Back to blog

5 helpful health and wellbeing tips for start-up business owners

Posted on 19th January 2023

Keeping health-wise is key at the start of your business venture.

Starting your own business is the beginning of a new chapter in your life – and you’re probably more than ready to start filling the pages. Looking up ways you can fortify yourself against declines in your mental and physical health, however, might not be first on your to-do list.

That's why we've crafted a list of five tips to help you stay mentally and physically healthy as you set off along the entrepreneur's road:

Don't sit around for long periods of time. Staying seated may be good for getting that last batch of documents polished, but it's detrimental to your spine and the muscles in your back. Have little five-minute walks about the house or workspace to stretch and alleviate tension in your muscles.

Schedule a time to relax. Set a reminder on your device to stop working at a certain time. It’s important to wind down at the end of the day and have some ‘you’ time.

Talk to someone. Confiding in someone you feel comfortable around is a tonic for stress overloads. There are also multiple mental health organisations like Let's Talk-Wellbeing that offer counselling services.

Keep up an exercise routine. This could be running up the stairs a couple of times a day, a 30-minute run or a full-on workout. How you exercise depends on you. What matters is that rush of endorphins you get from it, which can greatly relieve stress levels.

Maintain healthy eating. Try to steer clear of instant gratification foods like biscuits and pop drinks. They only make you gain weight and can cause disruptive fluctuations in your energy levels. Make yourself a snack box of healthy foods like fruit, nuts, crackers and chopped-up vegetables to replenish yourself with nutrients and all the boost you need to power through the day.

For more help and advice for start-up businesses, get in touch with She Inspires now.

Share this post: