Winter is a busy time of year. With the holidays and taking care of the kids, it's easy to feel overwhelmed and tired. Not to mention that it's colder and daylight hours often feel slim to none.
The change in weather can affect how individuals operate both physically and emotionally. It's easy to avoid physical activity when it's dark and cold, or when you're preoccupied with things like buying Christmas presents and organizing holiday parties.
However, this is the time of year when you should pay the most attention to your body and mind. It's the time of year to remember to take care and to nourish your inner self - even though sometimes it's hard to find the time to do so.
Consider the following two activities that will get your mind and body moving. They're great a way to incorporate into your weekly routine and to pass the winter blues away. Before you know it, the days will be longer and we'll be back to complaining about the heat!
Ease Tension with Fascial Stretch Therapy
Running around during the holidays can feel endless. You're taking the kids to parties, you're going to parties, and at the end of the day, your muscles feel sore and exhausted.
Discover the benefits of fascial stretch therapy - an assisted stretch therapy program that will have you feeling relaxed within minutes. It focuses on the fascia, which is the connective band of tissue that exists throughout our bodies that stabilizes, attaches, and separates muscles and other internal organs.
It's literally found all over the body and is well deserved of some tender loving care. Fascial Stretch Therapy (FST) is executed by professional Fascial Stretch Therapists.
You'll lie on a massage table, as a therapist will stretch your joints along with the surrounding tissues to help the muscles and fascia relax at the same time.
The therapist will gently pull your joints as you push into their hands, which creates a lengthening sensation. Depending on which part of the body you'd like to work on (the back, neck, or shoulders for example) other professional and customized movements are applied as you lay down, relaxed, and feel your body untangle.
FST helps clients with:
- Mobility and flexibility
- Body pain and soreness
- Fatigue and muscle soreness
- And more
Take some time for you to feel good and avoid holiday burnout. The right clinic will help you to achieve optimal mobility, flexibility, pain relief, and performance. Not to mention it's all done comfortably from the warmth of an indoor clinic!
Stock Up on Vitamin D
Try to get outside as much you can during the winter to soak up natural light that is full of Vitamin D, especially on sunny days. Vitamin D helps boost our mood and reduces symptoms of depression.
Consult with your health professional to find out what the best type of Vitamin D supplement suits you, and how much you should take per day. Generally, from 1000 to 2000 IU is safe for the average adult to take.
The main thing to remember during this time of year is to keep active. Never forget to take care of your body and to pamper it once in a while. Enjoy the holidays and keep mobile!
