As a working Mum you understand how difficult it can be to juggle work and home life and keep your own health on track. Often we talk about managing our time to get through our to do list and use calendars, schedules, list to keep us on task. The share volume of tasks you have to acheive in a day can be overwhelming.
However you may find creating a wellness plan and managing your energy levels is a way to stay focused and achieve your daily goals, while making the most of your time and really enjoying your days.
When you are full of energy, you can cope with the unexpected challenges and achieve so much more and enjoy the things you value. Having strategies and healthy habits that you do every day may be the difference between feeling exhausted day after day or having one bad day and pushing reset.
The right nutrition, exercise routine and quality and quantity of sleep for you in your unique situation are essential to achieving energy in your body. Each is an important factor in contributing to your mental and emotional state of of mind.
The first step is to identity where you are losing energy. Lifestyle factors, behavioural habits, work or home situations may be within your control to change.
When I work with clients I starts will a well thought out wellness plan, personalized to your current situation (everyone is different), followed by implementing small changes over a course of weeks. Being held accountable is more likely to help you succeed as well as having the right advice to get the outcome you are looking for.
A good wellness plan will give you a clear road map as to what you need to change or overcome to increase your energy and nourish yourself everyday to be at your best.
It would cover the following:
- The overall outcome you are wanting to achieving with a realisitc time line to allow for you to implement changes and create new behavioural habits. Anything from 6 weeks to 12 months is a realisitc timeline depending on current health and circumstances.
- Identify obstacles that are currently in your way and create well thought out strategies to overcome them and move forward.
- A clear understanding of how your life will change if you succeed and why it is important to you.
- Daily & weekly steps you will need to take.
- Support and knowledge you will need to be sucessful.
- How to overcome setbacks and keep motivated.
- A means of measuring success and being held accountable.
Change takes time, however there are some very simple energy boosting habits that can improve your energy levels very quickly and get you started.
Here is a list of some of my favourite:
- Meal planning ahead
- Carrying healthy snacks in the car
- Including raw foods with each meal
- Drinking green smoothies
- Supplements on hand specifically for your need
- Setting an alarm to remind yourself to move and stretch when sitting, or at the computer for long periods of time
- Carrying a water bottle with you to keep hydrated
- Drinking herbal teas or limiting coffee
- Listening to uplifting energizing music
- Diffusing essential oils, to relax, d-stress, uplift
- Having something to look forward to every day
- Regular short exercise routines that work for you
- Active mindfulness practice becoming more aware
- Breathing exercises to remain calm
Here is a further link you can consider written by Alsco for employees workplace health & wellness. Great ideas as to how you can make your work a place that supports your health and wellness.
146 Remarkable Ways to Achieve Employee Health and Wellness
https://www.alsco.co.nz/employee-health-wellness
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