Rest and renewal Just taking some time out for a power nap, watching your favourite series or doing a quick exercise and stretching your muscles has become vital. Viwe Ndongeni-Ntlebi PAUSING and taking some time out has become more important now as the pandemic changed work and home routines. Just taking some time out for a power nap, watching your favourite series or doing a quick exercise and stretching your muscles has TAKE time to stretch. | KOOLSHOOTERS Pexels
become vital. And, according to a now-viral TED Talk by physician Saundra Dalton-Smith that sluggish feeling could be because you’re not getting the kind of rest your body needs. Even if you’re getting enough sleep, you’re probably feeling
drained and tired if you’ve spent ten of your hours while awake staring at a screen, sitting in meetings or just tackling your to-do list. “Rest is the most underused, chemical-free, safe and effective alternative therapy available to us,” says Dalton-Smith
