Top 10 indoor sports that you can play

Covid-19 forced everyone to stay indoors. We all miss going out, socializing, and participating in different activities outside. As the virus is still in the air, we need to be cautious and stay indoors to keep ourselves safe. People find it hard to keep themselves busy indoors and staying idle isn’t good for health either. Normally, people would binge-watch their favorite TV shows at home but you can’t always stick to your laptop. You work all day long on your laptop and when it’s time to relax, you should spend time off-screen. This is why it is recommended to engage yourself in indoor sports. Playing indoor sports can help you stay mentally and physically fit. Below, we have mentioned the list of top 10 indoor sports that you can play this quarantine.

1. Carrom
2. Table Tennis
3. Treadmill Workout
4. Hula Hooping
5. Archery
6. Yoga
7. Dance
8. Darts
9. On the spot jogging
10. Sit on a Gymball

1. Carrom

We all have a carrom board lying around somewhere in our house. Carrom is a 4 player game. You can either play individually or in teams of two. The game does not only help you pass time but also helps you improve your cognitive skills.

2. Table Tennis

Table Tennis is an indoor sport but you don’t need to buy a table tennis table to play table tennis. You can turn any table into a table tennis table. All you need is a roll-net that you can attach to the sides of the table and two rackets. If you don’t have anyone to play with, then you can do wall practice as well.

3. Treadmill Workout

A treadmill workout is not a sport but a physical exercise. All of us miss running in the parks or exercising outdoors. During this pandemic period, we can’t run outside but we can surely do a workout indoors by running on a treadmill.

4. Hula Hooping

Hula Hooping is fun and great for fitness at the same time. If you don’t have anything fun thing to do at home, then give hula hooping a try. Quarantine is the best time to learn how to hula hoop.

5. Archery

If you have a backyard or a long hall, then you must give archery a try. There are a lot of interesting games that you can play with archery such as into the basket archery, dizzy archery, etc.

6. Yoga

These pandemic times are emotionally very hard for us. It is important to stay calm and find mental balance in these hard times. Yoga can help you achieve that. Yoga and breathing exercises help you stay physically and mentally healthy.

7. Dance

A fun dance session can turn your gloomy day into a bright and cheerful day. Music and dance are great stress busters. We can’t go to parties and social nights but we can surely turn on the music and dance at home. A half n hour-long dance session every day can keep you energized all day and also keeps you mentally fit.

8. Darts

Dart-throwing game is one of the most fun indoor sports. Every dartboard has numbers from 1-20. It is a very simple game. You throw the dart on different parts of the board and then count the total score.

9. On the spot jogging

We know how much you miss going out for running. You can always jog on the spot at home. This will help you in building stamina. Moreover, you will be able to maintain your daily running routine.

10. Sit on a Gymball

We sit 9-10 hours a day in front of the computer screen. This can cause terrible backache. To prevent this backache, it is always advisable to do some spine exercises. Sitting on a Gymball can give you relief from back pain.