Bite-Sized Self-Care Challenge Day Eight

Sing in the Shower: day eight of the QUALITY BOSS 30-day self-care challenge.

Welcome to day eight of the self-care challenge! You can catch up here if needed.

Today’s Bite-Sized Self-Care: Sing in the Shower

I’m a terrible singer. I mean, really, really, terrible. But I love to sing along with my favorite songs. In the shower, in the car, anywhere I’m alone, and I don’t have to worry about someone else hearing my singing.

I have a slightly eclectic taste in music, so if you were to listen in on my shower singing, you might catch me singing along to Aerosmith, Maroon 5, Miley Cyrus, Michael Bublé, or Las Ketchup.

Surprisingly, singing has a lot of health benefits. It can lower cortisol¹, improve your mood², may improve lung health³, and let’s be honest—it’s just plain fun.

Today’s Challenge:

Put on your favorite song, and sing along! You can do this in the shower, in the car, or anywhere you’re comfortable singing aloud. The goal is to let go of inhibitions and enjoy the moment.

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What’s your favorite tune to sing in the shower?

Keep singing your heart out,

Brie

1. Low-stress and high-stress singing have contrasting effects on glucocorticoid response

2. Does singing make you happy?

3. Singing for Lung Health—a systematic review of the literature and consensus statement