Staying home? Here are five great tips to stay active, too

As we close in on three weeks without live sports, things on the surface may seem bleak to sports fans. But hopefully, you're still taking care of you. That's really the most important thing.

You may be stuck at home, but there are still plenty of ways to do whatever you can with whatever you've got. And we want to help. Moving forward, Good Sports is also going to bring you tips, tricks, advice and fun ways to stay fit and active while staying home and #socialdistancing. 

We start it simple. We asked the National Athletic Trainers’ Association for some advice and these are its five safety tips on how to keep muscles working effectively and reduce the risk of injury while working out. 

• Evaluate your space
• Warm up and cool down
• Sleep 
• Hydrate 
• Nutrition
• Read the advice on each

And make sure to check Paste BN Sports each morning for a new tip on how to stay active while staying home.

Now that you're winding down from the workout, check out a few ways the sports world has come together this past week. Here is the good (and goofy) from the week in sports:  

• TACO TUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUESDAY: Months ago, before there was a, you know, global pandemic, LeBron James floated the idea of trademarking the term "Taco Tuesday." He was mocked because, well, it was a silly idea. What he did in Akron last Tuesday, however, wasn't silly at all.
• DIAMOND IN THE ROUGH: Baseball is wacky in a way other sports just aren't. 
• CUT THAT MEAT: Peyton Manning turned 44 last week, and to celebrate we looked at some of his top off the field highlights. 
• OPENING DAYS NEVER TO FORGET: We didn't get a traditional Opening Day, but why not relive some iconic season-opening moments of the past? 
• BOY'S GOT SKILLS: A high school wrestler is being lauded as a hero after helping to stop an alleged kidnapping and assault by pinning a man to the ground until authorities arrived.
• SISTER JEAN HAS A MESSAGE: The now-100-year-old nun who became a March Madness sensation two years ago has a message amid the coronavirus pandemic. 
• STEPHON MARBURY STEPPING UP: The longtime NBA point guard said in an interview with the New York Post that he's working with a supplier in China, where he now lives, to get 10 million N95 masks delivered to New York at a significant discount. 
• TRUMP CALLS ... A-ROD?: Sometime last week, President Donald Trump turned to former MLB star Alex Rodriguez for advice on a response to the coronavirus pandemic, a person with knowledge of the phone call told Paste BN Sports. We have nothing really to add after that!

Other good deeds we saw this week as the sports world tries to help in the fight against the coronavirus: 

• The NBA and WNBA, along with players and teams, have pledged $50 million to COVID-19 related efforts.
• NASCAR driver Joey Logano is helping feed people in need. 
• Knicks players Julius Randle and Bobby Portis are doing the same in New York. 
• Bauer is helping produce personal protective equipment. 
• Titans coach Mike Vrabel reaches out to 87-year-old fan quarantined over coronavirus concerns. 
• A former Mississippi State athlete has been helping his hometown.
• While locked down in Paris, former Big Ten football star finds a new mission. 

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