There are 3 things you SHOULDN’T be doing RIGHT NOW if you are looking to increase your focus, energy and drive for the rest of the day. You want to know what they are?
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1) DON’T go for that 2nd caffeine drink.
This lil cup-o-heaven WILL give you a quick shot of energy, but it will also mask your hunger for the nutritious food thus keeping you far away from what you need to maintain that hard earned muscle. Also, it will probably prevent you from getting the 7+ hours of sleep that you need tonight. AND since you will probably be wound up when you get home tonight, you’ll more than likely need some wine to “clam down from your day,” and then…..the cycle repeats itself tomorrow all over again! Oy.
This lil cup-o-heaven WILL give you a quick shot of energy, but it will also mask your hunger for the nutritious food thus keeping you far away from what you need to maintain that hard earned muscle. Also, it will probably prevent you from getting the 7+ hours of sleep that you need tonight. AND since you will probably be wound up when you get home tonight, you’ll more than likely need some wine to “clam down from your day,” and then…..the cycle repeats itself tomorrow all over again! Oy.
INSTEAD: OPT FOR green tea, a ton of water, and walk 5 flights of steps in your building. Think I’m nuts? Try it. It works EVERY TIME! (REALIZE also that toning down your caffeine intake is a multiple day-long effort. At first your body will resist and you will want to fall back on old habits. Stay strong, addicts. You can DO IT!
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2) DON’T eat any food with white sugar or white carbs.
Late day snacks tend to be sugary-crappy-convenience-foods. The prob is that these toxins take a ton of water to process through your body, leaving you super bloated. These quickie snacks also cause a SHARP spike in blood sugar, which when it finally comes crashing back down, you’re left tired, lethargic and…hungry for more sugar and white carbs. And, the cycle continues.
INSTEAD: OPT FOR a green smoothie or fruit or veggie based snack. This is NYC. You can get pretty much get anything you want delivered in 10 minutes. So enough with the excuses. WAIT, OR EVEN BETTER…go walk to the bodega or healthy food spot that is a little further away from your office! BOOM two birds with one stone!
2) DON’T eat any food with white sugar or white carbs.
Late day snacks tend to be sugary-crappy-convenience-foods. The prob is that these toxins take a ton of water to process through your body, leaving you super bloated. These quickie snacks also cause a SHARP spike in blood sugar, which when it finally comes crashing back down, you’re left tired, lethargic and…hungry for more sugar and white carbs. And, the cycle continues.
INSTEAD: OPT FOR a green smoothie or fruit or veggie based snack. This is NYC. You can get pretty much get anything you want delivered in 10 minutes. So enough with the excuses. WAIT, OR EVEN BETTER…go walk to the bodega or healthy food spot that is a little further away from your office! BOOM two birds with one stone!
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3) DON’T forget to take 3 minute breathing break. Do this now. Stand up out of your chair, turn off your computer and phone (or turn away from them), and breathe. Feel your body. Check-in with your self. Be present in the moment. That’s it? YES.
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Stay determined, focused and addicted to improving yourself,
Dr. Laura Miranda DPT, MSPT, CSCS
NYC Fitness Freak & Physical Therapist Technique-Geek
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