Resilience: Maintain A Healthy Lifestyle

Blog 19: Resilience: Maintain a Healthy Lifestyle

Physical health directly affects mental resilience, giving you more energy to cope with stress. Therefore it’s important to exercise regularly, eat a balanced diet, and ensure you are sleeping enough. Most people need 8 hours of sleep a night to stay healthy. 

Another aspect of maintaining physical health is the importance of establishing and maintaining boundaries and balance. Overcommitting oneself can quickly cause stress and long term stress creates distress in the mind and body. Learning to say no and prioritizing self-care is essential to building longevity and the ability to rejuvenate yourself. boundary setting helps us to bounce back when we are inevitably exposed to difficult periods in our lives.