Leisure is a fundamental part of our developmentis directly related to the emotional well-being and therefore, with our mental health.
It is necessary that in our daily lives we find spaces where leisure and free time are the protagonists and we must achieve a balance between work and free time.
Enjoying our free time is a very effective and useful way to improve our mental health, we helps develop a range of skills They increase our creativity and help us manage stress. They also provide clarity when thinking and generate satisfaction.
It is essential that we incorporate leisure activities into our lives and enjoy our free time. We must choose activities that interest us and provide us with an escape route.
You can cook, run, hang out with friends or paint, it doesn't matter what activities you do, the important thing is that you feel comfortable.
Why is it important to have free time?
Enjoying free time is important for our mental health, it provides us with moments of liberation in many ways and helps us forget about our worries.
Taking advantage of our free time brings great benefits:
- Strengthen your social skills
Although moments of solitude are necessary for the proper development of human beings, relating to others and creating strong and stable bonds are key to our mental health.
It has a direct impact on the way we deal with problems and our ability to manage stress.
- Increase your self-esteem and improve your mood
Spending your free time strengthening your social, artistic and even physical skills can boost your self-esteem.
Leisure allows our mind to escape from reality and allows us to create a series of possibilities that we can then turn into reality.
It increases our creativity and enhances our most artistic side.
What activities can you do?
Sports activities
Sport strengthens us and generates endorphins. It is a very useful activity to combat stress and help us escape from our work responsibilities and worries for a while.
Exercising helps us to free ourselves mentally, as all our attention is focused on the activity at hand. Pilates can be a good option for those who have an office job where they spend a lot of time sitting down, while going for a run is another recommended option, but in this case, for those who want to expend energy and release tension.
Artistic activities
Art-related activities such as painting or ceramics are great allies to increase our creativity and stimulate our senses.
Many people think they are not creative but the reality is that we all have the ability to be creative, lack of time can be one of the reasons why we don't even try.
Excursions, trips
Taking a trip to a nearby town, to the mountains or to the beach is a good choice weekend to distract us and not think about our work and reduce our stress level.
Leisure with friends
Contact with other people is enriching in many ways and it is essential for the good development of our mental health.
Spending time with friends or family helps us escape and prevents us from entering into a spiral of negative and self-destructive thoughts because it stimulates and distracts us.
In addition, establish close social relationships generates a feeling of well-being and allows us to deal with our mental health problems in a more positive way.
Having free time should not be a luxury but a necessity
Nowadays we understand free time as a luxury and not as a necessity, when the reality is that it is a fundamental tool for the good development of our mental health.
It is important that we take time for ourselves and prioritize our mental health above all else.
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