5 Proven Wellness Tips to Get Back on Track After the Holidays
If something characterizes holidays it’s excess; our festive days are full of socializing and often overeating. Our fitness routines often get disrupted and our wellness habits are often put on hold, only to resurface as new Year’s resolutions. No regrets, though, a healthy social life with our loved ones is equally important for our well-being. As it is time to get back into healthy routines again, diPulse comes to the rescue. We have gathered five wellness tips that can help you get back on track after the holidays.
First, connect with yourself
Holiday socializing is great but can leave you feeling a bit disconnected from your true self and your supportive communities that often become a second family. Now that the festive days are over, it's time to reconnect with yourself by spending some time doing the things that recharge your energy. Aim to improve focus and concentration while setting your resolutions for the year, those that make you a healthier and better person for what really matters to you.
A good thing to keep your mind open is to try new things, maybe this is the year you do yoga for the first time, establish a routine to get out in nature as often as possible, or finally get started with the future of fitness from diPulse with efficient training anywhere at any time. This is the time to establish the foundation for your wellness routine for 2023, so listen to yourself first.
Keep track of your water intake
We can’t stress enough how important it is to stay hydrated all day. A general rule of thumb is to drink four to six cups per day but if you feel your body needs more or even less, listen to it. Water is great for washing down those heavily seasoned foods and sugar that make you feel tired. In fact, it’s the go-to solution to get your body in optimal condition again, ready for the fitness routines of the new year.
Don’t overexert yourself
We know you are probably feeling guilty for abandoning your fitness routines but starting 2023 in turbo mode won't help your fitness goals long-term. Pushing yourself a bit is always the norm in fitness but we don’t encourage pushing yourself to the extreme after being away from the gym for some time. All types of exercise, be it weightlifting, cardio or a combination of both can put enormous strain on your joints resulting in muscle strains and injuries. Overdoing it can even make you feel burned out and prone to abandon your new workout routines way too soon. Give yourself time to adjust to your new routine as consistency is the key to success.
Create your new self-care routines
Science has shown human bodies love routine, so now it’s time to create the new self-care routines you will follow all year. Choose wellness routines you enjoy and allow them to form the new habits your body and mind will love. Those routines can be as simple as taking a hot shower right before bed or even establishing a long routine of actions to unwind after a long day. Massage is also a good idea, so put on one of your diPulse products, choose the relevant program from the app and let the targeted body area enjoy a relaxing massage whenever you feel for it.
Don’t forget to recover!
Exercising is important but the right recovery is equally important to avoid unwanted injuries. Start your workouts with a series of dynamic stretches that will help your muscles get more oxygen to increase your mobility and strength. Dynamic stretching mimics the movements of the activity you plan to do as your main routine. Cool-down routines usually include more of active recovery, and static stretches followed by massage to help you release energy.
Incorporate a relaxing recovery routine that takes a fraction of your time, and you can do it anywhere with the diPulse SMARTRECOVERY KIT. The muscle stimulation minimizes downtime between training sessions through targeted muscle activation. Just choose the recovery program on the app and prepare to enjoy a relaxing feeling without you having to do all the work of active recovery or stretching to increase blood flow to the area.
