Crafting a wellness routine is not a tough task, but surely an important task to incorporate into your daily routine. You are your own best friend and to look out for your mind and body is something that you should keep taking steps for.
With our hectic schedules, ups and downs of life and increasing pressure on our minds, it is very important to make sure you are taking time off and taking care of yourself and your body too. Indulging yourself in a hobby and multitasking are examples of some of the ways you can refresh your mind and soul, come let’s take a lot at some other ways you can feel relaxed and refreshed after a hectic weekend.
What is wellness and self-care?
We have all heard the word “self-care’ at a point in our lives, but what does self-care actually mean? Working out hours in the gym? Or strenuous activities and sports? Self-care is a much broader term in every sense, it involves taking care of yourself- emotionally, physically, spiritually and mentally.
Self-care is a broad term, but the key factor that determines and influences it is practice and patience and it does necessarily have to involve a medical professional always. Your cam pretty much does it on your own too, with a little guidance and knowledge you will be good to go!
Mental and physical importance of having a wellness routine
Whenever you go out for a walk, talk to your friends, take a luxurious bath, play with your dog or indulge yourself in a hobby- you end up taking care of your self a little bit more than before!
- Wellness routines boost your mental and physical health and keep your mind and body in shape
- They help in reducing risks of diseases and disorders in your body to an extent.
- By taking care of your face and skin you are protecting it from photo aging and skin cancers.
- By following a wellness routine, you are reducing risks of stress and anxiety and controlling your urges to move towards bad coping mechanisms such as smoking, drinking etc.
10 tips for starting your wellness routine
START WITH PROPER SLEEP
Everything works out better when you are well rested and you have taken a proper amount of sleep, you will be energized and refreshed after a good sleep.
WATER! DRINK WATER
You need to drink water throughout the day (a lot) and make sure you stay hydrated, start with lemon water in the morning and keep a stack of water bottles at your disposal when you are working or doing something. No matter how many times you’ve heard this and no matter how cliche it sounds to you, drinking plenty of water will solve half your problems even your weight!
Meditation for 20 minutes, and you are refreshed
Meditation or yoga for 20-25 minutes in your routine will help you calm your mind and stretch your body before you start your day. Once you’ve got sleeping and drinking water figured out its pretty easy to not forget to do 20 minutes of meditation in your mornings and soon you will get a hang of it!
Workout and exercise your body
Build and structure a workout plan you will love! And going to the gym will become so much easier, it helps if you have a friend to take along with you to keep you motivated and laugh around with. The key factor is practice in all of these activities is practice and consistency!
TAKE 15 MINUTES OUT FOR FOOD
I know it is very obvious and you must be thinking this is the most basic piece of advice you’ve ever got, but taking out to prepare healthy meals is an activity that goes unnoticed no matter how many times you have wanted to do exactly just that. Set reminders or alarms to give you a little nudge forward and make sure you eat something healthy rather than eating out of a greasy takeout packet.
AROMATHERAPY IS YOUR BEST FRIEND!
After a hectic day at office the best gift to your body and mind would be a peaceful aromatherapy session! You just need some essential oils and a diffuser and it would become your solace everyday after work to just sit and relax!
Aromatherapy helps relieve pain, boost your mood and relieve stress and anxiety out of your body and mind.
BODY CARE IS ESSENTIAL
You can take a monthly massage at a spa or start taking acupuncture once in a while to relieve your body from stress and tension in your muscles and joints. You can start playing a sport and learning it like badminton to keep your mind energized and active throughout the day!
KEEP THAT BODY MOVING!
Whether it is a walk down the hallways or pacing around while chatting away on your phone with your friends, or taking your dog around for a walk, keep adding movement to your body. Try to move around as much as you can while doing your work it keeps your body active and your muscles won’t get sore from sitting around!
Healthy recipes for healthy diet
Once you’ve got your recipes down, eating healthy will become a habit that you won’t be able to get out of easily! Learn 6-7 recipes of your favorite healthy food and start eating what’s good for your body and soon you’ll see changes in your body and you will be glowing! You can get your recipes on Google and YouTube easily, just go and get started!
WRAP UP YOUR DAY
We began with sleep and we’re going to circle back to sleep again, make sure once you’re done with your day you take care of completing your nighttime routine as well- skincare, baths, music or reading- whatever you do! You need to take out time for your nighttime routine as well, and make sure you go to sleep with a stress ridden mind and peaceful composure.
Living a healthy lifestyle comes down to routine in the end always, nothing is easy at first and you will end up forgetting most of it sometimes, somedays you won’t have the time to follow through and some days you won’t have the energy! Just keep in mind that you need to take out time and incorporate wellness practices in your life to stay healthy, fit and happy!