Do you ever feel like your energy is being zapped from you? You start yawning at 3:00pm? You are tired at 7:30pm? Here are some of my favorite simple & quick tips for more energy. When you’re yawning or getting sleepy, you may simply need more OXYGEN to your brain! Or you may need to have a healthy snack to raise your blood sugar. Follow some of these tips for an instant energy boost:
- Stand Tall – allow more oxygen to flow through your brain and body
- Eat quality carbs for energy – oatmeal, whole grain crackers, brown rice, potatoes, fruit
- Eat a snack between 3-5pm – when blood sugar is at its lowest
- Cut out the funnies from the paper and keep them for a quick laugh
- Take many power walk breaks and/or do standing squats for quick blood flow through your muscles
- Stand up and S-T-R-E-T-C-H (every hour!)
- Drink tea instead of coffee (limit caffeine, it gives you a false “pick me up” and may make you even more tired after it wears off).
- Eat fruit instead of candy for a quick pick-me-up
- Find the humor in things
- SMILE often and find something good to be thankful for today
- Breathe deeply (10-15 deep breaths each day)
