Why You Should Always Take Time For Your Wellness Routine
by Sueños on 05/22/17
Perhaps among the most common testimonies among my clients when I recommend my wellness regiment is, "I don't have the time." While I understand in any given day it can feel as though you're overwhelmed, a wellness routine directly counteracts this feeling. It is, as it were, a suit of armor against feelings of frustration, and anxiety. Our founder, Juan-Manuel, describes a day without his wellness routine, like a day without properly getting dressed.
The reason you always have time for your wellness routine, is because it adds time to your day. It improves concentration, decreases the amount of time it takes to learn something new, and effectively counteracts feelings of stress. While going home in the evening and doing something like popping on Netflix may seem like the most effective way to rid your body of a long day of work, watching something intense or stressful can actually stimulate a stress response in your own body. So you've, in this case, experienced a long day at work, and now you're adding additional cortisol to your blood stream. This is problematic as cortisol actively degrades your telomeres, the shoe laces at the end of your DNA.
So, not only is your day adding stress, going home and watching TV can add to it. Meditation, on the other hand, reduces cortisol levels and may have a preventative effect. While the benefits of meditation are continually being discovered, the science is very clear that is incredibly beneficial.
While the initial investment may seem time consuming, remember that meditating, being active, and watching the quality of your calories all add more time than they take in the end. You have time for these thing because they create it. What I always remind me clients is that it doesn't have to be sudden. It starts gradual. It's the decision to wake up just 10 min. earlier to meditate, have a salad at lunch, and watch a short, guided yoga session on youtube when you get home. All of these things build on each other, and all of these things build your dreams. As always have an incredible week, and let's make this one count!
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