text: Being able to study from the comfort of one's home is a warm and inviting concept. On the other hand, students would find themselves staying in their homes for much longer than is recommended, negatively affecting physical and mental health. When students cannot move around or leave the house during the day, they are more likely to adapt a sedentary lifestyle. When attending school in-person, students are at least able to get some form of exercise traveling from one class to another. Virtual classrooms do not encourage students to become active and form healthy habits, increasing the risk of hypertension or having a heart attack later in life. Additionally, students are unable to see their friends in real life. Many, if not most, of a student's friends are made at school. Staying at home constantly will result in diminished social skills, weak relationships with friends, and a general sense of feeling unhappy or lonely. Overall, an online course load promotes unhealthy/unnatural behavior for growing students and results in unintended consequences.