Things to Do in Tampa Bay at Home

Workout

What better time to get in shape than right now? So many local gyms and studios are offering home workout options!

SweatNET Tampa Bay
Offering a FREE MONTH of SweatNET to gain access to live workouts, meditations, recipes and more! Just use code “FREESWEAT” at checkout

Union Three Studio
Offering two at-home workout options! U3 AT HOME – ALL IN costs $179 and includes a bike, mat, shoes, 1 set of hand weights and a subscription to pre-recorded and live classes! U3 AT HOME – Subscription only gives you access to prerecorded and live classes for $39/month.

CAMP Tampa
CAMP2GO has officially launched! For $35/month you can access high-quality on-demand workout videos that will be built on weekly. 100% of the proceeds go to the Camp instructors!

Gaze Hot Yoga
Virtual Class via Zoom. Sign up via the Mindbody app. $5 drop-in goes straight to teachers.

Binge-Watch

With Netflix, Hulu, Disney+, and all the other streaming services, the amount of things to watch is endless! But if you’ve already binged Love is Blind and watched The Office four times, then check out these local offerings!

The Tampa Theatre may be closed but they have curated a list of daily streaming recommendations that you can watch while you’re social distancing! Find their suggestions on their Facebook, Instagram, and/or Twitter!

The Florida Aquarium has a new Facebook Live Series: SEA-SPAN! Everyday at 10AM, you and your kids can get an update on all the sea creatures and animals living at the aquarium while they’re closed.

Listen

DIY

Local businesses have come up with take-home crafts that will get your creative juices flowing! These DIY projects may just be the solution to your quarantine sanity.

AR Workshop Tampa Take & Make DIY Kit
Turn your “bored” into “boards!” Register forAR Workshop’s DIY-AT-HOME Kits on their website and get ready to make a beautiful home decor piece! Kits include all materials such as stencils, wood, a stain color, paint choices, brushes and instructions. 

Cactus Moon Beam $35 DIY Succulent Garden Kits
All materials, plants and detailed care instructions included. FREE porch delivery in Tampa with the purchase of 2 or more kits. Local orders can DM @cactusmoonbeam on Instagram or find CactusMoonBeam on Etsy for shipped kits!

Read

There’s nothing like escaping reality and diving into a good book! Right now Oxford Exchange is offering book recommendations and FREE delivery on anything from their shop/bookstore!

We recommend reading something written by a Tampa Bay author!

• Tourist Season  by Enid Shomer
• Mirage: Florida and the Vanishing Water of the Eastern U.S. by Cynthia Barnett
• Hold My Paw by P.K. Lichtenberger

Cook

It is the perfect opportunity to work on your cooking skills and become the best amateur chef there is! We have put together a collection of divine recipes from local restaurants for you to try out at home — check them out here.

For those really are striving to be a Tampa Bay cook, let’s begin with the basics: Tampa Bay’s World Renown Cuban Sandwich.

Throw on these ingredients, starting from the bottom of the sandwich making it all the way to the top!

• Cuban bread
• Swiss Cheese
• Salami
• Ham
• Pork
• Pickles
• Mustard

If cooking is never going to be your thing, support your local businesses and order delivery/takeout! Find what Tampa Bay’s restaurants are offering on our How to Support Local Businesses Blog!

Give

It’s no secret that the Coronavirus is affecting everyone in some fashion, and some more than others. In these times, giving back to the community is so important! Here’s how you can help from home:

Partake in a Virtual Festival that gives back to businesses and the community like Shop Local for Good and Good Deeds Day Challenge!
Tip a local service industry worker at random online.
Donate to an organization, such as Feeding Tampa Bay and End68, who are helping families facing food insecurity.
Foster or adopt a furry friend!
Check out our How to Give Back Blog for more ways to show love to the community during the Coronavirus Pandemic.