{"id":1737,"date":"2019-08-20T09:58:42","date_gmt":"2019-08-20T14:58:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/warhawkfitness\/?p=1737"},"modified":"2019-08-20T09:58:42","modified_gmt":"2019-08-20T14:58:42","slug":"i-think-we-need-to-take-a-break","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/warhawkfitness\/2019\/08\/20\/i-think-we-need-to-take-a-break\/","title":{"rendered":"I Think We Need to Take a Break…"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u2026from social media. \u201cI think we need to take a break\u201d gives you anxiety by just reading it in your head, so it\u2019s fair that when someone tells you it\u2019s time to take a break with \"\"<\/a>social media, you freak out. I\u2019m not saying you need to take a break because social media is \u201ctoxic\u201d, because it doesn\u2019t have to be. Just as anything, you have the power to make your social media experience nontoxic. I am telling you to take a break because of the benefits it has!<\/p>\n

Give your body a break<\/strong><\/p>\n

Have you ever thought about the physical toll of being on your phone creates? Your head is looking down constantly, your arm is being held in a weird position, and your eyes are constantly looking into blue light (the light that comes off our phones and computers). Our bodies have to be SO uncomfortable.<\/p>\n

Recharge YOUR batteries<\/strong><\/p>\n

Studies upon studies have shown that social media can be the cause of anxiety so it\u2019s safe to say that social media definitely takes its toll on our mind. Not to mention seeing all of these pictures, opinions, etc. can make you think about a million different things in a matter of minutes. While it\u2019s great to be thinking and creating, people need a break sometimes. <\/p>\n

Reconnect with the world<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sometimes it can be very easy to get lost in the world of social media, so much in fact that we forget our own life. There\u2019s a saying that goes \u201cbe the child you were\u201d. It can be good to remember what we liked as children, go back to before the digital age. As a child I loved to read, but as I grew older I lost that drive. Taking a break from social media allows us the time to go back to our roots, focus on the people around us, the hobbies we like, even the world around us.<\/p>\n

Social media doesn\u2019t have to be a bad platform for us. It allows people to be inspired, creative, and show their talents. With every good thing, it is always a good idea to rest and take a break. Taking a social media break allows us to regain mental and physical health. So before you try a detox tea, try a social media detox.<\/p>\n

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Don\u2019t wait for the opportunity, create it<\/p>\n

Alexis Kisgen<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u2026from social media. \u201cI think we need to take a break\u201d gives you anxiety by just reading it in your head, so it\u2019s fair that when someone tells you it\u2019s time to take a break with social media, you freak out. I\u2019m not saying you …<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7881,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[595064,73294,278,595065,3319,26432,1817,3228],"class_list":["post-1737","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-alexis","tag-detox","tag-health","tag-kisgen","tag-mental-health","tag-relax","tag-social-media","tag-wellness"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/warhawkfitness\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1737","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/warhawkfitness\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/warhawkfitness\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/warhawkfitness\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7881"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/warhawkfitness\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1737"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/warhawkfitness\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1737\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1739,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/warhawkfitness\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1737\/revisions\/1739"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/warhawkfitness\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1737"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/warhawkfitness\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1737"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/warhawkfitness\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1737"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}