Energy Boosters
If
you feel sluggish and run down, you'll do just about anything
to get more energy. There are a few tips on how you can get
more out of your body.
Fisher
Li is a computer programmer. His job involves analyzing and
sitting, but come lunchtime he's off to the gym for 20 minutes
of running every day.
"I think after the exercise, I think I got a lot of the oxygen
to the lungs, so I feel more energetic," he says.
Fisher knows one of the most basic facts about feeling energetic.
To get energy, you have to use energy. Researcher G. Ken Goodrick
has written a book called "Energy, Peace and Purpose." It
describes a natural energy-boosting plan.
"The
best way to have energy is to have a regular exercise program,
become physically active and to eat a low-calorie density
diet, which means the food pyramid," Goodrick says.
That
includes four servings of fruits and vegetables every day.
What about fast food?
"Research
clearly shows that with rats and humans, if you feed them
an American diet like pizza, hamburgers, french fries, they
will want to sleep more and exercise less," Goodrick says.
Another
energy booster is getting enough sleep.
"We
should probably have eight to nine hours of sleepr every night,
so forget the late-night television," Goodrick says. "Go to
bed at 10:00. Get up at 6:00. Clearly you'll have more energy."
Fisher says he will keep working out to keep his energy up.
But how much exercise is needed to increase energy? Goodrick
recommends people take part in vigorous exercise for 30 to
60 minutes four or five times a week.
