When you lead a busy life, it’s easy to lose track of the time you make for yourself. And when you’re a woman, it often feels like everyone’s always expecting something from you. Whether you’re staying up late giving philosophy homework help to your teen or working on a project you’re presenting to a team of investors in the morning, you feel like you’re constantly juggling responsibilities. As a result, you’ve started worrying about your health. Being on the clock all the time inevitably affects your health negatively, both physical and emotional. This is why you need to use the right strategies to create the right balance in your life.
So if you’re ready to make a change, and make your health a priority even in the busiest of times, all you need to do is get creative. And here’s how.
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Get The Right Amount Of Sleep And Relaxation
When you’re running around with tons of responsibilities, it’s easy to lose track of how much you’re sleeping. It’s tempting to stay up that extra half hour to finish up a work project, and then end up perfecting it so much that you stay up three hours late. And if you’ve got kids who keep you up, especially younger ones, you can lose a ton of sleep. But you need to plan time for sleeping, creating pre-sleep rituals like reading a book or making a list of stuff to do the next day. If you need naps after work or on the weekends, take them.
35 percent of Americans aren’t getting the recommended seven hours of sleep a night recommended, which can have negative effects on both physical and mental health. It’s also just as important to give yourself time to relax. Plan at least one day a week to do something for you, like going to the spa or catching up with friends.
Spend Less Time On Social Media
An easy way that will both cut down on the time you’re wasting and have positive impacts on your health is spending less time on social media. It’s a global problem, with people constantly on their phones checking for likes and follows. In the US alone, 79 percent of Internet users are logging onto Facebook–and that’s just on social media platform out of many.
But the fact is, looking for so much validation is going to damage your emotional health. Especially if you’re at risk for Internet addiction, or you seek constant validation, you might end up with anxiety problems or depression. Start tracking how much time you spend on apps and social media online, and if it seems like a lot, cut down on it. If you’re raising a family, get everyone involved, and plan more phones-free activities.
Schedule Exercise Time
It’s one thing to say that exercise is important, but it’s quite another to make time for going to the gym or on a run in the morning. That’s why scheduling in at least half an hour of exercise, three to five times a week, is essential. Not only will this benefit your physical health, but it’ll also make you happier and more focused. Even though you’re technically filling up more of your time, you’ll feel like you have more–because your good mood and energy will improve even the most stressful of situations.
Even just a quick walk during lunch makes a difference, as does biking instead of driving during your commute. If you travel a lot, think about using ClassPass, which allows you to take all kinds of classes (from spinning to yoga) in cities all over the US. And for international travelers, good news: they plan on adding nine international cities by the end of 2018!
Think About Your Mental Health
All of these strategies are important, but the most important is taking care of your mental health. At any one time, it’s estimated that 300 million people around the world have depression, and many of us also suffer from constant stress and anxiety. Living a busy life has many benefits, such as being successful and being able to live life to the fullest, but one of its dangers is that it can leave with you little time to be honest with yourself about problems like depression.
Everyone these days would benefit from therapy, so make an appointment every few weeks to check in. Online therapists are okay, too, if that works better for your schedule. These are some of the best ways to stay healthy, even when you’re a busy woman balancing work and life. What other strategies do you use to stay healthy?
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