Emlandweni wokuziphendukela kwemvelo kwabantu, indlela yokuziphendukela kwemvelo yethu ayikaze ibe yinto ehlala phansi. Izikhathi eziningi, izifundo zikhombisile ukuthi ukuzivocavoca kunezinzuzo ezinkulu emzimbeni womuntu, okuhlanganisa nokuthuthukisa amasosha omzimba wakho. Ukusebenza komzimba kuyehla njengoba siguga, futhi amasosha omzimba awahlukile, futhi esizama ukukwenza ukulibazisa lokho kwehla ngangokunokwenzeka. Ungakunciphisa kanjani ukwehla kokusebenza ngokomzimba? Ukuhamba ngebhayisikili kuyindlela enhle. Ngenxa yokuthi ukuma kahle kokugibela kungagcina umzimba womuntu usesimweni esisekelwayo ngesikhathi sokuzivocavoca, kunomthelela omncane ohlelweni lwemisipha nemisipha. Yiqiniso, sinaka ibhalansi yokuzivocavoca (ukuqina/ubude/imvamisa) kanye nokuphumula/ukululama ukuze sandise izinzuzo zokuzivocavoca ukuze siqinise amasosha omzimba.

I-FLORIDA – USolwazi James uqeqesha abagibele amabhayisikili bezintaba abangochwepheshe, kodwa ukuqonda kwakhe kusebenza kubagibeli abangakwazi ukuzivocavoca kuphela ngezimpelasonto nangezinye izikhathi zokuphumula. Uthi isihluthulelo ukuthi ungalondoloza kanjani ibhalansi: “Njengakho konke ukuqeqesha, uma ukwenza isinyathelo ngesinyathelo, vumela umzimba uzivumelanise kancane kancane nengcindezi yokunyuka kwamamayela okugibela amabhayisikili, futhi umphumela uzoba ngcono. Kodwa-ke, uma ulangazelela impumelelo nokuzivocavoca ngokweqile, ukululama kuzoncipha, futhi amasosha omzimba wakho azoncipha ngezinga elithile, okwenza kube lula ukuthi amabhaktheriya namagciwane angene emzimbeni wakho. Kodwa-ke, amabhaktheriya namagciwane awakwazi ukuphuma, ngakho gwema ukuthintana nabantu abagulayo ngenkathi uzivocavoca.”

Uma ugibela kancane ebusika, ungawukhulisa kanjani omunye umzimba wakho wokuzivikela?

Ngenxa yesikhathi esifushane sokukhanya kwelanga, isimo sezulu esingesihle kangako, futhi kunzima ukuqeda ukunakekelwa kwezingubo zokulala ngezimpelasonto, ukugibela ibhayisikili ebusika kungathiwa kuyinselele enkulu. Ngaphezu kwezinyathelo zokuhlanzeka ezishiwo ngenhla, uSolwazi Florida-James uthe ekugcineni kusafanele uqaphele "ibhalansi". "Udinga ukuqinisekisa ukuthi udla ukudla okulinganiselayo futhi ufanisa ukudla kwakho kwama-calories nezindleko zakho, ikakhulukazi ngemva kohambo olude," usho kanje. "Ukulala nakho kubaluleke kakhulu, kuyisinyathelo esidingekayo ekuvuseleleni umzimba okusebenzayo, futhi kuyisinyathelo esinye sokuhlala uphilile futhi ulondoloze ukusebenza kwakho kwezemidlalo."

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