How to Build an Effective Wellness Routine for You

Ellie Green
Authored by Ellie Green
Posted: Wednesday, August 11, 2021 - 09:13

To live well you need to care for your health and your wellbeing. Health can be improved through a consistent routine of healthy, smart habits. Eating well, exercise, medication – all of these work to support your body. What works to help support your wellbeing, however, varies greatly. Wellness is often far harder to build up a good routine for, because it is a combination of what is healthy and what feels good.

Social media, for example, feels good to use. It is addictive and fun, and yet it can actually end up hurting your wellbeing. Building an effective wellness routine means trial and error, and also recognizing when something is good for your wellbeing, rather than just feel good.

There is a long journey ahead for you, but with this guide you can get started on the right foot.

Trying out Top Wellness Trends

There are many fun, exciting new wellness trends, from introducing CBD gummies to your diet to the next thing in skincare. The options that you will see online can seem limitless. What is important is that you try them and, more importantly, that keep track of the results. With CBD, for example, you will want to make a note of how you feel, so that you can find the right dose and decide if it’s a right fit for you. With a new skincare treatment you will want to take before and progress photos, to help you understand exactly what the difference is.

By keeping track of how you feel and visible results alike you can understand what works for you (and that you should keep) and what doesn’t. Not every wellness tip is going to work for you, but with a near endless number of options, this just means you are one step closer to finding an option that does.

Sticking with New Routines

To see the best results for anything you need to build it into your routine. Doing something once is great for a moment, doing something with your routine means a shift in your way of life. You can use technology, reminders or work with a buddy to start to get used to these new routines. Even taking a supplement everyday – which doesn’t take much time or energy – can be hard to get used to simply because it is a new action you need to integrate into your everyday routine.

Auditing and Adjusting Your Routine

There will be new, better options to your routine and you will learn about them as you go on whether you want to or not. Perhaps your friend has something they want to recommend you or perhaps you see a new trend on TikTok. Regardless, it is important to be open to these new options. Try them out and if they are better than your current wellness routine, switch them out. By doing this you keep your wellness routine fresh and also ensure that it is continually great for you.

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