40 + Free Online Subscriptions to Keep You From Going Insane During COVID-19 Social Distancing

So here we are. In the midst of a national pandemic and self-isolating for the foreseeable future. With schools closed nation-wide and having to unexpectedly work from home, it’s only natural that cabin-fever will set in sooner rather than later. Sonia Weiser, a freelance writer and creator of Opportunities of the Week, came up with an amazing list of over 40 free online subscriptions to keep you occupied during this crazy and unprecedented time. Whether your self-isolating at home solo or with a household of children, Sonia has got you covered from entertainment to wellness and everything in between. Check out her curated list below and if you’re a writer and/or creative, sign up for her weekly newsletter.

Free entertainment/time-killing options:

1. Coursera: (they have paid classes as well, but these are the free ones)

2. edx: free online classes

3. Sporcle: online trivia (in literary every category possible)

4. explore.org: live streams of literally everything under the sun

5. The Metropolitan Opera is hosting nightly live streams. "All “Nightly Met Opera Streams” will begin at 7:30 pm and will remain available via the homepage of metopera.org for 20 hours. The homepage link will open the performance on the Met Opera on Demand streaming service. The performance will also  be viewable on all Met Opera on Demand apps." More info and schedule 

Free Trials:

** Don’t forget to cancel your subscription before your trial ends if you don’t want to be charged.

1. Exercise (there are tons more, but here are a bunch)

2. Daily Burn: 60 days of at-home workouts for free. 

3. Tone It Up: 7-day free trial 

4. Physique57: 7-day free trial 

5. All / Out Studio: 7-day free trial 

6. MyYogaWorks: 14-day free trial 

7. Alo Moves: 14-day free trial 

8. Glo: 15-day free trial 

9. Yoga Strong Challenge: free 7-day workout video series

10. Barre3: 15-day free trial 

11. Jetsweat: 7-day free trial

12. Purebarre: 7-day free trial 

13. NEOU: 30-day free trial 

14. Cosmic Kids (yoga and mindfulness for kids): two week free trial 

15. Exercise Buddy ("An Autism-Friendly Exercise System that Leads to Better Fitness and Behavior"): 14-day free trial http://www.exercisebuddy.com/

16. Sworkit (leveled workouts and fitness plans. Very specific and inclusive): 7-day free trial 

17. Headspace (meditation): two weeks free if you sign up for annual membership (which of course, you can delete before being charged)

18. Calm (meditation and anxiety management): 7-day free trial 

19. Dipsea (feminist audio erotica with "her + him" "her + her" and "her + them" story categories): one-week free trial (there is, of course, no shortage of erotica and porn on the internet. I'm just including this one because I know it exists.)

20. Bellasa (sex toys and feminist porn and erotica) is giving away thousands of vibrators. Enter to win 

21. Netflix: 1 month free for new users

22. Hulu: trial length varies based on subscription package (ranges from a week to a month)

23. Amazon Prime: 30-day free trial  (gives you access to Amazon Video and Prime Reading. Members also get 2 free audible downloads)

24. HBO Now: 7-day free trial 

25. Criterion Channel: 7-day free trial 

26. Philo: 7-day free trial 

27. YouTube TV: two-week free trial 

28. BroadwayHD: 7-day free trial 

29. Disney+: 7-day free trial 

30. Spotify Premium: 30-day free trial

31. Tidal: 30-day free trial 

32. Amazon Music: 90 days free trial 

33. Adobe Creative Cloud: 7-day free trial 

34. Autodesk CAD and 3D design: each program has a 30-day free trial 

35. Kindle Unlimited: 30-day free trial 

36. Audible: 30 day free trial 

37. Scribd: 60-day free trial  (they also have sheet music) *using this referral link gives me an extra free month

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