SOME people embrace change as a means of learning and embarking on new adventures.

Others have a natural resistance to change, instead preferring the familiar comfort of routine.

Change or not, all of us are creatures of habit.

Last week marked one month since the Government first imposed lockdown conditions across the country in an unprecedented measure to tackle the outbreak of Covid-19.

The lockdown started in earnest on March 23 as the Government sought to stop the spread of the highly-infectious and fatal disease.

People reacted to such wholesale change in wildly different ways.

While it is easy for some to revert to a quiet and secluded routine, it was difficult for others to cope with isolation.

Some took the challenge full on, devising unique challenges in the name of generosity.

These have often reared their heads following the cancellation of an event or ruined exercise routine.

Take Harry Fryer, the Colchester student and footballer and his friends will run more than 2,000 miles in the space of three weeks following the cancellation of his team’s end-of-season tour to Italy.

Harry and the 50 members of Team Solent are collectively running the distance of the return coach trip with all funds raised donated to the NHS.

Remarkable fitness challenges have served to unite people in support of a common cause during a time of imposed social division.

They have also been used to hammer home the importance of maintaining a healthy lifestyle when confined to the indoors.

Former Royal Marine Sean Wilson was only a few months into starting his fledging personal training business when the pandemic took hold.

But he didn’t let this difficulty stop him from running 62 miles back and forth across his own flat.

This impressive feat raised more than £6,000 for Age UK.

Matt Hearne raised around £4,000 for the NHS by climbing the equivalent height of Mount Everest in his block of flats.

As the first month of imposed lockdown draws to a close, charities supporting the most vulnerable people also reported a rise in demand.

The Tom Bowdidge Foundation, which was founded in honour of the former Colchester Royal Grammar School student, uses grants to support the families of young people facing a cancer battle.

The charity says it has seen demand for its services sky rocket by 900per cent due to the pandemic.

It is calling on its backers to join in the 2.6 Challenge, the largest mass participation sports event the country has ever seen.

Many social media groups, such as Colchester’s A Helping Hand, served as hubs for people hoping to support the elderly and alone, while closed pubs, such as the Nayland Arms, in Stoke by Nayland, delivered meals and supplies to their communities.

As the lockdown progressed, fears were raised for businesses big and small, with the likes of Colchester Zoo expressing concern for its future.

Another way of saying humans are creatures of habit is to point out the fact we always want a plan.

If we are going through a trial, it helps to know when it will end.

One of the most difficult parts of the lockdown is not knowing when we can expect normal life to return. But we can guarantee many people will continue to respond to difficulty with kindness.

For every figure coldly displaying the latest tally of deaths, we can expect a heartwarming story reminding us people do care.