After being back from days of celebration and holidays, I can feel the tiredness that won’t go soon. The pre-festival shopping, meeting, and eating seem exciting but its after all that has passed you actually feel the fatigue. It’s not always important to do everything. Sometimes both you and the kids need downtime and it’s absolutely okay to take a break and do a bit for yourself and get indulgent while the lights are still burning.
Knowing how you probably feel, we have some tips that can help you deal with post-celebration fatigue
1. Sleep:
Constant being on your toes in the past few days can exhaust you. Take time out and sleep. Whether it’s a power nap or an hour-long nap take one to refresh you. Â Sleeping calms your nerves and lowers the level of stress hormones.
2. Massage:
All the running around hurt your muscles and leads to body aches. A massage will help you rejuvenate and refresh yourself. Whether it’s a full-body massage or just a leg massage, get one. you will definitely feel better.
3. Skin Fatigue:
During Diwali, your face gets dehydrated because of the smoke, pollution, makeup and lack of sleep. A 24-hour detox plan will work great for your skin. Start the morning with green tea, facial scrub and exercise in the evening towards the night put on a clay mask with cucumber slices to relax your eyes.
4. Energy Foods:
After days of high-calorie sweets and oily food, you will need foods that will help you regain the energy. Pumpkin seeds, bananas, oranges, apples, dry fruits, yoghurt, whole grain crackers, walnuts, green tea and most important, water! Drink glasses of water at frequent intervals to keep yourself hydrated.
5. Exercise:
You might be thinking that is the last thing you want to do. But exercise helps regain stamina. Take a 15-minute walk or do some yoga. It creates an energy boost in the body.
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Kanishka Pariani
Vanaja Katrapak
Parul Gupta
Rati Ramadas Girish
