{"id":7061,"date":"2020-07-10T08:55:57","date_gmt":"2020-07-10T13:55:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.personaltrainersindallas.com\/?p=7061"},"modified":"2021-04-21T01:05:41","modified_gmt":"2021-04-21T06:05:41","slug":"how-to-have-more-energy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newwavefitness.com\/blog\/how-to-have-more-energy\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Have More Energy"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<style>\r\ntime, .blog-media {display: none;}\r\n.content ul, p {font: normal normal normal 18px \"Lovivenir\", \"Open Sans\", Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;\r\n    line-height: 30px;\r\n }\r\n.single-post article p {\r\nfont: 19px  Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;\r\n    margin-bottom: 25px;\r\n}\r\n<\/style>\r\n<p style=\"margin-top: -25px;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How are your energy levels throughout the day? Do you wake up with what you think is enough energy to tackle everything that day, and end up fizzling out right after lunch? Do you sleep all night, only to wake up with zero gumption, as if you hadn\u2019t slept a wink? Are your energy levels unsteady, zooming up, and plummeting back down like a roller coaster?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No matter which scenario you identify with, energy (mostly lack thereof) is a HUGE topic for everyone! <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The thing is, we all need the energy to be able to handle everything that is coming at us day in and day out.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> In addition to energy, we need to be able to focus, and a lack of energy seems to correlate with not being focused.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So the question is, how can energy be improved? How can you get your energy to an optimal level so you feel like you can live the life you want to live, and be as active and focused as you need to be?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newwavefitness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/01_what_does_energy.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8848\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newwavefitness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/01_what_does_energy.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"320\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>WHAT DOES ENERGY MEAN TO YOU?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To answer this question, first ask yourself, What does energy mean to you?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Do you want to be awake at work so you can stay alert and on track? Do you want to focus and a longer attention span when you\u2019re working at your computer?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Do you want to be better at the gym (are you too tired to work out)? Do you want to be able to play with your kids or grandkids?&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Would you like to take an active vacation\u2014go hiking, surfing, swimming, or on safari&#8230;or whatever you want to do?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Energy is different to each individual, so you need to determine what you need energy for\u2026 and it can definitely be for more than one category like we mentioned above!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newwavefitness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/02_caffeine.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8849\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newwavefitness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/02_caffeine.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"320\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>CAFFEINE<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Do you drink coffee, energy drinks, or anything caffeinated to get energy? It is a source of energy, but your body isn\u2019t deficient in caffeine. Your lack of energy isn\u2019t because you don\u2019t have enough caffeine; rather, the caffeine is like putting a band-aid on the problem.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There is a root cause for your energy drought. If you\u2019re using an artificial source of energy each day, you won\u2019t find the true root of what\u2019s going to improve your energy long term.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You have neurotransmitters inside your brain. These send signals from one brain cell to the next, from the brain to the body, and vice versa. One neurotransmitter, for example, is known as dopamine.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dopamine is responsible for things like focus, attention span, motivation, and drive. It\u2019s a caffeine-free energy source! The problem is, a lot of people have low dopamine levels. So looking at supplemental and nutritional ways to increase dopamine in your body is a natural solution.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s not healthy to be medicating yourself with caffeine all day, every day. Plus, a lot of people feel like crap on caffeine! It can also affect your sleep at night.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is not to say that a normal amount of caffeine is also bad for you. One or two cups of coffee per day is fine, but you shouldn&#8217;t rely on it for energy.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To feel your best, you need to stick with a natural solution.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newwavefitness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/03_a_natural_solution.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8850\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newwavefitness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/03_a_natural_solution.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"320\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>A NATURAL SOLUTION<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How does your body manufacture dopamine? There are two main amino acids, l-tyrosine, and phenylalanine, that are the raw materials used in building dopamine, which gives you motivation, drive, and attention span.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But those two elements don\u2019t work alone. They also need assistance from folic acid, vitamins B &amp; C, and magnesium to morph themselves into dopamine.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This begs the questions: How much l-tyrosine are you getting per day? How much folic acid, vitamin C, vitamin B or magnesium do you take in every day?&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The reason these questions are important is that these building blocks will determine your body\u2019s natural production of energy.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Low energy is very common&#8230; but this does not mean it\u2019s normal! You shouldn\u2019t crash at 3:00 in the afternoon.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Normal, healthy bodies should have plenty of steady energy throughout the day.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newwavefitness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/04_spotlight_on_magnesium.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8851\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newwavefitness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/04_spotlight_on_magnesium.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"320\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>SPOTLIGHT ON MAGNESIUM<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It would be so great if we could have a miracle pill that fixes everything, wouldn\u2019t it? We don\u2019t actually have one of those yet, but magnesium is as close as they come to a miracle solution. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your body needs magnesium for so many functions. For example, in <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">resistance training, in order for you to burn the energy you need, to actually turn a carbohydrate into a form of physical energy, requires magnesium at six different steps in the process.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That bears repeating: Magnesium is required at six different conversion steps so you can turn a carb into a form of energy! <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you\u2019re not getting enough magnesium, you\u2019ve got low energy&#8230; constantly!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newwavefitness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/05-sleep.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8852\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newwavefitness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/05-sleep.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"320\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>SLEEP<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Another factor is sleep. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How well did you sleep last night? Do you even remember the last time you got a really good night\u2019s sleep&#8230;and quality sleep at that?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sleep is so important for restoring the body\u2019s resources and performing clean-up processes. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Harvard website called <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/healthysleep.med.harvard.edu\" class=\"broken_link\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Healthy Sleep<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> explains the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">perception of being tired<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: \u201cOther rejuvenating aspects of sleep are specific to the brain and <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/healthysleep.med.harvard.edu\/healthy\/glossary\/a-c#cognitive-function\" class=\"broken_link\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">cognitive function<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For example, while we are awake, neurons in the brain produce <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/healthysleep.med.harvard.edu\/healthy\/glossary\/a-c#adenosine\" class=\"broken_link\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">adenosine<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a by-product of the cells&#8217; activities.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe build-up of adenosine in the brain is thought to be one factor that leads to our perception of being tired. (Incidentally, this feeling is counteracted by the use of <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/healthysleep.med.harvard.edu\/healthy\/glossary\/a-c#caffeine\" class=\"broken_link\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">caffeine<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which blocks the actions of adenosine in the brain and keeps us alert.)&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Scientists think that this build-up of adenosine during wakefulness may promote the \u2018drive to sleep.\u2019 <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As long as we are awake, adenosine accumulates and remains high. During sleep, the body has a chance to clear adenosine from the system, and, as a result, we feel more alert when we wake.\u201d&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s a known fact that most of us don\u2019t get enough sleep, but if this trend continues, there are going to be consequences, both long and short term. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your lack of energy won\u2019t be the only negative effect of poor sleep; you could also be at risk of heart disease, diabetes, obesity, and more.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And it\u2019s not just affecting you\u2026 what if at work, your productivity and efficiency are worse because of sleep deprivation? Are you making more mistakes, or prone to accidents? That\u2019s not fair to your employer. What if you were to cause a traffic accident because you were too drowsy to be driving? How awful would that be?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newwavefitness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/additional_recommendations.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8463\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newwavefitness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/additional_recommendations.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"351\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We wrote a great article on <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newwavefitness.com\/blog\/3-reasons-fail-to-sleep-well\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Top 3 Reasons People Fail to Sleep Well<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Learn how to get better sleep and in turn, improve your energy!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Of course we are not medical experts, and do not claim to be, so please consult with your doctor or medical professional before following any of our advice.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newwavefitness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/How-to-Have-More-Energy.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-8838\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newwavefitness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/How-to-Have-More-Energy-791x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"829\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.newwavefitness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/How-to-Have-More-Energy-791x1024.jpg 791w, https:\/\/www.newwavefitness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/How-to-Have-More-Energy-313x405.jpg 313w, https:\/\/www.newwavefitness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/How-to-Have-More-Energy-768x994.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.newwavefitness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/How-to-Have-More-Energy-1187x1536.jpg 1187w, https:\/\/www.newwavefitness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/How-to-Have-More-Energy-1583x2048.jpg 1583w, https:\/\/www.newwavefitness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/How-to-Have-More-Energy.jpg 1700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How are your energy levels throughout the day? Do you wake up with what you think is enough energy to tackle everything that day, and end up fizzling out right after lunch? Do you sleep all night, only to wake up with zero gumption, as if you hadn\u2019t slept a wink? Are your energy levels&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":9028,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0},"categories":[1,745],"tags":[747,230,131,771,754,768,769,22,746,770,129],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newwavefitness.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7061"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newwavefitness.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newwavefitness.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newwavefitness.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newwavefitness.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7061"}],"version-history":[{"count":18,"href":"https:\/\/www.newwavefitness.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7061\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8854,"href":"https:\/\/www.newwavefitness.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7061\/revisions\/8854"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newwavefitness.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9028"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newwavefitness.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7061"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newwavefitness.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7061"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newwavefitness.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7061"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}