It’s easy to expect that living in Noosaville close by all the Sunshine Coast attractions will guarantee a quality lifestyle and a sense of wellbeing. For one thing, you’re close to stunning natural scenery including lakes, forests, ocean and sand dunes.
But what’s the reason many locals are heading to a physio Noosaville based? Because ‘wellbeing’ doesn’t simply happen. If you don’t implement selfcare and manage physical and emotional aspects of your life, you could end up experiencing burnout or other mental health challenges.
Here’s what can make a huge difference to your quality of life if you start implementing it today.
Taking a Walk
You have beaches, National Parks and walking trails to pick from, so make use of the area you’re living in! Walking is an excellent form of exercise and most people can safely take part without overexerting themselves.
The benefits of doing this once—or a few times—each week can include:
- Dealing better with stress
- Sleeping better, so your body can rest and rejuvenate
- Putting you in a better mood
Taking a Bath
Upon returning from a walk, don’t simply rush back to other tasks. Exercise at a time of day that ensures you can immerse yourself in a soothing, hot bath afterward.
For your muscles, the bath will be relaxing, and it can reduce pain. Also, you’re creating a time of relaxation so you can experience taking a break from the hustle and bustle. This is an excellent way to prevent that feeling of ‘all work, no play’.
In addition, your luxurious bath is sure to put you in a better mood and equipped to deal with anything else you have to face that day.
Seeing a Physiotherapist
Contrary to common beliefs, you shouldn’t wait until your doctor tells you it’s time to visit a physiotherapist. This treatment has a range of benefits that can impact your health in general and actually prevent certain health conditions. Therefore, going for a physio session can be the way you stay out of the doctor’s office!
Here are some benefits many Noosaville locals are already enjoying because of occasional—or regular—physio sessions:
- Less need of medications, such as pain killers
- Enhanced strength
- Better coordination
- Less pain
- Better management of sports injuries
Writing
Managing your physical health should not be your only focus if you’re serious about selfcare. Finding ways to handle stress and emotions is essential for your overall well-being and journalling has become many people’s key to success in this department.
If you’re not used to writing, or don’t particularly enjoy it, you won’t ever feel like doing it. So, it’s essential to make it a task on your calendar. Schedule only 10 or 15 minutes a day and commit to doing it. You’ll appreciate the outcome!
During journalling you can write down thoughts and fears—whatever comes to mind that you may not feel comfortable sharing with others. Experts have seen how this practice has helped relieve people’s stress and process feelings effectively, so you’ll feel less overwhelmed.
Furthermore, writing could lead to you once again feeling creative and more energised.
Shop for a Healthy Meal Plan
Back to your physical health again!
‘You are what you eat’ is NOT an exaggeration. When you’re not fueling your body with nutritious ingredients, you’re not empowering it to have energy for your day’s tasks, or even the ability to handle stress and emotions in an appropriate way.
An effective way to remedy this is to always have healthy ingredients in the house. Schedule to have fresh fruit and vegetables delivered if you don’t have time to go to the store often or schedule a shopping session once a week. This prevents you rushing to the store just to find something for dinner—which usually results in junk food eating!
To know what to buy, start off with a sensible meal plan. So, before anything else, add ‘make meal plan’ to tomorrow’s schedule!
Schedule Your Sleep
After a walk and a bath you probably imagine curling up on the couch and watching Netflix. Rather change that mental picture and imagine yourself snug in bed.
Quality sleep—and enough of it—helps your body rest but also heal damaged cells. So, not giving your body enough sleep means you’re preventing it from recuperating. Set an alarm to remind yourself to go to bed at an appropriate hour, instead of binge-watching or doom scrolling.
Last Tip: Be Intentional with Friendships
So, there’s a lot you can do on your own to improve your wellbeing, but you also need people. Even introverts that love alone-time will benefit from interaction with other people. This is how you can experience feelings of ‘belonging’ and other people can often boost your mood.
Of course, pick people you know will be good for you!
It’s easy to get wrapped up in work and responsibilities and only realise your need for socialisation when you start feeling alone or irritable. Schedule some time to hang out with friends on a regular basis, so you can prevent feeling disconnected and lonely.
You’ve got the tips—now give your week’s schedule a makeover.