HEALTH &Beauty ARE YOU Springing INTO HEALTH?
Our days have officially gotten longer and while we are still recovering from that pesky hour of missed rest, we have a little extra light at the end of the day Stacie Hobbes, to look forward to! Thatâs something to PC RecPlex take advantage of! Health Instructor The busyness of our lives doesnât seem to leave much room for self-care â but let me tell you; make your physical and mental health a priority! We need to form systems of balance which include several of the following:
QUALITY SLEEP Iâm not talking about 5 hours of passing out from exhaustion - just to wake up feeling miserable the next morning. Weâve all stumbled into the kitchen desperate for that cup of coffee while attempting to pour cereal in a bowl for our kids. It all ends up on the floor anyway, right? Take this in - adults need an average of 7 to 9 hours of restful, peaceful sleep to function well. Children require much more with different age brackets needing 9 to 12 hours of sleep per night for optimum growth and health. If youâre anything like me, the âidealâ recommendation isnât top priority next to that pile of laundry that needs folded at 11pm; however, we need to change our mindset. The quality of rest we get is how we âpower onâ and function! INTENTIONAL MOVEMENT How much do you move per day? Take a serious assessment of the tasks you carry out and evaluate your physical efforts. As hilarious as it
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sounds, you can make exercise an integrated part of your day in a large number of capacities! The old rule that adults require â30 minutes of exercise per dayâ is OUT! You actually need much more these days... but why? Our diets and our additional lack of movement from sitting in meetings or behind screens are causing these statistic to change. Adults: you need to get 2.5 hours of moderate movement in per day! If you work out vigorously, cut that down to 1.25 hours.
MENTAL BREAKS Our mental health is just as important is our physical health. We are a society thatâs constantly going; expected to be available to literally everyone, all of the time; and thatâs exhausting. The expectation of us to put our best self forward while being pulled in multiple directions all at once needs a reality check. You are worth taking a mental health day. You are worth stepping back, even if for a few minutes to positively reinforce your worth and center your mind. Everyone wants to be the best version of themselves and while the stigma seems to screamingly enforce âPush harder, go more, stay at work longer, do more with your family, and just be betterâ â itâs actually found in finding peace, being content in your own being, and investing time and energy into yourself. These three areas of health and wellness are all easily spoken and much more difficult to put into play. Iâm suggesting you take your own personal âCall to Actionâ and make yourself, your mind, and your physical health a priority. The work we produce, the lifestyle we life, and the family dynamic we have will all improve when we choose to intentionally create time and space for ourselves to thrive.
LET'S TALK Scalp
Gabrielle Anderson, Anderson & Co. Owner & Stylist
I think everyone is suffering from dry scalp with the current conditions in which we live. You know, Oklahoma: Hot, cold, humid, dry, windy all in the same day!
SOME TIPS TO BE KIND TO YOUR SCALP Make sure you are not over washing. There is nothing your scalp loves more than itâs own oils. Washing too frequently can actually cause you to have oily hair and a dry scalp. (No one wants that) The reason for this is your body will produce extra oil when you wash too often. Try washing every 3rd day ( or longer). I know this may be hard if you exercise every day. TRY SOMETHING OTHER THAN CONVENTIONAL SHAMPOO Options for in-between wash days could be a dry wash. There are so many out there these days. There is something for all hair types. There are aerosols that spray in the hair; or foams that you can apply. And they will absorb excess oil from your hair without drying out your scalp. Amazing for curly headed lovelies. RINSE WELL Make sure that you are rinsing your shampoo very thoroughly when you do wash. Product buildup can also cause itchy scalp or dandruff. Using a moisturizing conditioner will also help with the excessive dryness. MIGHT WANT TO AVOID ALCOHOL Avoiding hair products that contain alcohol can be a huge help in dodging the dandruff monster as well. TLC A great item to add to your routine is a scalp treatment. This will help exfoliate your scalp and help general scalp condition, just like you exfoliate your skin. Products you can look into are Paul Mitchell tea tree hair and scalp treatment, LivSo moisturizing lotion for dry scalp or Cantu apple cider vinegar root rinse.
