Your physical and mental health is fundamental to a long and happy life. Eating well, exercising, and maintaining a steady sleep schedule are the cornerstones to personal well-being. When we consider each factor, we begin to see improvements in our lives, results of better moods and more energy. Problems become more manageable and we are likely to find ourselves ill less often.
Many of you will know that this wellness is also an extension of our home. The food in our cupboards reflects our diet. How we choose to cook and eat dictates much of our health. Sleeping irregularly or in an uncomfortable room will lead to loss of energy and frustration. Failing to leave the home or spending more time in front of a screen causes a loss of fitness that then results in greater health risks. Our homes are our health.
Making positive changes in our lives is always a good pursuit. It sees us joining gyms and cooking new recipes, as well as being more conscientious of our schedules. In addition to these, our gardens are also valuable resources for wellness. With the right tools and a small amount of time, they can easily be transformed into places of support and inspiration.
Food
Whether your garden is soil or concrete, there is plenty of potential to begin growing some of your own ingredients. Only a small area of the earth is required to begin growing vegetables, fruits, and herbs, many of which need only small amounts of tending to. Tomatoes can be grown from a bag, peas from a pot, and rosemary bushes can grow with little attention at all.
Learning how to grow food will teach you about seasonality and help you to eat better and fresher food. Foods that you grow slowly at home are likely to be far fresher and nutritious than that those grown quickly and imported from around the globe.
Exercise
Working out at home has become the new norm. As home gym equipment becomes more affordable, people are beginning to leave their gyms and transfer their routine home. This practice, however, comes with its own issues. As much as some homeowners would like to install a running machine at home, it may not be plausible. Even activities, such as yoga, requires a certain amount of room to stretch.
Your garden can be transformed into a personal gym. Most buildings, from accompanying annexes, or log cabins, all have the potential to host gym equipment and a workout space. Not only can small garden constructs be a great place to keep weights and ropes, but they can also be built to allow you (and others) the space to perform your exercise routine privately.
Relaxation
Spending time in nature is immensely rewarding as it gives us fresh air and a distraction from daily stress and screens. While you may not be able to recreate the Lake District in your garden, you can certainly turn it into a place perfect for escaping to.
Growing scented flowers, blocking out noise with trees, and introducing a little wildlife, such as a pond, are just a few things you can do to transform your outdoor space into a location of wellness. Spending time in such an idyllic outdoor space, even one behind your home, will contribute to a much calmer life.
