Feb '23 in Recommendations
Managing your energy
One of the most common challenges I see clients experiences is finding the energy to prioritize their health.
With work, social obligations, relationships, admin stuff and cleaning - it can be easy to feel like time is not on your side and that optimum health is just something people with time have
And it makes sense that you feel this way
Working crazy hours + no breaks + poor nutrition + alcohol to relax + poor sleep
This is the perfect formula for creating a never-ending cycle of feeling more and more drained every single day (and hence relying on substances like caffeine to "power you through")
Luckily there's a way out. Enter "mini rests"
Most of us think that rests are only needed in the gym between sets of lifting heavy weight - aka only needed for physical stress placed on the body.
(e.g. 8 sets of squats, followed by 60s of resting)
But we neglect that mental stress is also the same thing.
When we engage in 'work', you're 'working out' the brain. And without giving yourself mini rest sessions in between, you're doing the equivalent of bicep curls for 8 hrs straight, no breaks!
Stress + proper rest = growth
Stress + poor rest = burnout + reliance on external substances for energy
So how do you do this in a way where your boss doesn't catch you powernapping at 10am?
Simple: 90 min of focused work, 10 min break (non-work)
That's it. And by break, I mean go for a walk, stand up and drink some water, listen to something - anything that isn't work.
Giving yourself mini breaks between 90 min sessions of focused work will not only help you get more done in shorter periods of time, but allow you to come home with energy you didn't know you had.
And when you combine this with eating right and prioritizing sleep, you become OPTIMIZED.
Try it out and let me know your thoughts :D
P.S. if you want to fully optimize your nutrition, movement, energy and stress levels, then DM me the word "energy" and I'll help you out
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