Your alarm beeps after a night of tossing and turning. You told yourself you’d wake up early today but you’re tired and mustering enough energy to get out from under the covers seems impossible. The room is dark and cold, and you don’t want to start the day. You’d rather stay in bed than deal with what the day has in store. You’re worried and scared that it could be another bad day. Whether it's depression, anxiety, or any sort of medical condition that regularly makes you feel like this, there is a way to break the cycle. Here are five small things you can do to start feeling physically and mentally well!
1. Manage your personal hygiene
Starting your day by taking care of your personal hygiene will make you feel good and potentially more likely to tackle the day's objectives. Don’t we all feel more confident when we’re looking our best? Freshly styled hair, clean teeth, and a good outfit are simple things that can boost our confidence and make us feel like we have important things to get to. Even if you have nowhere to go, get yourself dressed, out of bed and start whatever it is you’ve been putting off.
- Try showering, brushing your teeth, doing your hair, getting dressed, shaving, and taking care of yourself in any way that makes you feel good in the morning.
2. Eat Healthy Foods
A well-balanced diet provides all of the:
energy you need to keep active throughout the day.
nutrients you need for growth and repair, helping you to stay strong and healthy and help to prevent diet-related illness.
- Try to make your first meal of the day a healthy one. Keep the streak going from there and watch how much better you feel about yourself physically and mentally. It might feel good in the moment to gorge on delicious snacks, but knowing you ate healthy all day and are taking steps towards bettering yourself feels much better.
- Think long-term health. Toss the junk food out for real food :)
3. Consider Vitamins
Deficiencies in some key nutrients - such as vitamin A, B, C, D, and E, and zinc, iron and, selenium - can weaken parts of your immune system. Supplements are good at helping our body get all the nutrients we need in the day.
- Ask your doctor what sort of vitamins you may be lacking in your diet and see if they suggest any daily supplements.
4. Hydrate Hydrate Hydrate!
Staying hydrated helps maximize physical performance, significantly affects energy levels and brain function, may help prevent and treat headaches, could help digestion, and can aid weight loss.
- Bring a big water bottle with you to work and challenge yourself to finish it by the end of the day.
5. Workout
It doesn’t have to be an intense workout session. Just getting the blood flowing and the heart rate up is a good enough start. You don’t even need to go to the gym. There are plenty of videos online that walk you through easy home workouts. Trust me, if you are sitting on the couch and decide to get up for 10 minutes and get the blood flowing, you’ll be satisfied with that decision. Working out will help you in the short and long term.
- Regular physical activity can help keep your thinking, learning, and judgment skills sharp as you age. It can also reduce your risk of depression and anxiety and help you sleep better.
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