Last summer I trained a Hollywood starlet who was in Toronto to film a movie. She
was a model Turbulence Training client, doing everything I asked in each session
including her first-ever chin-up, except for the Sugar-free Red Bull she insisted
on having before each workout.
She said she needed the energy.
Everywhere you go people are looking for 'energy'. Have you been seduced by the
ads promising "such and such" beverage will "give you wings",
or by stores offering sky-high cups of coffee. Where do you go for your fix? And
is it really a fix at all? Or just a patch that leads to an inevitable crash and
burn?
In reality, the "energy" we're chasing is simply mental alertness.
And it's no secret that coffee and cigarettes contain drugs that stimulate your
brain, giving you the mental alertness we mistakenly call 'energy'.
If you are searching a better way of living, a life that doesn't depend on chemicals
- literally, drugs! - to keep you awake and motivated, if you are tired of being
tired, then being wired, and then being tired again, then set the coffee cup down,
step away from the supersized Diet Cokes, and turn to holistic living.
There are better, healthier ways to achieve higher levels of physical and mental
energy.
Here are 3 ways to get more energy, naturally.
1) Exercise
It doesn't matter what time you exercise, just be consistent. Fit it in based on
your schedule and personality. If you have to do it first thing when you wake up,
just do it. Don't even let yourself think about it. Just get started.
A lot of people think too much about their plan. That's why Turbulence Training
works for so many people...they don't have to think, they just follow the workouts
and get done fast.
Focus on intense strength training for 20 minutes followed by a brief interval training
session to boost your metabolism all day long.
Exercise is a drug. Like caffeine and nicotine, exercise causes the release of many
chemicals into your blood, resulting in mental stimulation and an improved sense
of overall well-being. Exercise just makes you feel good.