With the start of a new year comes setting resolutions, goal setting, building good habits and new self care routines. Consider all the new wellness goals you might set for your 2025.
These can include anything from yoga, walking, hair treatments, meditation, sauna sessions, and adding supplements, to name a few. Writing this list is the easy part, but upholding your promises can be hard and overwhelming.
Once you set your goals, doubts may creep in. You might wonder, how will I achieve all these goals? Where am I going to find the time?
When you think about finishing all these goals one after another, it can feel impossible. But what if you could do them all at once in say 20 minutes?
Introducing “Wellness Stacking”. A powerful way to adopt a new habit that truly works.
What is Wellness Stacking?
Wellness stacking is as simple as it sounds. Take an existing habit and add a new behavior that you can do at the same time. This idea comes from S.J. Scott, a bestselling author in the Wall Street Journal.
He coined the term "habit stacking" with his 2014 book Habit Stacking: 97 Small Life Changes That Take Five Minutes or Less. "Habit stacking works because you eliminate the stress of trying to change too many things at once".
The idea is to attach a new behavior to a habit you already have. Research shows by making this attachment it is more likely to stick.
How Does It Work?
Imagine this: You usually go for a morning walk. Now, you want to set a new goal. You want to drink a glass of water every morning. Why not bring a bottle of water on these morning steps and complete both at once?
Instead of feeling overwhelmed by multiple tasks, you can simplify things by “stacking” them.
For example, if you love Yoga, why not try doing it on a PEMF mat. Now you're tackling two healthy habits at once and having a great time while doing it.
BON CHARGE Stacking Ideas
While lying on the couch in your Infrared Sauna Blanket, you can also care for your face. Just use the Red Light Face Wand.
OR
If you often use the Cold & Heat Therapy Gun after a workout, why not put on your Red Light Face Mask at the same time?
Benefits
Saving Time
A key barrier to completing tasks and achieving your goals is time. Many people struggle to find the amount of time required to complete different tasks. They may be juggling work, family, and social commitments.
This often leads to self care tasks dropping down to the bottom of the priority list. Instead of making your daily task list longer, group similar tasks together. This way, you can complete them more easily.
Feeling Intentional
Working on multiple goals at once helps build a routine that can feel more meaningful, lasting, and fun.
You will be more likely to repeat these behaviours as you'll be left feeling more fulfilled and less overwhelmed.
Easy to start
Introducing new behaviors becomes more familiar as you are building on things you already know. This helps to reduce the barrier of the unknown and makes the change less daunting.
Tips
Try to not stack too many different tasks into one session. You may feel good about achieving multiple goals, but the key is starting small as it’s easy to overdo it. This can lead to burnout. The key is to start with one, once this becomes comfortable add another habit if it feels manageable.
Conclusion
"Wellness Stacking" can be a simple and effective tool to help you kick your new years resolutions. You'll be able to create a positive and long term change in your life by leveraging this technique. Before you know it, you will be hitting your goals in no time.
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This content is for informational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice. Products mentioned are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any medical condition. Individual experiences may vary.
