, others said they found it beneficial to stay up to date.
In wide ranging interviews with Youth Journalism International, young people from around the globe shared their approach to keeping up with news about the coronavirus pandemic.
While some said they are not staying up to date with the news due to the detrimental effect it has on their mental health, others sought to stay informed.