Now more than ever, practicing self care is essential when it comes to taking care of our physical and mental well being during these lockdowns. Focusing on what makes us feel nourished will ease feelings of stress and anxiety that we may be experiencing at the moment.
We have five important health tips that we feel should be implemented to your routines.
Sleep routine
Maintain a healthy sleep routine, getting 7-9 hours of sleep every night. We encourage you to maintain your usual wake up and sleep times as best as possible to sustain your routine.
Breathing and Gratitude
When feeling down or stressed, or just having a bad day, practicing breathing and gratitude exercises are a powerful exercise to get you back on track. Each day, we encourage you to write down or say aloud 3 things that you are grateful for and practice mindful breathing with 30 deep breaths when you wake up.
Exercise
Each day, get some sunshine and move! We encourage at least 30 minutes of exercise a day. This can be a walk around the block, a gym session or following an online dance video. Whatever it is, do something that keeps you moving and gets you away from the desk and lets out energy.
Make a call the old fashioned way
There are myriad ways to effectively communicate these days however the old fashioned way still proves best. Pick up the phone and call your family and friends rather than texting them, take the time to have a conversation and get sucked into those lengthy calls catching up. Calls are a great excuse to get you walking about too, we have all been there on the phone and taking a stroll.
Random acts of kindness
Kindness promotes empathy and compassion. In these uncertain times, it is important that we practice kindness to release positivity into the current negative emotions we may be experiencing. We feel better and appreciative of the acts of kindness, which can encourage a ripple effect and call to others to do the same.
Chiropractic care is an essential health service. Book in an assessment today and we can put in place an individualised rehabilitation plan to keep you on track with your health goals.