Tips for de-stressing when you get home

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Extract from the article: Stress, one of the worst enemies of health, can lead to heart problems, risk of heart attack, weight gain, depression and a weakened immune system. Back home, it is necessary to take a break. Here are some simple tips to help you relax....

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Stress, one of the worst enemies of health, can lead to heart problems, risk of heart attack, weight gain, depression and a weakened immune system. Back home, it is necessary to take a break. Here are some simple tips to help you relax.

 

Children, housework, cooking.... When you arrive home, a host of tasks await you. Unintentionally, you find yourself in a sort of extension of the working day. Knowing how to de-stress is crucial for your health and well-being.

 

Practice abdominal breathing

By releasing tension, abdominal breathing leads to relaxation and helps to have a more developed body awareness. It allows you to exhale all the air in your lungs and expel all the toxins. In the office or at home, take the time to practice abdominal breathing several times a day. To do this, close your mouth and breathe in through your nose by inflating your belly, keep the air inside you for a few seconds, then breathe out through your mouth by pulling in your belly and finally, with your mouth closed, keep your lungs empty for a while. The urge to breathe in will return naturally.

 

Take off your shoes

When you get home, there is nothing more pleasant than taking off your shoes to relax and unwind. Walking barefoot stimulates a number of vital functions: it activates the blood circulation, improves the condition of the veins, strengthens the nervous system and reduces stress. Especially if you walk on sand. Walking is a relaxing activity that you can do as soon as you get home.

 

Establish separations

When you get home, consider that your professional responsibility ends there. As far as possible, differentiate between these two spaces, personal life and professional activity. When you return home, be aware that this is your free time and your private life, the one you share with your family, which is the most important.  Savour all these moments and keep home and work separate.

 

Take a short walk

A walk of about 10 minutes, no more. For example, go for a walk near your home to relax, to get some exercise and allow the brain to release endorphins and the body to eliminate toxins. It doesn't cost anything and it's a great way to de-stress, and if you have a wife or husband or a friend along, it's even better.

 

Take a nap

There is no need to fall into a deep sleep; lie down for a while on the armchair or sofa with your legs raised and close your eyes for a few minutes, slowing down your breathing. This is to recover energy and feel better and less tense. This is enough to de-stress and feel more relaxed.

 

A relaxing bath

To relax, nothing is better than a good bath. Take a warm bath. Allow the body to relax and feel relieved. This also allows the nervous system to relax, pain and tension to ease, and the body to eliminate toxins.

 

Do not do two things at once

Coming home, starting to cook while looking after the children, doing the ironing, checking your diary for the next day. How many things can you do at once when you are back home? Keeping in mind these necessities will help you to organise yourself better and to preserve your peace of mind by avoiding new stressful situations.

 

Rest your body

Relax for ten minutes and think about personal things, take time for yourself, think about your present life and what you would like in the future. Appreciate everything you have and all the good things you have. Stress sometimes makes you lose sight of the things that are really important, to the point of not knowing what your priorities are. Relax, smile, picture pleasant things in your mind.

William O.