The current circumstances make it very important for you to have a self-care plan that can help you in strengthening your Health and overall wellness. It includes controlling your stress levels and maintaining a healthy body. 

Why should you have your own personalized self and health care plan?

Just following anything you are suggested by your friend because it helped them might not work for you. Or just changing just one aspect of your daily lifestyle also won’t help. The reason being - many self-care activities are interdependent on each other so that they can help you. If you are following a few stress-relieving activities but not taking care of your health, it would be of no use to you. Adopting meditation in your daily routine would not help much if you are not getting enough sleep. Proper sleep is required for cell repair and rejuvenation. Your gymming and exercises won’t help if you don’t consume a balanced diet and keep your addictions.

How to create your self-care plan?

You need to start from the basics of self-care and create your own plan according to your current lifestyle. Your self-care plan should include your physical, social, emotional, spiritual, and mental health. More importantly, self-care should be a priority and not a luxury! Include the following in your self-care plan:

• Prioritize yourself and your happiness
• Get adequate sleep
• Consume a well-balanced diet 
• Avoid junk food
• Quit smoking and alcohol
• Take meal breaks
• Take out time for walks in between your work
• Plan your weekly exercise routine
• Make time for your friends and family
• Find activities that stimulate your mind
• Look for fulfilling spiritual practices
• Know the ways to process your emotions in a healthy way

Another important aspect that should be included in your self-care plan is to keep a check on your body’s health. Go for your full body preventive health checkups every year, and create micro-plans to manage/treat any health conditions that you are detected in your reports. If you want to know more about how health checkups help in keeping you healthy, click here.