With these simple additions to your life, you will be sure to make this 2017 your best year yet!
#1 Meditation: Clearing your mind will open up a whole new world for “Calm”, stress-free behaviors. It also helps with sleep, overall health, emotional stability, and overall happiness in life!
#2 Stretch for Longevity: Stretching and Stretch classes like yoga, pilates, flexibility and mobility, and movement classes all help increase your flexibility, improve your performance, decreases risk of injury, and increases the blood flow to your muscles. It also helps you to feel even better during your workouts with reduction in soreness, injury prevention, and stress in joints.
#3 Gratitude Journal: According to a study by researchers from the University of Minnesota and the University of Florida, having participants write down a list of positive events at the close of a day — and why the events made them happy — lowered their self-reported stress levels and gave them a greater sense of calm at night. I personally have one and I have felt so much peace and have really broadened my perspective on all the wonderful things in the world I have to be thankful for. I have a routine I do every morning; everyday my alarm goes off, the first thing I do when I hop out of bed is quickly think of one thing I am thankful for. This simple tip has changed the way I view each day and made it a positive from the start!
#4 Living Healthy at Work: With stand up desks, walking meetings, healthy vending machines, nap areas, etc ,,,, You spend the majority of your day at your job healthy workers are among the happiest and most productive at their jobs. Numerous studies have shown that employees in better overall health exhibit high performance and efficiency levels, leading to a greater work performance.
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