Six Ways to Best Take Advantage of a Wellness Day | Hey BU

Congratulations! You made it to your first wellness day. While it may well’t examine to spring break, it’s nonetheless a much-needed break out of your each day grind. To allow you to get absolutely the most out of your break day, we made a listing of some methods to finest use the day.

1. Clear out your weekend work

If you’d quite use your wellness day to deal with your unfinished work, attempt to pitch in on some or most of it so you may liberate your weekend. If you get sufficient finished throughout your day without work, you might find yourself with a weekend of freedom all to your self. This manner, you may nonetheless take pleasure in a while off even in the event you want to meet Friday deadlines. 

2. Do what makes you content

Everybody is totally different—we every have distinct passions and hobbies that we take pleasure in. So this wellness day, attempt to take into consideration what you genuinely take pleasure in doing. Whether it’s shredding some Metallica in your room or crocheting new mittens on your canine, do what you like. It’s essential for good psychological well being.

3. Reflect

Lots of us are hurting proper now. The pandemic is a grinding marathon that everybody is drained of working. This is why your psychological well being is extra essential than ever. During your wellness day this week, attempt to mirror in your psychological well being. If you are feeling that you simply need assistance, don’t wait to search it out.

4. Take a COVID-safe tour

Odds are you haven’t gone out a lot up to now 12 months. Obviously not by selection. But which means you’re additionally dying to get again out on this planet. Unfortunately, we don’t all have entry to the vaccine but. However, that doesn’t imply that you could’t get out and go to native areas. Take a stroll across the metropolis on Thursday. A visit to the Boston Common is perhaps sufficient to take your thoughts off all the pieces for a few minutes. 

5. Have a staycation

Just as a result of there’s a pandemic doesn’t imply you don’t deserve a while to recharge. To take some of the stress out of your life for a day, plan a staycation. This could possibly be something from having your personal spa day to vegging on the sofa all day. Just choose one thing that sounds interesting to you and deal with your self—you deserve it. 

6. Check out Headspace for mindfulness and meditation

Did you understand the BU Wellbeing Project has partnered with Athletics, Graduate Education, and Student Health Services to supply all BU college students free entry to Headspace—a research-backed app for mindfulness and meditation. Pop your headphones in, activate a meditation train, and really feel your stress fall away.

Psst…Be certain to try our Instagram Live Afternoon Yoga session with FitRec teacher Dave Rogers right this moment, March 18, at 12:30 pm EDT.

Hopefully, the following tips might help you get probably the most out of your wellness day. Remember—you deserve to take breaks!