If you’re not sure how to calm down after a busy day, there are a lot of ways that you can relax both your body and mind so you can take full advantage of your downtime. Everyone needs a break from work to unwind and de-stress and it has a huge effect on your ability to stay healthy in your daily life. Getting your body to physically relax is a good way to start. You can stretch your muscles that have been tensed up at your desk all day. In addition, some yoga practice wouldn't hurt or you might try getting comfy with a nice, warm bath. Whatever you need to get some stress relief after a long day will immediately help to signal your mind to slow down as well.

However, it might not be that easy to just unwind when you get home. More than likely that's due to the fact that you are not feeling relaxed mentally. In order to let go of work stress for the day, you need to be able to completely clear your mind of your upcoming work tasks. Whether it’s through mindfulness, meditation or taking up a hobby to distract yourself, you need to do whatever you can to silence the running thoughts in your head and forget work for the evening. Make a pact to yourself to never bring work issues through your front door, and certainly don’t bring work home with you if you can avoid it. Letting go of all that will help to unwind before bed and get some good sleep. Then you can tackle your next workday feeling absolutely refreshed and energized.

Sometimes the best way to relax after work is just by doing something completely unconventional, mindless, or just something that you simply like to do. Activities like streaming your new favorite show or scrolling through Reddit pages for hilarious memes can help you have a fully relaxing evening. Even going outside and taking a walk or meeting up with a friend can help you wind down. More importantly, you won't feel like your stressful workday is taking over your life. In fact, you’ll find that there’s a lot to be enjoyed, and there’s no reason to let a particularly hard day get you down.