10 Tips For All-Day Energy
The Singapore Women's Weekly|December 2019
Adopt these simple lifestyle hacks and you’ll be firing on all cylinders – all day, every day
10 Tips For All-Day Energy

6.30 am BE PREDICTABLE

The most effective way to stamp out sluggishness is also the simplest – get up at the same time every day. While this may be bad news for lovers of weekend lie-in, experts agree that if you can be consistent with wake-up times seven days a week, you’ll rise feeling more rested. Sleeping in late messes with your circadian rhythm – the biological process that drives your sleep-wake cycle. Instead, boost your ability to bounce out of bed by opening the curtains and getting natural light as soon as you can. This will help your body know it’s time to wake up. If you need same extra shut-eye, catch up by getting to bed earlier.

7 am MOVE YOUR BODY

There are some perks to adopting a morning exercise habit. Research shows morning workouts can raise cortisol, boosting focus, mental clarity and energy levels for hours afterwards. It will also lift your mood, even if you’re reluctant to get moving. People who dreaded walking and expected it to make them feel worse, still ended up feeling substantially better after a stroll, according to research published in the journal Emotion. Even better, 10 minutes is all it takes to lift your mood, according to a recent study from Shenzhen University in China.

Early exercising also takes advantage of testosterone levels being at their peak. The more testosterone in your body while working out, the more efficient it will be at building muscle. A morning sweat session can also have a knock-on effect on the rest of your day, making you more active generally and less likely to experience food cravings, according to research at Brigham Young University in the US.

8 am BE BRILLIANT AT BREAKFAST

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