3 Ways to Charge Energy

2024 Author: Jason Gerald | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 10:50

Life is tough, but it's also too short to spend in constant physical, emotional and mental exhaustion. If you've been feeling drained lately, take a moment to stop and charge your energy battery. The time and effort you put into it will be well worth it.

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Method 1 of 3: Method One: Physical Charging

Step 1. Take a warm bath

Soaking in warm, soothing water can help relax the muscles. Pamper yourself in the tub at the end of a long day, even if you're not in pain. By relaxing your muscles, you're sending a signal to your body to let it know that it's time to rest and relax. Triggering the body to relax before bed can make you sleep more soundly, so you feel full of energy the next day.

Alternatively, try bathing in a constant shower of water. Hot-cold hydrotherapy is said to strengthen immunity and improve blood circulation. Better circulation can make you feel refreshed. Take a hot shower as you normally would, then turn the temperature down to cold and shower yourself for up to 30 seconds. Turn the water temperature back to warm for another 30 seconds, then cool again for another 30 seconds before turning off the water

Step 2. Use a body scrubbing cream

When you wake up in the morning, rub your feet and hands. Exfoliating creams can remove dead skin cells and improve blood circulation throughout the body. As a result, your body will feel more energized than before.

Step 3. Improve your eating habits

Filling your body with processed foods, sugar and alcohol can leave you feeling physically exhausted. You don't need to stop eating everything you love, but limit unhealthy foods and focus on more nutritious meals and snacks.

Do not forget breakfast. Skipping breakfast will leave you feeling drained in the middle of the morning, and if you add to the problem with a little lunch at work, you'll have a hard time getting the nutrients back when you get home. Breakfast should contain a balanced composition of complex carbohydrates, protein and a small amount of fat

Step 4. Stretch

Stretch for at least 5 minutes every hour of the day. Stretching helps you not feel so stiff and tired. What's more, stretching can improve blood circulation quickly, giving you a boost of energy.

You can do simple stretches. For example, try standing up, take a deep breath, and raise your hands above your head. Hold this position for a few seconds before relaxing your arms and slowly bending them toward your waist. Then slowly turn your head forward and side to side to loosen the stiffness in the neck

Step 5. Live an active life

The exercise you choose doesn't have to be hard or long, but moving your body for 10 to 30 minutes every day is enough to make your brain release "happy" chemicals like serotonin, adrenaline, and endorphins. As a result, your body and brain will feel refreshed.

For added benefits, try exercising outdoors. Walking on a sunny day can provide your body with vitamin D-rich sunshine, and spending time outdoors-especially in the great outdoors-can charge your mind as much as your body

Step 6. Try aromatherapy

Candles containing essential oils are a great option, or you can add a few drops of the essential oil to your bathwater. Certain scents are believed to trigger a relaxed response in the body, while other scents are also believed to make the body feel more energized.

• The scent of lavender can help you relax.

  

• To recharge and refresh, try scents like rosemary, juniper berry, clary sage, peppermint, and citrus.

  

Step 7. Get more sleep

Most adults only get five to six hours of sleep each night, but the truth is, all adults should sleep for seven to nine hours. The best thing you can do for your body is to increase the amount of sleep each night. If possible, go to bed an hour earlier, at least during the week and see the difference.

If you can't get that much sleep, try skipping the morning ritual once and giving yourself an extra 20 minutes to sleep. Those 20 minutes won't make you fall asleep but they'll still be an extra energizing addition

Step 8. Relax at regular intervals

Take 10 minutes of rest every 90 minutes of the day. During that break, do something that relaxes you. You can meditate, listen to music, play with pets, or do your hobby.

However, make sure that whatever you do during your break can be completed within that time period. Otherwise, you may feel tense and distracted when you return to work

Method 2 of 3: Method Two: Emotionally Charge

Step 1. Sing

Studies show that singing provides many of the same emotional, mental, and physical health benefits as exercise. Singing out loud releases endorphins and relieves stress. If you're not comfortable singing in front of other people, do it when you're alone in the bathroom or in the car.

Step 2. Correct what went wrong

Feelings of guilt can take a toll on your emotional health. Apologize to the person who owes you an apology. Work on mending the relationship you broke. You won't be able to turn back time, but by doing everything you can to make amends, you won't have much energy drained by guilt.

Likewise, if someone has wronged you, choose with your conscience to forgive that person. Anger and hatred can drain as much energy as guilt

Step 3. Make a list of achievements

Replenish your slumped self-confidence by making a list of the things you accomplished in the past week, month, or year. This habit when done regularly will make you feel energized, but it is even better if you do it more often.

Avoid thinking about what you wanted but never worked out. The point of a list of achievements is to collect your achievements and not focus on the shortcomings

Step 4. Don't look back

Everyone makes mistakes. Mistakes are an unavoidable part of the human experience, but often, people get too hung up on their own mistakes and dwell on them for a long time. The next time you make a mistake, admit it, then remind yourself to get back on track.

Step 5. Do something fun

Life is busy, and in all its responsibilities, you may be putting off doing what you love or an experience you want to try. However, delaying pleasure too much can make life feel more tedious, which can make you feel slower and less motivated.

Schedule once a week or a month to do something you find really fun

Step 6. Indulge in “wrong” pleasures

Most of the fun like that is just a waste of time, but is quite rewarding when done in moderation. Enjoy dessert or a cheesy romance novel. Spend hours watching your favorite TV shows on DVD or directly from the internet. Find something you enjoy doing but rarely indulge in, then indulge in it.

Indulging in unhealthy ways such as drugs should certainly be avoided. The idea of self-indulgence here is to do something meaningless and harmless, not something destructive

Step 7. Step away from people or things that drain your energy

Everyone faces something upsetting or emotionally exhausting, and under some circumstances this element is often unavoidable. If you can't get away from the cause permanently, at least give yourself a day's rest.

• Avoid calls from friends who bring negativity in your life and call them back the next day. Silence an email from a chatty coworker and reply once you have the emotional energy to deal with that person.

  

• Put bills, bank information, and other financial documents in a desk drawer and don't look at them until tomorrow.

  

Step 8. Meditate and pray

Make a commitment to spend 5 to 20 minutes in a state of meditation and/or prayer. Meditation is great for both religious and non-religious individuals, but if you have a strong faith, prayer will add a spiritually enlivening component to this process. Whatever you choose, the point is to let go of sadness and negativity.

Method 3 of 3: Method Three: Mentally Charge

Step 1. Stop multitasking

Research shows that doing double work can make a person feel more drained and less satisfied. You won't be able to focus on the tasks you're working on, and even if you complete them fairly well, your energy tends to drain more quickly than if you worked on them one at a time.

Step 2. Fast from technology

There are many advantages to being connected to the internet 24/7, but such high levels of connection to the outside world can cause mental exhaustion quickly, even when you're not aware of it.

• Connecting with a lot of people when you are "alone" means you never have the chance to relax and focus only on yourself.

  

• Turn off the phone, log out of social media accounts, and completely shut down the computer. To avoid the temptation to restart the device, physically step away and leave your tech device.

  

Step 3. Break big goals into small goals

When you focus solely on long-term goals, you're likely to question the amount of energy and effort you put into those goals when the results seem distant and minimal. By breaking down your goals into small, short-term chunks, you can get the joy of many small successes more often. In turn, this will make it easier to focus on your big goals.

For example, if you want to lose two shirt sizes in six months, break that goal down by aiming to lose a pound or two each week

Step 4. Remove some things from your schedule

Even if you have the physical energy to keep up with a busy schedule, you may not have the mental energy to do so. Remove what you don't need or don't want from your schedule. Freeing up more time, even just a few hours each month, can reduce stress on your mind and help you focus more.

Step 5. Empty the "mental bag" at the end of the day

If you tend to think of a to-do list when you go to bed, take the time to write down what you need to do in a notebook or computer. This will make it easier for your mind to rest as well as your body.

You can even go a step further by scheduling the next day's events specifically before you go to bed

Step 6. Reduce the need to make decisions

The decision-making process requires a lot of mental energy, so limiting the decisions you have to make can save energy and give you more energy when faced with big and inevitable decisions.

• The decision strikes you from all sides: do you want cereal or toast for breakfast? Should you wear black or brown pants? Should you go out with coworkers after work if they invite you?

  

• Luckily, most of the decisions you'll have to make are pretty minor, so even if you make a less than ideal choice, there won't be any major damage. For decisions like this, follow your heart and ask no more questions. Save your energy and spend it on important decisions that have long-term consequences.

  

• It's worth noting that making too many decisions can decrease your ability to think in abstract terms, plans, and focus.