Health & Beauty April 2020

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Stacie Hobbs, Ponca City RecPlex Health Instructor

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 to look forward to! That’s something to take advantage of! The busyness of our lives doesn’t seem to leave much room forself-care – 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

I’m not talking about 5 hours of passing out from exhaustion - just to wake up feeling miserable the next morning. We’ve 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 you’re anything like me, the “ideal” recommendation isn’t 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 “power on” 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

sounds, you can make exercise an integrated part of your day in a large number of capacities! The old rule that adults require “30 minutes of exercise per day” 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 that’s constantly going; expected to be available to literally everyone, all of the time; and that’s 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 “Push harder, go more, stay at work longer, do more with your family, and just be better” – it’s 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. I’m suggesting you take your own personal “Call to Action” 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.