Do you consider yourself to be physically, mentally and spiritually healthy?
Wherever you might be in your wellness journey, it is important to acknowledge that there are many risk factors that can affect your wellness. Acknowledging and realizing what impacts you the most, could be the key to taking your wellness journey to the next level.
- Unhealthy food
This might be one of the biggest risk factors for your physical wellness. Eating unhealthy food has become such a norm to us but its negative impact cannot go unnoticed. Santani Wellness Kandy is one of the world’s best wellness retreats that offers customized food plans according to what your body needs. A stay at Santani will not only nourish you but give you insight into how you can maintain a healthy diet in the long run.
2. Burn out
Do you feel like you are always on the go? Well, that hectic lifestyle can be a risk to your total well-being. Pausing and resting is not overrated. Not doing so could cause muscle tension, physical illness, fatigue, irritability etc. And I’m sure we have all experienced this.
3. Mismanaging time
We all know how important it is to focus on our health and prioritize it. But truth be told, in general, our allocation of time does not reflect that. We do not schedule in time to intentionally work on our wellbeing, whether that might be exercising or journaling. So start small and set an achievable regular goal.
4. Improper exercise routine
Yes, exercising is not something everyone likes. What’s worse is that some routines can be quite intense, ineffective or even plain boring. But this can be easily countered by spending some time looking for a workout that would best suit you. If you don’t enjoy the typical workouts check out dance workouts or yoga that helps achieve fitness as well.
5. Digital addiction
This might seem quite unusual, but this is definitely becoming one of the biggest risks to our well-being. The amount of time we spend on social media or a digital device keeps increasing daily and this can cause severe effects on our posture, eyesight and muscles but also on our emotional wellbeing as we are constantly interacting and consuming data.
6. Same environment
A monotonous environment can impact our efficiency. During 2020 when the world was quarantined, the effect of being confined to the same environment for work, leisure and home proved to be quite difficult. So keep a lookout and attempt to intentionally make changes in your environment and pace to increase your productivity.
7. Not sleeping well
A lack of regular sleep affects our mental and physical well-being. A busy schedule might affect our sleeping patterns and the number of hours we get per day, nevertheless it is important to try to sleep at least the recommended 6 hours to allow your body to rejuvenate itself.
8. Not investing in spirituality
The spiritual aspect of our well-being is usually forgotten. Even if we try to combat all the risks mentioned above, our total wellbeing would not be addressed if the focus is not also on our spiritual wellbeing. This might look different to each person. For some, it might be praying and reading Holy texts and for others, it might be sitting in silence or journaling. Whichever it is you feel comfortable with, ensure to invest in your spirituality, as wellness is inclusive of this aspect as well.
