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We want to share with you 3 super tips that weโre currently implementing within our tribe to help boost our energy, focus and clarity on whatโs important to live a fulfilled life during times of uncertainty. During these crazy times, itโs easy to let stress take over and for you to feel like youโre losing your way. With homeschooling, zoom meetings, a lack of holidays, and an unfulfilling social life itโs completely normal to feel frustrated, stressed, and a little bit under/overwhelmedโฆ
Itโs a bit of a rollercoaster, weโve felt those negative emotions at times and many of our clients have too, so before we delve in, we just wanted you to know youโre not alone in feeling this way. There are many different coping mechanisms that youโre maybe using currently in order to stay sane, maybe youโve…
Started to eat โsh**tyโ foods more often
Began reaching for alcohol during the week
Put yourself and your health on the back seat
Felt the need to work more than you ever have done
Whilst it feels the easiest and most comfortable thing to do in the short term, this is counterproductive to your life and at some point, it will eventually take its toll leaving you feeling much worse off in the long term. If you want to keep your head above water, take back control, and get back to winning ways here are 3 tips that are going to help you get ahead during this (temporary) chaotic period…
Understanding that you can only control so much, focusing in on the things you canโt control or even influence is an easy way to send your stress level skyrocketing, in turn wasting the energy and productivity that you do have.
You canโt control coronavirus, what the government is doing or the restrictions being placed on you.
But, you CAN control your response and your actions. How you feel, how you think, how you act, the food that goes into your mouth, your activity levels and how much alcohol you drink. Although you may feel it essential to know whatโs going on in the world, limiting your exposure to negativity is absolutely essential if you want to protect your energy. For example, how many times you switch on the news, how many hours you spend scrolling through social media, and how much time you allow yourself to spend engaged in negative conversations.
We have a bit of a running joke inside The Health Guys HQ that people are never too busy to go out for a walk if their mobile phone screen time is up above 3 hours per day.
Going for a walk to de-stress, gather your thoughts, and get your steps in is a much more productive way to spend 45 minutes (both mentally and physically) vs sitting on the sofa filling your mind with negativity.
So that summarises tip number 1. If you want to boost your energy, maximise positivity, and get back to winning ways you must focus more on the things that you can control and let go of everything else.
Is to bring in a daily meditation sessionโฆ
Before we jump into that we just really quickly want to debunk a couple of common myths. To be honest, these are beliefs we also had before making meditation a non-negotiable daily routine.
Itโs simply a tool we use within our coaching program which helps us all stay focused, calm, and clear about what we need to do to move forwards. Taking a few minutes each day to relax, breath, and focus on just yourself is essential. We spend so much time every day in high-pressure environments, absorbed in work or other stresses, and it becomes very easy to forget about ourselves.
Before making it a part of our lives we felt it would be a little bit airy-fairy, but the mental-health benefits we and our clients have experienced are just too good to not give it a mention here. If youโre interested in the other health benefits gained by meditation, we recommend using headspace which is free for 10 days.
is going to be short and sweet. We mentioned it in point number oneโฆMoving more.
Being continuously sat at your desk and getting no fresh air or movement will very quickly build up stress and irritability. Not only that, youโll begin to feel more aches and pains. Setting yourself a steps goal for fresh air and an alarm every 60 minutes or so to move your body will help keep you energised, focused, and productive.ย
As mentioned it in tip one, getting out for a daily walk will also help you de-stress and gain clarity. There are a ton of other physical health benefits aligned with a daily walk, youโll see from the image below.
We know itโs tough at the moment but even just implementing these one at a time is going to drastically improve your stress levels and has the potential to positively impact your mental health!
Special thanks the The Health Guys! Look out for next weeks blog for continued insight on how to get the best of your diet and healthy living routine!
