Holidays allow you to take a break and disconnect from the work routine or daily life. It is well known that stress has a negative impact on health, and can cause migraines, insomnia, stomach pains and even cardiovascular problems. Breaking the work routine improves mood, reduces stress, allows you to recover energy and increases the production of happiness hormones, which contributes to mental, emotional and physical well-being and health, and has a positive impact on productivity labor.
Among the benefits of vacations is the protective effect against depression. Reducing stress, enjoying outdoor activities, playing sports or resting properly at night increase the production of serotonin and dopamine. These neurotransmitters increase self-esteem and help balance mood and improve the management of emotions such as happiness or sadness.
Changes in routine and new stimuli help to see different ways of doing things and free the mind, increasing innovation and creativity. Also, new experiences encourage the creation of neural connections, which revitalizes the brain and increases the ability to adapt. In addition, moving away from worries allows you to see them with perspective and in a more objective way, and helps to face them in a different way.
Vacations are also a period of time that allows strengthening and revitalizing interpersonal relationships. Being able to carry out joint activities with friends or family, talk, or simply enjoy their company can help reconnect and tune in with both your partner and your friends or family. Even relationships with some coworkers can benefit from distancing during the vacation period.
To make the most of the benefits of vacations, you should avoid filling them too much with activities, rest properly by sleeping the necessary hours and leave routines aside, giving way to improvisation. On the other hand, you should avoid falling into excesses that could endanger your health, or cause financial or relationship problems.
