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Your Home, Your Health - Ensuring Your Home is Designed for Your Well-Being

BY Bridge Estate

Working millennials are widely credited as the first generation to be more aware of and engaged with their own health and wellness – understanding the importance of leading an active lifestyle and a well-balanced diet, along with self-care routines and practices. With the pandemic wreaking havoc around the world this year, health consciousness is at the forefront of people’s minds more than ever before. As we spend more time indoors as part of the new normal in the post-pandemic world, the effect your surroundings have on your physical and mental health has become an important aspect to consider.

How can we make sure that our homes are designed for our well-being? We take a look at some factors that help to make sure our homes can have a positive impact on our overall health.

Clean Air
The air that we breathe in has a direct effect on our physical well-being. Clean, fresh air also serves to dissolve stress and lift our moods when we are down. Hence, as far as possible, our homes should have a source of natural ventilation that brings fresh air in. In large metropolitan cities like Bangkok, many homes might be located close to major roads that might bring in unclean air from vehicles. As such, mechanical ventilation sources like fans and air conditioning units should be outfitted with adequate filtration technology to help clean the air in your home and minimise indoor pollution.

Natural Light

The benefits of natural light and the effect it has on our overall physical and cognitive health non-exhaustive – from boosting vitamin D to improved sleep cycles and curbing seasonal depression. Ensuring that our homes have ample light, with enough natural light and non-harsh electrical light will also help to ensure eye health. Using light level sensors to control the intensity of the lights in our homes will help ensure that we have visually comfortable lighting at all times.

Movement

The pandemic and the resulting transformation in working culture means that people will be increasingly working from home. Even before this health crisis, working adults in metropolitan cities have been known to be very unhealthy, with their eating habits and relatively sedentary lifestyles. As such, it has become increasingly important to ensure that we get enough movement and physical activity during the day. During lockdowns and quarantines, many professionals resorted to standing and cycling desks to stretch their muscles indoors.

Spaces around your home, not necessarily just in your unit, should also allow for movement and exercise. Residential gyms and gardens within your housing complex are good places to take walks and do light exercises.

Peace of Mind

The separation between work and leisure has become increasingly blurred, with the advent of technology and the compulsion of working from home this year. It is important to take regular breaks from work and our electronic devices to rest our minds and eyes. Visiting green spaces at and near our homes that have access to fresh air helps to promote relief from mental fatigue.

As we enter the new normal all over the world, our homes have become more than just a roof over our heads. We need to ensure that our sanctuaries have the best possible impact on our overall well-beings, both physically and mentally.

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