10/20/2021
WELLNESS TIPS GOING IN TO 2022
1. TAKE TIME FOR YOU
Life can get pretty fast paced. Whether you are busy trying to build a business or chase after a little one, you need to make sure you take time for you. After all, you can’t fill from an empty cup! Time for you could be doing something you love, like watching a favorite TV show, having a warm bath or a little pampering with wine or hot chocolate.
2. FIND AN ACTIVITY THAT YOU ENJOY
Studies have found that an average of 45 minutes of aerobic exercise at a moderate intensity 3 times a week has an overall antidepressant effect. With this in mind, a wellness goal could be to find an activity that you actually enjoy. It is all well and good when someone says “exercise makes you feel better” but if you hate spinning and the gym, you know you may not stick at it. So, try lots of different activities to see which one is best suited for you. Try activities like, roller skating swimming, classes, bootcamps, yoga, ice skating, climbing!
3. GET YOUR SUPPLEMENTS
Being low on certain vitamins and minerals can affect how you feel, from your mood to your energy level. Supplements are not designed to replace a healthy diet, however, they can give you those additional extras “boosts,” which you might not always be able to pick up from food, such as B12 and vitamin D.
Here are some of the supplements you can take:
• Magnesium
• Vitamin B1, B6, and B12
• Vitamin C
• Vitamin D
4. SEE FRIENDS
At this time seeing friends has never felt more special. While we might not still be able to live how we were before 2020 and go inside houses and for brunch with our besties, you can still see them, you just have to get creative! Maybe you can meet outside for a walk, or a coffee in the park. Whether you’re allowed to see them inside or outside, or just on a screen, you can get some face time with your friends in 2022 as one of my wellness tips to myself for next year.
5. KEEP A DIARY
Writing down your thoughts every day can be very therapeutic. It can help you offload some of your troubles. It can also be a great way to inspire creativity, relieve stress and allow for self-reflection. Don’t worry about correct sentences, structure or how pretty your writing looks. Just write down exactly what’s on your mind in that moment, sometimes you don’t even have to keep it! In fact, sometimes throwing it away will allow you to get really honest with the diary as you can feel certain no one will read it.
6. MEDITATE
You don’t have to sit for a long time to meditate, just 5 minutes of meditation and deep breathing each day can be very beneficial to your mental health. A moment of stillness can help you to reduce stress, anxiety and depression and give you a new perspective. Meditation isn’t easy and certainly is a skill to practice! You can get started by using an app. For example, Calm, Insight Timer, Headspace: Meditation & Sleep, Ten Percent Happier Meditation, Buddhify, Unplug, and Simple Habit, to name a few..
7. GET SOME SHUT EYE
It is too tempting to watch that extra episode or fall deep into an Instagram or Tik Tok hole before bed. Set a bedtime for yourself and have an actual nighttime routine. Believe it or not, that crime drama before bed is actually going to wind you up)! You can try reading a few pages of a book, have a warm caffeine free drink and switch off. Being tired can affect your mood and food choices, not to mention skin! Your mind and body will thank you for this wellness tip! We have to look after ourselves as well as each other. Not only during these strange times but always.
What will be your wellness tip to take into 2022?