Starting a Daily Self-Care Routine

If one of your goals for 2024 is to do more to look after yourself, a daily self-care routine is essential. Making time every day to do something edifying and uplifting can have a snowball effect and create a world of difference. Not sure where to start? These ideas can help you build a self-care routine worth sticking to every day. 

3 Ideas for Your Daily Self-Care Routine

Start Early Every Morning

A good daily self-care routine begins the moment you open your eyes. Once you’re up and out of bed, you can take steps to nourish yourself. Setting aside 20-30 minutes to prepare and enjoy a nutritious breakfast, take a hot shower, do some stretching, or just sip your coffee and meditate can help you kick off each day on a strong note. 

Take a Well-Deserved Mid-Day Break

It can be hard to tear yourself away from work when you feel like you’re falling behind. But getting up and leaving your desk is vital on several levels. Not only can it help you prevent headaches and text neck, but it can give you a respite and an opportunity to refocus. Ideas for daily self-care away from your desk might include going for a brisk walk, getting sunshine outside, enjoying a healthy snack, or having a conversation. 

Make the Most of Your Evenings

One of the best ideas for a daily self-care routine is establishing strong boundaries with work-life balance. Disconnect completely at the end of your day so you can focus on yourself in meaningful ways. Treat the time after you wrap up the day’s work as the barrier that creates this separation. Take an hour or so to exercise, read a few chapters of a book, or visit Somerset Hills Chiropractic for a relaxing massage. 

Somerset Hills Chiropractic Can Help With Your Self-Care Routine

Somerset Hills Chiropractic is here to help support your daily self-care routine, whether it’s giving you ideas as part of our lifestyle coaching program or providing the benefits of chiropractic care. If you’re ready to start putting yourself first more often, give us a call at (908) 221-0808, schedule your appointment online, or stop by our offices in Bernardsville, NJ. 

Yours in Health,

Dr. Brian Wallace

Dr. Glenn Eigenmann

Dr. Raymond Horman