When your energy levels are low, it can lead to all kinds of health concerns. You may worry that you are suffering from some kind of illness, and you may feel that you don’t have the wellness levels that you ought to. Your emotional wellbeing can also take a hit, as you feel drained and listless and find that doing any activity completely takes it out of you.
There are some great ways, however, to make sure that you boost your energy levels and keep them boosted throughout the day.
Energy levels tend to fall in the early afternoon, for a number of different reasons. Lunchtime lethargy is all too common.
One of the ways that you can combat this is to start the day by drinking a glass of cold tap water, and to keep on drinking throughout the day. Your body often gets dehydrated when you are asleep, so making sure that you banish this first thing is a good idea. Your metabolism will also benefit from drinking water throughout the day – aim to drink one glass every two hours.
Breakfast is also vitally important (as you have no doubt heard many times before!) Starting the day with a sugary breakfast cereal and coffee may give you an instant energy burst from the caffeine and sugar, but come midday you will find that your energy levels have plummeted. Instead, go for the slow energy release, and eat products that are filled with fibre and protein. You could start the day with a sausage or scrambled eggs on whole grain pancakes or toast, for example, or mix yoghurt into high fibre cereal.
Skip the black coffee too – if you need a coffee to get going in the morning, have lots of milk in it. This will help to sustain you when the caffeine wears off.