If you want to do something that’s extraordinarily good for your health, consider spending time with your girlfriends, sisters, or other female family members!
The benefits of female bonding go well beyond the emotional enjoyment we get from socializing. Researchers tell us that our women friendships not only make our lives better, they make us physically healthier. Among the health benefits are reduced stress, better coping skills, and a longer life span.
Clearly, social connections are essential to wellbeing. Today’s modern lifestyle, however, puts more demands on our free time, making it harder to schedule that much-needed socializing with the girls. When women get overly busy with family, work, or life, we tend to push our friendships to the back burner. Yet, that’s also when we need our girlfriends the most.
Here are some easy ways to fit more female bonding into your life.
• Commit to a weekly phone date. Spare an hour a week for a regular phone call with a close friend who lives out of state.
• Plan a girls’ getaway. Too busy for weekly catch-ups? Stay connected by getting together for an overnight trip a few times a year.
• Join a ladies’ book club. Participating in a monthly book club is a great way to socialize with other women while reaping the rewards of discovery through literature.
• Get your workout on. Meeting up with the girls to walk, bike or take an aerobics class is a great way to both catch up on the news and those important activity goals. Schedule your next girls’ outing for some yoga time or a long trail hike.
• Make a break for it. When office workloads make it impossible to chat with your favorite female co-workers, make it a point to set aside a quick afternoon break on a regular basis. Even a five-minute catch-up at the coffee station or the bathroom can refuel you.
• Chat online. Social networking sites like Facebook make it easier than ever to connect with acquaintances and share milestones, challenges and family photos. Best of all, you can log on and share anytime, day or night.
Get creative and find ways to stay connected to your network of girlfriends. Take advantage of all the many health benefits friendship offers.
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