With the pandemic looming over all of our heads, it is imperative now, more than ever to keep our immune systems and health in check in order to protect ourselves, our friends and families and other people around us. Our immune systems is what protects us from the world's inexhaustible list of virus, diseases and infections. Here's how you can switch up your lifestyle in a way that can support your immune system in addition to these helpful tips to strengthen your immune system.

Exercise
A lot of people may be stuck at home, but being home-bound shouldn't keep you from being able to workout considering the many options for health and fitness that you can try. From HIIT that utilizes body weight and resistance training to calisthenics that utilizes the world around you as equipment, making exercising more parts of your body at once possible, there can no longer be an excuse for inactivity.

If you want a more scenic mode of exercise amidst the pandemic, running around your neighborhood or at a public park can be a great way to lose weight while keeping your immune system up, and a meditative experience for when you're stir crazy inside your home. Exercising improves your mood, your appearance and sleep, which is also on this list.

Hydration
If you want to fight diseases, viruses and infections, you're going to want to remain hydrated in order to support your infection-fighting immune cells that are delivered through your circulatory system by vital lymphatic fluids. Being dehydrated can lead to a lot of health issues aside from ruining your mood and impeding you from doing important tasks daily.

Drink six to eight glasses a day to bolster your immune system and replace your internal water content that you lose on the daily without you even knowing.

Supplement
We aren't all dietitians and nutritionists or physicians, and we don't always know the health content of the foods we eat or if they even contain the vitamins and minerals that are essential to our immune systems being healthy. Aside from not knowing what to eat or what to shop for, a lot of us don't have to time to scrutinize our meals' health content, and we eat whatever is in front of us as long as it's filling and delicious.

Luckily enough for all of us, the vitamins and minerals we need are now in easy to consume capsules, gummies or syrups and vary in shapes and sizes for all ages, so that you can ensure that even the younger members in your family won't have a weak immune system. This eliminates the need to overthink meals and snacks to see if they're giving you the necessary vitamins and minerals.

Sleep
Sleeping is routine for all of us and is not a difficult task to undertake when it comes to improving your immune system, however, if you're having trouble sleeping or are not getting much sleep at all, then you are endangering your immune system. Sleep's regenerative quality makes it easier for you to fight infections and diseases by releasing necessary hormones that fight any foreign body that threatens your immune system. Make more time, or find ways to improve your sleep quality to achieve this regenerative effect.