Fighting Fatigue Guide

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The 3 proven fatigue-fighting strategies. Some of these strategies offer an instant energy boost - just in time to shine for the 4 o’clock meeting. They require a bit more patience, but they’ll pay off big-time in the long run. Once you’ve mastered these energy-boosting strategies, any one of them can make you feel like you’ve just had a tune-up.

Energy Boost #1: Reach for energy food
You may be thinking “candy bar!” but a sugar boost will just leave you lagging again in an hour. For a nearly instant energy boost that lasts, eat a healthy snack containing protein and a complex carbohydrate.

Energy Boost #2: Get moving
For an instant energy boost, drop out of your busy life for 10 minutes and hit the road - or the hallways of your office. Walking is an energizer. Even a 10-minute walk can help you overcome feelings of fatigue.

Energy Boost #3: Take 5 and Meditate
Numerous studies have demonstrated the fatigue-fighting effects of meditation, but there’s no need to light candles, sit cross-legged, or learn a mantra. Mini-meditation can work wonders. A three-minute meditation is a way to calm you down and stop rushing.

This may sound pretty cheesy but we’ll have you know that everyone needs to invest in detox and escape from reality every so often (note: sex does count but we want alternatives). Every month, set at least one day for detoxification. You can find many articles to guide you with the right procedure, just make sure these are legit claims, do not undergo detox for more than two days without the approval of your doctor. Also, yoga, meditation or even psychotherapy helps the body calm down and makes way for positive thinking. Doing both is a good way to combat fatigue as we know that beating anxiety and stress is as good and as hard as keeping yourself healthy emotionally, physically, mentally and spiritually.

This is the era of the young and the over-achievers so is it any wonder that depression seems to be a norm too? Depression is a chronic condition prompted by stress, anxiety and of course, fatigue. Next to the latter is depression, so before you get to the last stage, its only right that you slow down before you get to that point. Fatigue is one of the symptoms of depression. This is brought upon by over exertion which is induced by the need to excel. To avoid it, do not set unrealistic goals, by this we mean “all in due time.” Learn to prioritize, the competition isn’t about the prize, enjoy the process. By doing so, your body relaxes with the strain off your mind. It’s as simple and as complex as mind over matter.

When you’re tired, the last thing on your mind is exercise, but we assure you that its one of the first thing you need to relax. Mental strain needs to have a physical exhaust. The body needs to get rid of the mental toxin accumulated through sweating. Inability to do this resorts to sluggishness and a feeling of constant tardiness resorting to fatigue. Always make time for exercise, if your body is in good shape, you’d soon find your mental and psychological being getting better too. We recommend you turn to sports that are most applicable to your body type.

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If you are an office worker who sits for long hours behind your desk, you may develop leg cramps that result to stress and fatigue at the end of the day.

To avoid this you can do some stretching exercises after office time to relax your muscles. Try raising your arms over your head with palms facing up and make imaginary upward pushes for 10 seconds. Do it again until you feel the strain in your upper arm.

You can also squat then slowly make your knees and chest meet for 10 seconds. Relax and do one more time. You may do these stretching routine in between your work, during coffee or lunch breaks.