The importance of wellness not just during a global pandemic which has changed our lives in the last 18 months, but as life returns to some kind of normality, it is important to take care of your general health and wellbeing.
Here are some commitments that you can make TODAY that could make a huge difference to productivity and overall staff wellness.
1. Sleep patterns – Make a routine and stick to it, aim for 8 hours sleep at night with the same time to bed and the time you wake up.
2. Schedule – Share home life responsibilities chores, kids, shopping. Don’t overload yourself and ‘be a hero’ doing everything share with your partner and children. Use a notice board in the kitchen listing the weekly tasks assigning them to each person and mark them off once completion. Even think about having a weekly family award for completing tasks such as a Sunday afternoon in the park, playing a board game, cooking dinner together. Rewards don’t have to be financial, the biggest reward is time together.
3. Hydration – Drink 6-8 glasses of water a day. By drinking more water you will increase your energy levels and relieve fatigues which ultimately helps you think, focus, concentrate and be more alert.
4. Hunger – Meal plan to prevent hunger and eating out of boredom. Make use of family time to bulk cook for the freezer, make use of those gadgets in your cupboard and get the slow cooker on.
5. Exercise – Aim for 10,000 steps a day, plan in 3 walks a day before work, on you lunch and after work to achieve your step count Or even just 15 minutes of exercise anything is better than nothing.
6. Hobby – Do something for you. What have you always wanted to do but never had the time? Maybe during lockdown you have started that hobby you always wanted to, continue to make time for this as life returns back to normal. It’s ok to have some ‘me’ time. Read a book, take a bath, play a sport, watch a box set – whatever it may be make it happen.
Most of all be consistent in these 6 steps and be kind to yourself.
