5 Tips on how to stay energetic

It’s hard to stay healthy if you are constantly feeling run down and tired. Energy levels have a huge influence on overall wellbeing. When you feel fatigued it can be challenging to stay motivated and stick to your health regime, or get up and do a bit of exercise. This makes it essential to stay as naturally invigorated as possible. Here are our top 5 ways to stay on top of your game, boosting your energy levels.

1. Limit your caffeine intake

This may seem unusual to many, especially those who rely on caffeine to stay energized throughout the day. The fact is though that caffeine is a borrowed source of energy that is quickly burned through. Once this energy is used up, it dumps you right back down to where your natural energy level was. It is a false economy, and makes it hard to stay naturally energized all the time. If you live for caffeine, then try and cut down your intake to one cup a day. It will allow you to focus on building up natural energy reserves (of which caffeine has also been shown to actually deplete!)

2. Have a quick exercise session before breakfast

Nothing too intense, but a quick exercise session when you get out of bed will get your oxygen rich blood pumping around the body, kick-starting your system and setting you up for the day.

3. Don’t Skip breakfast

Research suggests that those who eat breakfast have a higher amount of natural energy throughout the day. This is because the first meal of the day tells the body it is morning and that it is time to get active – you are literally “breaking your fast” from the night before, brining your body out of sleep mode. Additionally it is a good idea to drink 2 glasses of water before you eat your breakfast. This has been shown to boost the metabolism by up to 30%, ensuring your body creates energy much more quickly and efficiently – helping prevent sluggishness throughout the day.

4. Stay hydrated

Ideally you should be drinking at least 2 liters of water every day. The body relies heavily on water in much of its functioning. When your hydration levels get low your overall mental and physical performance dips, creating a mind fog and feelings of tiredness. When you are not fully hydrated everything seems just that little bit harder.

5. Consume energy rich, sustainable food and drink.

Replace fatty and sugary snacks with healthy, energy rich foods. Sugary treats, whilst delicious, act in a similar way to caffeine – giving you a quick burst of energy that quickly falls back to the floor. What you require is sustained energy. Things like nuts, leafy greens, ginger and many other healthy treats all contain minerals and compounds that aid the body in using energy efficiently, as well as offer a slower release, sustainable source of energy. Of course, there is also our Uzuma slow juice, which condenses all of these beneficial minerals, nutrients and compounds down into one easy to consume drink. One bottle of Uzuma has the nutritional equivalent of eating over a kilo of fresh fruit and veg!