Tea and coffee are an essential part of life for many of us. In fact, the breakfast cup of coffee and mid-morning tea break are so deeply embedded in our daily routine, that they have become automatic and unquestioned cornerstones of the day. This means that it can be difficult to envisage alternatives or doing away with them altogether.
Caffeine Awareness Month presents an opportunity to be mindful of the amount of caffeine we are drinking and to be educated about the potential advantages of substitutes.
Use Caffeine Awareness Month to try swapping your morning espresso for a fruit smoothie or mint tea. Or perhaps instead experiment with the introduction of a morning run or workout to invigorate your day. It may be an opportunity to discover that a daily caffeine hit may not be as indispensable as you originally thought.
To celebrate National Caffeine Awareness Month, increase your productivity while combating your need for caffeine with these tactics:
1. Get enough sleep
Most adults need 7 to 8 hours a night for the best amount of sleep, although some people may need as few as five hours or as many as 10 hours of sleep nightly.
2. Perform some simple stretches to get your body active
include your mind, your heart, your blood flow and your metabolism, and select workout which would help you achieve your goals and also manage to keep you fresh.
3. Sit up straight and take a few deep breaths
Take a few deep breaths from way down in your gut. Oxygen fuels your brain, and deep breaths get even more oxygen to your brain, activating it for work all the better.
4. Soak up some fresh air and sunlight
Fresh air and sunlight with a quick walk outdoors or around your building.The vitamin D from sunlight is great for boosting moods; plus, as you move your body, you get a little more energized.
5. Move to a different location
Whether it's moving from your office to a conference room, leaving your home for a coffeehouse or just shifting from one side of the room to the other.
6. Hydrate with lots of water
Since 60% or more of your body weight comes from fluids, staying hydrated is necessary for optimum performance. And, if you need some extra flavor, just toss in a Crystal Light packet.
7. Instead of letting it slow you down, fill "down time" with smaller projects
That can be done quickly. Just like the saying of "a rolling stone gathers no moss", it's easier to be active when already active... So, if you don't have time to complete a project, at least get started and leave it out for when you can pick your work back up again.
8. Eat foods that increase your energy
Take food that increase are rich in protein rather than those that cause a slump an hour after eating. Eating things like whole-wheat bread, strawberries, broccoli and bananas will help keep energy levels more constant and consistent.
9. Listen to some energizing music
Music is a powerful tool, particularly for affecting emotion, so handle with care but utilize it fully.
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Caffeine Awareness Month presents an opportunity to be mindful of the amount of caffeine we are drinking and to be educated about the potential advantages of substitutes.
Use Caffeine Awareness Month to try swapping your morning espresso for a fruit smoothie or mint tea. Or perhaps instead experiment with the introduction of a morning run or workout to invigorate your day. It may be an opportunity to discover that a daily caffeine hit may not be as indispensable as you originally thought.
To celebrate National Caffeine Awareness Month, increase your productivity while combating your need for caffeine with these tactics:
1. Get enough sleep
Most adults need 7 to 8 hours a night for the best amount of sleep, although some people may need as few as five hours or as many as 10 hours of sleep nightly.
2. Perform some simple stretches to get your body active
include your mind, your heart, your blood flow and your metabolism, and select workout which would help you achieve your goals and also manage to keep you fresh.
3. Sit up straight and take a few deep breaths
Take a few deep breaths from way down in your gut. Oxygen fuels your brain, and deep breaths get even more oxygen to your brain, activating it for work all the better.
4. Soak up some fresh air and sunlight
Fresh air and sunlight with a quick walk outdoors or around your building.The vitamin D from sunlight is great for boosting moods; plus, as you move your body, you get a little more energized.
5. Move to a different location
Whether it's moving from your office to a conference room, leaving your home for a coffeehouse or just shifting from one side of the room to the other.
6. Hydrate with lots of water
Since 60% or more of your body weight comes from fluids, staying hydrated is necessary for optimum performance. And, if you need some extra flavor, just toss in a Crystal Light packet.
7. Instead of letting it slow you down, fill "down time" with smaller projects
That can be done quickly. Just like the saying of "a rolling stone gathers no moss", it's easier to be active when already active... So, if you don't have time to complete a project, at least get started and leave it out for when you can pick your work back up again.
8. Eat foods that increase your energy
Take food that increase are rich in protein rather than those that cause a slump an hour after eating. Eating things like whole-wheat bread, strawberries, broccoli and bananas will help keep energy levels more constant and consistent.
9. Listen to some energizing music
Music is a powerful tool, particularly for affecting emotion, so handle with care but utilize it fully.
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Always Available for your service.
- The Atoz Fitness&Food Team.