Go outside.
Even if you aren’t an outdoorsy type, go outside. Five minutes, 15 minutes, 50 minutes; it doesn’t matter. If you’re at home, or at your office, or at the mall, or wherever you happen to be, step outside. I forget, sometimes, how much better I feel if I go outside for even a few minutes. Today I was lucky enough to get outside twice; once as part of my lunch hour I played with the dogs and meditated in the hammock. After work, I sat in the hammock again (are you sensing a trend?) and did some coloring in an adult coloring book. The trend here? It isn’t just the hammock. It was being outside, in the fresh air and sunshine, away from my desk, and having a change of scene. It was temporary, and it was terrific. I went back to my desk refreshed and ready to refocus on the rest of the day.
It doesn’t have to be for hours on end, and it probably wouldn’t be good to go out during a lightning storm, or a blizzard, or when the temperature is 105F in the shade, or during a hailstorm. (During a light rain, though, if it’s warm? That can be an awesome time to be out playing in the garden!) It’s a lot easier to think about being outside when the weather is as nice as it is right now in Iowa; 4ºF in January is less inspiring (but no less energizing).
So! Go outside. Your health (mental and physical) will thank you. :)
Cheers! Here’s to your health!