Did you know that Mondays can be hazardous to your health?
They’re very stressful; the highest incidence of work-related injuries
happen or occur on this day. There’s also an increase in on-the-job
heart attacks. Here’s what you can do to make Mondays easier on
your mind and body.

1. Always Try to Eat a Healthy Breakfast on Monday Morning (Actually, you
should have a healthy breakfast EVERY morning, but if you can’t, at least do
this on Monday. Have some juice, cereal, and some type of protein. If you
don’t, your blood sugar will be VERY low by mid-morning. You’ll be dragging
your feet (and the rest of you).

2. Have A Pleasant Social Activity Planned-Do something that you’ve always
wanted or are greatly looking forward to (Every so often, take off Monday!).

3. Don’t Do A Lot Of Chores On Monday Evening-Switch the work to other
days of the week. Unwind instead.

4. Don’t Over-Schedule– If at all possible, avoid setting urgent deadlines on this
day. Try to spread your workload throughout the week.

 5. Allow Yourself Extra Time To Get Ready-Arriving late will just cause you
extra stress and you’ll feel “out of it” the whole day. And than there’s the ripple
effect, because somehow even when you get off work…..but that’s another
feature to explore!

6. Don’t stay out late Sunday night!-No further comment’s needed.

7. How Do You Spend Your Weekend Time?-If you’re still tired after the
weekend or a three-day one, you may need to spend more time relaxing on
Saturday and Sunday.

8. Try To Wrap Any Unfinished Work Or Projects On Friday if possible. That
way, you won’t have that last nagging bit of work to be fretting about over the
weekend.

9. Try Your Best To Not Eat Any Heavy Food Sunday Evening-There’s a
correlation between heavy, fatty food intake and Monday heart attacks. (Now, I
know a lot of you still have the traditional Sunday dinner; DON’T GIVE THAT
UP! I would advise you that if the meal’s a bit on the hearty side, just eat in
moderation. I personally “pig out” on Fridays and Saturdays. On Sunday
evenings and throughout the week, I’m a food angel-for the most part.)

10. Exercise On The Weekends-Even if your job involves physical labor,
working out will keep you loose, limber and fit (And if you’re going to pig out, it
sure wouldn’t hurt, right?). Now this is where doing the chores can kick in;
you’ll be combining your “fitness program” and getting laundry, housecleaning or yard work all done at the same time. See how easy that was?