Right now the novel coronavirus has forced many of us into self isolation. If you're tired of Netflix and are ready to challenge yourself mentally, why not learn a little bit and improve your knowledge? Tanks to online venues, you can take free online classes that will expand your mind and give you something to do during quarantine. Here are 6 practical classes anyone can benefit from.

Hacking Exercise for your Health

You probably already knew exercise is good for you, but you may be surprised to learn just how much exercise can help in all aspects of your health. This class is conducted by renowned exercise physiologists Martin Gibala and Stuart Phillips. These two will help explain how fitness can help your health, and how to get fit as quickly as possible.

 Rhetoric: The Art of Persuasive Writing and Public Speaking

Never had any luck getting the boss to give you a raise? Are you frustrated because other people don't see your view on masks? The art of persuasive writing and public speaking may give you the tools to debate effectively, and help others see your perspective.

Mindfulness and Resilience to Stress at Work

Who doesn't have stress at work right now? Our jobs are stressful enough, but now we also have to worry about a pandemic. Face to face meetings are dangerous, but there's also the embarassment of turning yourself into a potato or having your cat publicly lick his privates on a Zoom call.

 

This class can help you improve your mindfulness and resilience, so at least when you have to deal with embarrassing situations, you'll know how to cope.

Managing people: Understanding Individual Differences

When you are the manager of a team, you often have a variety of different personalities and cultures to work with. That's a good thing. We need diversity in the workplace in order to get the full benefit of different views and values. As a leader, knowing how to deal with individual personalities to help bring out the best in them. This class is designed to help.

Empowering Yourself in a Post-Truth World

Right now “Fake News” seems to be the ringing cry of every media outlet. You can hardly go a day without seeing a “fact check” article pointing out common lies, and opinion is more common than facts themselves.

When you're just trying to find out the news, this can make distinguishing what is real and what is not very difficult. This class is designed to help you separate truth and fiction.

Food and Mood

Ever been in a bad mood and reach for a bar of chocolate to cope? Although too much chocolate can have a negative effect on our waistlines, there really is a connection between food and mood. This class is designed to help you find the link, so you can eat for happiness.

These classes are all unique and useful in their own way. They can help both at home and at work, and help stave off quarantine boredom.