Energy through Exercise

National Blog Posting Month – January 2013 – Energy

Prompt – What is your favourite way to recharge when you feel drained of energy?

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I’m drained. I just want to go to bed. My head is heavy. Everything is overwhelming. What do I do?

I could eat a bag of potato chips (which sounds fabulous right now, by the way!). Or, I could drink a soda or a cup of coffee (which I’ve been known to do). But if I really want to get myself back on my feet to get some work done, I have to get on my feet!

I take a deep breath. I change my clothes. I pop in a workout DVD. And I exercise. Some days it’s just a 20 minute workout. Other days I challenge myself to a 50 minute workout. Sometimes, I’ll opt to go for a run or hop on the elliptical for a while. In the end, it doesn’t really matter. Exercise is what I need, most of the time. And usually, it’s enough of a kick to get me back into high-productivity mode.

The only time this doesn’t work is if I’m in energy-saving mode due to illness. Then exercise knocks me out. This is how I usually find out that I’m sick, not just exhausted. Recently, that’s been the case. I’ll have a good workout, then I’m in bed for an hour. Nevertheless, I do feel better for working out than I would have had I just had some ice cream and watched more TV.

Exercise is the key to my energy. I exercise nearly every day. It’s part of my daily routine. It’s what I do.

What do you do to recharge?

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