How to Reset and Bounce Back

I feel like the term ‘bounce back’ gets thrown around a lot whether it be after a breakup, bad day, feeling sick, really anything that is off your “normal”. I think of bouncing back as the ability to reset ourselves after something threw us off course – big or small.

1. Routine

   • Having a routine in place within our day to day lives gives us something to hold on to when we lose track for whatever reason. So if I know I get up at 6:45am, I start my work day by 7:30am, and I eat lunch between 11:30am-12:30pm, this sets me up to come back to it. So let’s say one day I’m feeling really unwell, I sleep in until 8am, and the whole day gets shifted – the next day I’ll just wake back up at 6:45am because that’s what I know I normally do.

2. Sleep

   • The average adult needs between 7-9 hours of sleep. There are people who can function well with much less – that does not mean their bodies don’t need it. When we give our bodies adequate sleep it allows for our immune system to strengthen, our brain matter to become stronger and more stable, our hormones to level, our muscles to restore. We need sleep.

3. Movement

   • I call it movement because personally I have grown away from the love of the word exercise. This is because exercise is most commonly associated with something you have to do to look good or feel good. It’s a have to not a want to. If we find movement we want to do we don’t have to define it as anything else. Want to dance? Great. Want to flow and do yoga? Amazing. Want to walk your dog? Perfect. However it looks 30 minutes of movement a day will feel amazing, especially the longer you keep this in your routine.

4. Fuel

   • What are you putting into your body? 3 glasses of wine is not the same as 3 glasses of water. Don’t get me wrong I love a good glass of wine, but wine daily will not nourish your body the same way adequate water intake daily would. (This applies to coffee intake too although I’m still in denial about that one).

5. Rest (which is different than sleep)

   • So yes we want minimum 7 hours of sleep a night. This is not the same as resting though. By incorporating even a few minutes of meditation or mini unplugged breaks throughout the day it can reduce our overall daily stress. If your looking for science evidence, it also helps the body regulate the hormone cortisol also known as the stress hormone.