Live for yourself
Teaches us the famous French actress Catherine Deneuve. The French allow us to have at the height of the working day two-hour lunches, the longest holidays in the world. We need to rest and work so that all this brings pleasure. If you hate sports, you do not have to torture yourself in the gym, you will only become angry and tired from this. But if classes seem too difficult, you need to make a timeout.
1. The gym will wait for you
October and November are not considered the most fun months for our residents. We are not so active, because our body spends more calories on heating the body, because it experiences stress, compared with the summer period of time. And we are in spite of everything, we go to gyms, we force ourselves to be engaged literally from under a stick, if we fall ill or have a cold.
And some of us believe that only with a good load the body will cope with the common cold. But doctors do not agree with this, they insist that the immune system copes with diseases more quickly if it is not subjected to stresses. And while you have not recovered from illnesses, you need to engage in more peaceful pursuits. These exercises can be done in bed. When you do not want to get up in the morning, go out on a cold street, you can wake yourself and your body, adjust it with these 6 exercises.
1 exercise "swimming"
We lay on the belly, stretch our arms forward, our legs will be placed on the width of the shoulders. On the exhalation, raise the right leg and the left hand by 30 centimeters, and in this position, we will lock it for 10 seconds. Then we will return to the starting position.
2 exercise "Kick on the side"
Lie on your right side and stretch your right arm along the bed. We will lean our left hand in front of us. Keep your head straight, do not tilt it to your shoulders. Raise both feet at the same time for a few seconds and return to the starting position.
3 exercise "Shoulder Bridge"
Lie on your back, bend your knees, place your feet on the width of your hips. Hands stretch along the body. On exhalation we will draw in the stomach and slowly raise the pelvis, while leaning on the legs. In a couple of seconds, let's go.
4 exercise "Pose of the Strap"
We lay on the stomach, we will rest our fingers on the feet and elbows on the floor. Legs stretch to the width of the shoulders. At the inhalation we draw in the stomach and gently tear the pelvis off the floor, so that the body is one straight line. Lingering in this position for a few seconds.
5 Exercise "Pulling the legs"
Lie on your back, stretch your arms along the trunk, raise your legs, bend them in your lap. On exhalation straighten the leg and pull it forward. Linger in this position and return to the starting position.
6 Stretching exercise
We bend our feet, we sit on the heels. We press the head to the knees, hands stretch forward. In this position, we will linger, and then we will return to the starting position.
2. Japanese massage to improve complexion
The beauty of Japanese women is a controversial issue, but as for the health of the Japanese, this can be learned. Maybe we'll try to do a massage?
- With the tips of the middle and index fingers of both hands slowly, as it were, "draw" a straight line from the center of the forehead to the temples.
- We make ten spiral movements along the eyebrows.
- We spend 15 times from the nose to the tip of the nose, and 15 times - along, on each side of the nose, from the wings of the nose to the bridge of the nose.
- Perform 10 strokes from the chin and the wings of the nose - to the temples, and from the eyelids to the inner corner of the eye and to the outer corner of the eye.
3. On the day of 15 minutes of laughter
Laughter weakens the pain, improves the functioning of the circulatory system, stabilizes the activity of the brain. Scientists of the American University have calculated that 27 seconds of laughter brings the pressure back to normal, like a ten-minute meditation. 15 minutes of laughter improve the condition of your blood vessels and help the body cope with the stresses.
4. Inoculation against influenza
Time to get a flu shot in late October - early November. But in December it will be too late. Recently, doctors, virologists note that vaccinations reduce the risk of the disease.
5. Peeling
In autumn it's time to do peeling and exfoliation procedures, as well as to fight with pigment spots. This procedure needs to pamper your body and face.
Coffee Scrub
Mix 2 cups ground coffee, half a glass of sea salt and 2 or 3 tablespoons of massage oil. After a hot shower, in a wide sweep, a third scrub. Then, wash it with water and apply the favorite body lotion.
6. Count the number of colds
If a person has a normal state of immunity, then 4 colds per year is the maximum for a person.
If you catch a cold much more, then you need to take measures to strengthen the defenses of the body. In this regard, you need to consult a doctor, like what, take vitamins, and how to heal your immunity.
7. Take time off at work
According to statistics, most office workers work overtime. And psychologists advise you to pamper yourself. You need to stop in the race on the career ladder. And in one of the cloudy days, stay at home, arrange a holiday for yourself, even if you have to lie to your boss about a sick aunt ...
8. Take a bath
To improve mood and relieve fatigue before bedtime, take a bath with a drop of essential oil. Toning effect is famous - rosemary, orange, nutmeg, jasmine.
Soothing effect - sandalwood, ginger, lavender, bergamot.
So that the skin becomes silky and gentle:
Prepare the composition of 2 cups of mineral water, 6 drops of lavender oil, 1 drop of rose oil. 1 drop of jasmine oil, ½ cup of milk powder, 1 tablespoon of glycerin, half a cup of olive oil and 1 egg.
The egg is mixed with milk powder, glycerin, olive oil, then we introduce aromatic oils and we take everything to a homogeneous mass. Add a little water and quickly poured into the prepared bath. Water should not be very hot.
9. Fill your house with fragrances
If your family agrees, you can fill the whole house with your favorite fragrance. For rooms experts recommend eucalyptus (if you want to avoid colds), vanilla (raises the mood), sandal (calms).
10. Visit the procedures in the SPA salon
In beauty salons, there are various relaxation programs, which include baths, moisturizing the skin, relaxing massage. It just needs to be done once a month.
11. Look for the sun
To stay physically and mentally healthy, a person needs to take sun baths 1 hour a day. In our latitudes, this is problematic, where to take the sun in October, but do not get upset, there is always a way out. If you do not have contraindications, then you can visit the solarium. If this is not possible for some reason, then there is no need to miss the chance to take a walk during the lunch break in the fresh air.
12. A glass of wine
In red wine contains a pantry of useful elements. It contains magnesium useful to the heart, iron, healing from anemia, amino acids, which are necessary for protection and for normal cell growth. Louis Pasteur called wine a healthy drink, if not abused. It should be remembered about the French, who even during working hours do not deny themselves a glass of wine, while they practically do not suffer from cardiovascular diseases.
13. Diet
In autumn, you do not want to move so much and you want a sweet one, you can arrange a small holiday. You can search the Internet for special centers, where you will make individual programs, and take care of your nutrition. The special service itself will prepare and deliver food to you at home. Of course, it will be much more expensive than if you yourself had to buy and cook. But, if there is such an opportunity, then why not?
14. One stop on foot
A wonderful way of making healthy walking in the fall. In this case, you will break muscles, lift your mood, get warm. And according to experts, if you take 2,000 steps a day, and this is an average of 15 minutes walking, you will not gain weight.
15. Be sure to have breakfast
If you are used to dispensing a cup of coffee in the morning, and you do not feel like eating in the morning, you can fix this situation with fruit salads. This is experienced on yourself, if you take your favorite fruit, the appetite will reappear.
Take kiwi, green apple, pear. One piece of kiwi contains a daily norm of vitamin C. Season the salad with yogurt, and sprinkle nuts on top. Then the vitamin hunger will be reduced to zero.
Now we know how to protect women's health. Slow down a little bit. We are just women, and do not demand the impossible. We do not need to have the image of iron ladies who never get sick, do not be sad or mistaken.