“I just sat down, you get up.” “I’m too tired, too achey, too frazzled.” “Can’t a person have 5-minutes to just chill out?” “I’m burned out.” “I’m feeling a little… run-down, weak, lazy”
While there may be other contributing factors…
Lack of energy plays a pretty major role in all these excuses.
Over the last ten years, motivated largely by the ability to stay awake for insane hours and operate on hyper-speed, caffeine and sugar-packed energy drinks have become the go-to fix for gamers and students. But, what about non-gamer grown-ups?
How do you energy-up, without loading up on stimulants?
Here are five techniques and activities that are not only proven to add a lot of energy to your day, but also add to, rather than take away from your overall health: While the energetic benefits of meditation unfold over time, the other techniques yield a pretty immediate benefit, without having to suck down a barrel-full of stimulants that almost always lead to a inevitable rebound crash. So next time you’re feeling a bit low on energy, give one of our Top 5 a try and energy-up without the negative side-effects of a substance-driven boost. Featured photo credit: Zac Durant via unsplash.com
