Pause for Wellness™ Tips

These days people are feeling busier and more stressed than ever. They want to improve their health and wellness, but can’t figure out when or how to make changes. Taking time for stress management, relaxation, or fun seems like a luxury.

Improving health and wellness doesn’t have to be a big, time consuming task. It can be as quick and easy as taking some deep breaths. Making simple, gradual changes to your health and wellness regimen is easy and effective. It can also lead to positive, long lasting wellness habits.

When it comes to change, an inch is a cinch, a yard is hard! Creating optimal health can be as simple as taking a Pause for Wellness™. Having practical wellness tools is important for creating optimal health, so here are a few Wellness Pause™ tips to give you ideas for building your wellness toolkit.

• Do a crossword puzzle or Sudoku instead of checking your messages the next time you have free time.
• Post inspirational quotes and affirmations around your house, car, and office.
• Learn at least one new thing every day.
• Do a “brain purge” before going to bed: write down all the things on your mental to-do list. After you write it down, forget about it until the morning.

• Take a one day fast from listening to or reading the news. If something really important happens, you’ll hear about it.
• Read, watch, or listen to something that makes you laugh every day.
• For a sense of satisfaction write down everything you accomplished during the day. Don’t worry about what didn’t get done, just focus on what you did. Then tell yourself, “You did a good job today.”
• Do something fun at least once a week.

• Volunteer to help a local charity, elderly neighbor, or someone you know needs assistance.
• Call a friend just to say hi.
• Start a hobby.
• Find creative ways to socialize while getting fit. For example, go dancing, take a Zumba® class, or take a walk with one of your friends.