59% millennials took to physical, mental health activities to cope with Covid-19 pandemic: Survey

59% of millennials took to bodily and psychological health actions — yoga, meditation to maintain themselves glad& match (File picture: PTI)

The Covid-19 pandemic affected main attitudinal modifications in youthful millennials with a sizeable chunk turning environmentally-conscious and taking to train and health actions to maintain themselves glad and wholesome.
Through the pandemic when many misplaced their jobs, ran out of financial savings, meals and correct shelter to pandemic, Gen X and Gen Z additionally distributed meals packets, sanitizers, previous garments, blankets and medical units to these in want.
A survey — ‘Little Issues We Do’ by Godrej Group — highlights how the COVID- led lockdown final yr formed completely different age teams throughout India and the way they finally realized to courageous the pandemic of their distinctive methods. As per the survey, the vast majority of these in Gen X grouping, which constitutes 59 per cent, aged 45 and above, and the Gen Z (53 per cent) grouping, aged 18-24, turned to altruism.

• Youthful millennials (25-34) had been probably the most environmentally-conscious

A majority of millenials (54 per cent) made environmentally-conscious actions their prime precedence, highlights the survey. Dividing the millennials age-group additional revealed that youthful millennials (25-34) had been probably the most environmentally- aware amongst all age teams with 54.83 per cent giving prime most precedence to rising crops at dwelling, being aware of vitality consumption and of the environmental affect of merchandise they bought, the survey revealed.

• 59% of millennials took a bodily/psychological health exercise to maintain themselves glad and wholesome

The survey highlights that 59 per cent of millennials took to bodily and psychological health actions — yoga, zumba, strolling and meditation route to maintain themselves glad and wholesome on the similar time. Solely a tiny share give up vices — smoking, overspending, junk consuming and consuming throughout all of the age teams. Solely 36 per cent of respondents stated that that they had give up unhealthy habits, exhibits the survey. Gen Z fared the worst on this rely (34 per cent) adopted by Gen X (35 per cent), the report added. Maintaining a healthy diet meals (home-made) as a result of pandemic-led restrictions warranted a behavioural consensus amongst respondents falling within the Gen Z and youthful millennials (74 per cent) group compared to older millennials (75 per cent) and Gen X (77 per cent), highlighted ‘Little Issues We Do’ survey.

• Covid-led confinements & restrictions gave time for leisure and household

The survey additional revealed that COVID-19 led confinements and different restrictions have additionally given time for leisure and spending time with household. Greater than 1 / 4 (27.35 per cent) of respondents contented themselves by spending time with the household and watching content material (26.59 per cent). 23.19 per cent most well-liked studying and listening to music on the time. Nearly one in each 5 began cooking as a type of optimistic remedy. Nearly 33 per cent of Gen X-ers most well-liked to spend time with household, adopted by watching OTT content material and TV exhibits (21 per cent) or listening to music or studying books (23 per cent) as a way to preserve themselves glad and optimistic in the course of the lockdown. For different age-groups, watching content material on OTT platforms or listening to music was their go-to house for happiness.