THANKS to the internet, more people than ever are improving their health and wellbeing online.
This is according to Gigaclear, who says that the pandemic has prompted a “digital revolution”.
The broadband provider says that nearly 90% of people living in the South East feel more connected to loved ones than they did before the pandemic, as they turn to the internet to stay in touch.
It also says that lockdown has also caused a surge in people upskilling, with more than half (51%) of those in the South East learning a new skill online this year.
And this ‘better connected’ trend is set to continue post-pandemic with less than a fifth (17%) of people say they will go back to doing everything in person once social distancing measures are relaxed.
Nick Rawlings, chief marketing officer at Gigaclear, says: “2020 has been an unprecedented year for the whole country. Spending lots of time at home has put a huge reliance on our internet, and without it, our financial, social and mental health struggles would have been significantly harder.
“If we can take a few positives out of this bad situation, it is that as a country we are stronger and more resilient than we thought.”