Boost your energy in 5 minutes or less

Are you sleepy? Feeling a little out of it? No need to stay in that state. Try one of these 3 tips to feel more awake naturally:

1- Drink your water – you may feel tired if you’re dehydrated. Get up and get a glass of water. Drink it slowly for a few minutes. Pause and check in with yourself – how do you feel now?

2- Stretch – if you’ve been sitting still staring at the computer for a long time, your eyes might be dry and your muscles could be tired from keeping you still in the same position for so long. Make it a practice to get up every 30 minutes to 1 hour and take a 2 minute break to stretch. Stand up, reach your hands over your head. Imagine your fingers touching the sky while your feet get rooted into the ground. Breathe deeply. You can also do some twists, touch your toes, or stretch your sides.

3- Breathe – shallow breathing deprives your body of vitamin O (oxygen). Try deep breathing for a few minutes. Inhale deeply for 4 seconds, hold the breath for 7 seconds, then exhale for 8 seconds until you run out of breath. This deep cleansing breath will help relax and oxygenate your blood. If you need more stimulation, try the breath of fire – inhale deeply, retain the breath for a second. then begin pumping the breath out in short bursts – as if you were fanning a fire with billows – exhaling shortly, rapidly and continuously through your nostrils. This yogic breath stimulates the mind and will give you instant energy