14/07/2025
Busy Professionals: Are you neglecting your mental and physical health?
In this day and age, it is so easy to focus all of your time into your career and completely neglect both your mental and physical health. However, this is NOT effective!
👉In order to sustain a balanced and healthy lifestyle, we find that it is so important to take time out for yourself and engage in self-care.
Burnout is something that is very common amongst individuals with high-pressure careers. Burnout can often lead to a decline in your overall performance which can then trigger mental health challenges. Often, we find that our clients work long and strenuous hours so may find it very difficult to take time out of their day for themselves.
Here are some realistic tips to help with reducing burnout and making time for you:
✅ALWAYS START SMALL
1️⃣Go for a walk during your lunch breaks
2️⃣5 minute stretches in the morning
3️⃣Switch to healthier snacks during the day
❗️Always strive for consistency rather than for perfection. Perfection will follow.
✅Prioritise healthy sleeping patterns:
1️⃣Avoid screen time right before bed(yes, that includes checking your emails!)
2️⃣Don’t let your work carry on into the night. Set boundaries for yourself.
3️⃣5 minutes of meditation and mindfulness before going to sleep can help to lower your heart rate and slow your breathing.
❗️Aiming for 8 hours of good quality sleep-it can be so beneficial to your overall health and can even boost your work performance.
✅Keep active every day:
1️⃣Going on daily 15 minute walks
2️⃣Stretching, yoga, or meditation before work
3️⃣Trying to exercise 3x a week
✅Sticking with a nutritious diet:
1️⃣Meal prepping is such an effective and easy way to plan balanced and healthy meals. It not only saves time during very busy days, but it also provides a good way to ensure that you achieve all of your nutritional goals.
2️⃣Reduce caffeine & sugar
3️⃣Increase consumption of protein
4️⃣Cut down on processed foods & replace with healthier options e.g. nuts and fruit
❗️Increasing consumption of brain foods e.g. fatty fish, berries, nuts and leafy greens can benefit brain functioning, thus promoting wellbeing.
🧠Remember to always start slow and easy. This is much more sustainable than to go straight in with huge lifestyle changes. Aiming to incorporate these tips into your daily life can reverse the effects of burnout and prevent it from occurring.
💬Which habits have helped you manage stress and avoid burnout?⬇️
