If You Are Tired Exercise!
Posted on Fri, Oct 09, 2009 @ 01:21 PM
By Garrett Gates, Assistant to the President
Myth: If you are tired during the day best thing to do is rest.
Most people believe this myth, because it appears to make logical sense. The myth is true for people who exercise rigorously 6 days a week. However for the majority of us even if we think we are exercising a lot we are not. Every person has a different optimum amount of exercise, but for almost all people it is over an hour a day. For those of us who don’t get the optimal amount of exercise, we feel tired because our body has not released the chemicals necessary to keep us motivated and working.
Unfortunately this myth has led many people including myself into the spiraling abyss of continual tiredness. When you are tired and you rest, you thus get more tired, because the body is looking for you to exercise and release the necessary chemicals. BREAK THE CYCLE!
Studies have shown that exercising in fact provides people with substantially more sustained energy than coffee or even red bull. So if you want to have more energy throughout the day try pushing yourself a little harder in your exercise routine rather than going to bed early.
For more information see the following articles:
http://www.webmd.com/diet/news/20061103/exercise-fights-fatigue-boosts-energy
http://exercise.about.com/b/2009/06/05/fit-fact-exercise-increases-energy.htm
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2006/11/061101151005.htm