Will an early morning workout, give me more energy for the day?

Question

I have been really tired for some reason lately, which obviously isn't good when I'm at work! I just don't have as much energy as I used to. Any tips? If I start working out before work, will that help?

Answer 1

Well there are many ways you can gain energy.

First, make sure you are sleeping enough. That's energy 101. No sleep= no energy. An average adult needs somewhere between 6-8 hours of sleep a night. Any more and you'll be tired, too little and you'll also be tired. You can also try taking a small power nap during the day too. A power nap is 15-20 mins long no more.

Second, make sure you are eating well enough. You should be eating a balanced healthy diet. No twinkies or ding dongs. They don't give you energy. Good healthy foods with the proper mix of carbs, protein and good fats. Fish is a great energy providing food and also if you get tired at work you can snack on nuts. Nuts are great energy foods and they have good fatty acids in them as well, much better than munching on a donut. Also drink plenty of water!

Third, you should be taking a multi vitamin. Make sure your multi vitamin has a good B complex mixed into it. If it doesn't, you need to add that to your diet. Coq10 is also a great vitamin for energy levels.

And you were correct when thinking about adding exercise to part of your daily routine. Exercise will definitely keep up your energy levels. I will warn you as you're getting into shape, you'll feel a little sluggish, but after a week or so you'll have increased energy levels and actually look forward to going to the gym. Cardio and yoga are great energy boosting activities. Also make sure you are taking in a good amount of protein on the days that you go to the gym. You'll need it.

Now if you've done all of this and still need more energy, try taking energy supplements. Like maybe drink a little bit of coffee at work or try out a healthy energy drink. Not the ones that you find in the stores, or at least most of them. Those will just make you crash later on in the day because they are too high in caffeine and sugar. I use one that is low in sugar and caffeine and relies on vitamins and antioxidants to give  boosts in energy. Its nice because I don't crash later on in the day and of course it is way healthier for me. The one I used I found in a free trial, although I don't know how long it lasts.  I'll link the site at the bottom, it also has some more info on increasing your energy levels if there was something I didn't cover for you.

Wow that was long.

Hope I've helped you a bit. All of these things have worked great for me.