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Looking To Boost Your Mental Health & Physical Well-Being This Summer? Try Going On A Holiday

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There are several things that you can do to maintain your mental health and physical well-being. Essentially, these two go hand in hand. If you take care of the first, for instance, you will automatically take care of the latter. For example, exercising is something that you can do to maintain your physical well-being. For that, you can consider doing things like hitting the gym every morning, walking for at least 40 minutes every day, or meditating at least twice a week. Although you are doing all these to maintain your physical health and shape your body, you unconsciously boost your mental health.

Free Stock / Unsplash / Physical well-being and sound mental health are not two separate things; they are interdependent.

 

Similarly, you can engage in domestic activities like indoor gardening and playing around with your kids. You can sense that your body feels good while doing all these. But you might be unaware of the fact that you are also helping your mind to be strong. Other examples would include spending quality time with your family and loved ones, doing an act of kindness to strangers, etc. The point is that as you work on your physical health, your mental health also boosts up.

Physical Health & Mental Well-Being Go Hand in Hand

Nonetheless, the flip side is also true. In other words, if you are not conscious of your mental health, your physical well-being is also very likely to decline and vice versa. That is why it is essential to understand that physical well-being and sound mental health are not two different things. Rather, they are interdependent. Thus, if you take care of the one, it will care of the second.

Jenny / Unsplash / Exercising not only helps you in shaping your body. It also boosts your mental health.

 

As we are clearer about the inter-dependence of mental health and physical well-being, a recent study adds an amazing activity to boost both physical and mental health: Vacationing. Yes, you heard it right. Taking vacations and stepping out of your comfort zone is not essential for your physical well-being. But it also helps in boosting your mental health.

Vacation Therapy is Essential For Mental & Physical Well-Being

Woj / Unsplash / A recent study shows that taking vacations and stepping out of your comfort zone boosts your mental and physical health.

 

Called ‘vacation therapy,’ vacationing is gaining popularity among therapists. Previously, therapists recommended things like indoor gardening and doing household stuff to their patients. But recently, the trend has shifted to what is now known as the ‘travel saga.’

Meanwhile, it is essential to note that traveling (or vacationing out) is highly recommended in the summer. Mental health experts argue that people are more likely to show symptoms of mental health decline in summer than in winter. Perhaps the scorching sun heat and being limited to the confines of homes are to be blamed.

So, an easy and efficient way to boost your mental health this summer is to take breaks and step out of your home. This way, not only will you allow mother nature to heal you and shape your physique, but it will be handy in boosting your mental health.

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