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January 15, 2022

Ways To Stay Healthy as Professional Movers Help You Move

packing for a moveBy Julie DeLong, A-1 Freeman Moving Group 

The last thing you wish for is to be unwell when you are moving. However, you may still find yourself in this scenario. Not feeling well as you move can complicate an already challenging moving process. The silver lining is you can take some steps to make sure you remain healthy as you move.
 
 

Wash Your Hands

Washing your hands will help you every day of your life, which includes moving days. It is among the most proven and easy ways to steer clear of getting sick or spreading diseases. Your hands can carry germs, bacteria, or viruses from the many places you touch while you pack up, open doors, handle your boxes, or settle in your new premises. Washing regularly ensures you wash away any disease-causing contaminant you might have picked up, minimizing your chances of getting sick. You should additionally leave hand soap and paper towels in the bathroom for the professional movers too.

Wear a Mask and Stop Touching Your Face

As COVID-19 cases are climbing, wearing masks can be an essential task to help you sidestep it. You'll be near with various individuals while you move, but a mask will help to protect you. You may complement this measure by keeping a minimum of six feet from anyone else. Clean your hands with the recommended sanitizers and steer clear of touching your face. It is recommended that you shouldn't touch your eyes, nose, or mouth. Adhering to this guideline may be difficult as Healthline reports that the average person touches their face about 16 times each hour. Routinely washing your hands can minimize your risks but avoid touching your face, too.

Ask the Movers to Wear Masks

Professional movers in Austin adhere to all the recommended COVID-19 safety protocols. When the movers get there to help you move, you might remind them to wear masks and sanitize or wash their hands regularly.

Sanitize High Touch Areas Frequently

High-touch locations are surfaces that people touch a lot. These individuals can easily contaminate these areas or pick up germs from these surfaces using their hands. Regularly clean the high touch areas, including light switches, door handles, and shared tools. Sanitizing these locations reduces the possibility of getting germs on your hands when you contact them. Hence, you won't introduce them into your body when you touch your face or eat prior to washing your hands. You’ll also want to disinfect these surfaces in your new property.

Open the Windows

Bringing fresh air into your property is a super method to minimize your risks of catching something from airborne germs. Opening your windows allows air to circulate, preventing the virus participles from accumulating in your house. You should open the windows at both your current and new residences, particularly if the professional movers in Austin will enter to pack, unpack, or perhaps move your belongings. Turn on exhaust fans in your bathroom and kitchen to make sure the air moves out of your house.

Up Your Immunity

Take your vitamins, drink lots of water, get peaceful sleep, and consume nutritious foods to improve your immune system. A healthy immunity reduces the odds of becoming sick. If you get sick, you can heal speedily. Sleeping at least 7-8 hours a night also reduces your chances of being fatigued and getting sick over your move.

Remaining well over your move should make the task much more reasonable. You'll have the endurance and focus required to be sure you move into your new property without any issues. If you are looking for a moving company in Austin that will not endanger your health, contact A-1 Freeman Moving Group to get dependable and safe moving services.

 

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