Tips and techniques on how tomaintain and improve your well-being during the lockdown.

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Ways to look afteryourself

It is understandable if you feel morelethargic than ever before. However,going out for that one piece of exercisea day in the fresh air can improve yourwell-being. Any form of exercise helps boost your'happy' chemicals in your brain knownas dopamine, which can lead to feelingbetter in yourself, more energised andhappier.

Exercise

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During this lock down period, it's easyto lose touch with those you mayusually socialise with. Building and maintaining connectionswith family and friends can boost ourwell-being and turn a non-red-letterday into a good one.

Connect

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Maintaining or establishing a routine can helpboth our mental and emotional well-being. Everyone's routine is different, so be creative andsee what works for you. It could involve utilisingthat 1-hour a day to get some exercise outside,having meals away from a screen or picking up thephone to connect with a loved one, every day.

Routine

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Give yourself a break from the news and socialmedia now and again. While it is important for many to keep up-to-datewith what is going on at this time, it can easilystart to become overwhelming with all theinformation and opinions about the wholesituation.

Take a break

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Whether you are working from home or self-isolating, think about ways that would help yoube ready for the day ahead. Whether it be getting showered and havingbreakfast as normal, practicing some meditationor watching your favourite YouTube video, canhelp you be in a good frame of mind to take onthe rest of the day.

Practice Self-Care

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If you are struggling to find ways to relax andpractice self-care, check out some of ourtestimonies from our service users for somesuggestions. Such ideas include: listening to music andpodcasts, eating healthily, checking out the latestexercise apps or simply watch the sunset.

Find what worksfor you

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For more information and tips on how to supportyour own well-being during the lockdown, checkout Public Health Wales' new campaign: 

'How are you doing?' https://phw.nhs.wales/news/public-health-wales-launches-new-covid-19-wellbeing-campaign/

How are you doing?

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