I have to have a few minutes of silent time before I start my day – it’s like a little reset – a moment just for me. I put my phone to one side and do not look at the news. I get myself into a positive mindset and make myself a cup of tea and look at the garden – it is a mindful moment in my day, where I am not rushing and can just think about what I have coming up. 

I always do a little bit of yoga-based flexibility stretching – just for around 15 mins at the end of the day. I do it because it helps bring me back to a relaxed and positive mindset and also is great for relaxing my muscles. Like most women I know I am very busy and always on the go – and at the end of the day the stretching really helps me to ease all the tension away. Get away from the screen and get into my head and it helps me calm my mind. I also do weight training every other day to keep me strong and fit, sometimes it is just 25 minutes but it’s always worth it. I take my supplements every day as well – because we deserve to be as healthy as we can. I honestly feel like we owe it to yourselves.

I also am fanatical about looking after my gut health and have long realised the connection between gut health and brain health and so that is something I am really keen to protect. Serotonin, your feel-good happy hormone is produced in the gut so you need to keep your gut happy to keep yourself happy. I have always been interested in nutrition in general as I love food and I love that food can be a pharmacy in your own home. I eat a wholefood diet and avoid red meat (I have done since I was 16). I sprinkle seeds on everything from mashed potatoes to porridge – a variety of pumpkins seeds, flaxseeds, nuts just to get that fibre. I don’t deprive myself of chocolate, and I have a bit of what I fancy whenever I want it but ultimately I love wholefoods – so I am lucky that I enjoy eating well.

When I get home I instantly put my joggers on, wipe my face clean and put my hair up in a messy bun, making sure everything is sorted for the next day. Then speak to my best friend about our swimwear business, which is about to launch activewear that you can wear all day. 

As you get older you realise you need more protein otherwise your muscles suffer, and you need to look after your bones as well. I find that for me less impactful exercise is better for my health. I wouldn’t dream of going for a run – but I have never been that person really. I prefer working with light weights for muscle tonnage. I like swimming and I like yoga and I am a huge believer in you have got to enjoy the exercise you do – no matter what stage of life you are in.

When it comes to skincare – I find that as I get older I use less and less makeup, but don’t hold back on lots of dewy gorgeous glowy products, lots of highlighter on the cheekbones – anything that gives that my luminous skin I am down for. But my skincare ritual is actually very simple, I don’t use red light therapy – instead I opt for Sisley’s Hydrating Mask – which is great for flooding your skin with much-needed moisture. My skincare routine however has largely stayed the same for my whole life – it’s pretty basic – the only thing that has changed is that I have added an eye and a neck cream into the mix in recent years. 

Self care for me is not a luxury, it is a necessity. Without it, where would we be? We couldn’t do our jobs or look after our family without our health. Women are warriors – we are the great enablers and we show up for everyone in our lives in every area of our lives so we have to be able to look after ourselves as well.We deserve to look after ourselves and we need to replenish ourselves with a bit of self care – I really believe that even five minutes in the morning and five minutes at the end of the day is all you need to feel better. Whether that’s journaling, meditating, or just stretching. We’re all so time-poor but it is so important to carve out this time away from work or our families. That for me makes me feel so grounded. We need to give a little bit back to ourselves – and that to me is self-care.

Tess Daly’s Health + Skin Heroes:

NIVEA Crème Moisturiser for Face Hands and Body 75ml Tin, £2.29

Sisley Black Rose Cream Mask 60ml, £142

Simple Kind to Skin Moisturising Facial Wash 150ml, £4.60 

Weleda Skin Food, £15.95

Wellwoman Original, £21.15

Tess Daly is an ambassador for Wellwoman, the UK’s No.1 women’s supplement brand. Tess takes Wellwoman Max RRP £20.65 available at Vitabiotics.com