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4.8.21

How to increase stamina and energy






if you often complain of breathlessness or lack of stamina after performing your daily activities, it is important that you take action immediately. Leading a sedentary lifestyle, too much stress and other such unhealthy lifestyle choices can be the cause.
There are natural means which are a combination of diet, exercise and lifestyle modifications that can increase your stamina the natural way.
Here are ways in which you can increase stamina and energy
 Don't skip breakfast
Make sure you start your day on a healthy note. Breakfast is the most essential meal of the day and in order to improve your body's metabolism, its best to not skip this meal. If possible, make oat meal or whole wheat bread and eggs part of your breakfast routine. Occasionally, you can also treat yourself to some peanut butter as it helps increase the intake of 'good' calories and can significantly boost your energy.
Make way for magnesium
If you are into sports or into any kind of physical activity, it's important that you make magnesium a part of your daily diet. Magnesium helps convert glucose into energy, giving you an instant boost. Leafy veggies, nuts, seeds, fish, soybeans, avocado, bananas and dark chocolate are some good sources of magnesium.
Include carbs in your diet
Foods rich in carbohydrates such as sweet potatoes, brown bread, etc, provide your body with starch and sugar, which in turn help provide energy and increase stamina. Additionally, complex carbs present in foods like bread, pasta and rice, unlike simple carbs, help you feel energetic and full all day long. Such foods provide an instant source of energy which is used as a fuel by your body.
Make sure you snack on some fresh fruits, nuts, and oats as they help keep your blood sugar levels under check, helping lower your cholesterol.
Stay hydrated
If you often find yourself low on energy, blame it on dehydration. It is important therefore that you increase the intake of fluids and drink water at regular intervals. Additionally, drinking one glass of beetroot juice daily for breakfast in known to work wonders. Beetroot is loaded with good amount of nitrates that can help increase stamina and help you get through the day like a breeze.
Sip on some hot water in the mornings is an effective way to help boost your metabolism and improve digestion.
Limit your ‘rest’ time
Though resting is essential and is called the repair time for your body, start decreasing it gradually. If, let’s say, you take rest for two minutes after three sets of an exercise, reduce the duration to one minute, 30 seconds. Then after a few weeks, reduce it to a minute and so on.
Exercise regularly
Exercising regularly can help increase the resistance of your body by overcoming fatigue and help you stay fit.
1. Even mild exercises such as jogging, walking or swimming for a few minutes every day can make you strong. Running or cycling up a hill is a great way to burn calories and increase and stamina at the same time. If you prefer working out indoors, then you could run on a treadmill or simply jog in place. Swimming, on the other hand, is a good muscle and stamina-building exercise as the water provides resistance, thereby making the muscles work harder. Taking a daily yoga or dance class can also help.
Get a good night's sleep
Your body needs time to rewind at the end of the day. It's therefore important that you catch up on at least 7-8 hours of sleep daily in order to improve your mental and physical performance. In case you have trouble sleeping at night, spend a few minutes mediating or doing yoga. This will help beat stress and mental fatigue.
However, going to bed right after a heavy meal can lead to the accumulation of fat in your body. It's therefore important that you maintain a gap of at least an hour between your dinner and sleep. Brisk walking after your dinner is the best way to boost metabolism and enhance digestion.
 Eat wisely
In order to increase stamina; it is essential that you concentrate on what you are eating and whether or not the food you consume will do you any good. Additionally, to ensure a continuous supply of energy to your body, it is best to break your meals into five smaller proportions that can then be consumed during regular intervals.
Sip hot water
Do it first thing in the morning and do it several times a day. Sipping hot water is also very effective in boosting your metabolism and improves your digestion, in turn improving your stamina and endurance.
Eat multiple times a day
Try to have a five-meal policy with smaller portions rather than a three-meal policy with bigger portions. This will improve your body’s metabolism as there will be a continuous supply of energy. Also, if you eat big portions, your body is likely to get sluggish post that.
Eat protein
Protein is essential for the health of the muscles. Make sure you never skip on good sources of protein such as eggs, dairy products, chicken and pulses.
Walk after your meals
Walk slowly after you eat and try to maintain a gap of 20 minutes between eating and walking. This helps your body digest the food that you have eaten and helps it stay free of toxins. This is an essential part of building stamina.
Maintain a gap of two to three hours between dinner and sleep
You should never sleep after eating as it leads to accumulation of fat in your body. Make it a thumb rule to always maintain a gap of at least two hours between your dinner and sleep. This will boost your metabolism and enhance digestion.
Listen to music
Yes, you read that right. If you are looking for ways to kickstart your stamina, we suggest plugging in your headphones and listening to your favourite bops. It has been proven in a study that listening to music during exercising has a dramatic impact on your cardiac efficiency, as your heart rate slows down and you are able to workout more efficiently. Listening to music while working out is also known to delay fatigue and improve your performance.
Go easy on salt
When you sweat or engage in rigorous physical activity, your body loses a lot of salt during perspiration. It is therefore important that you maintain you keep a check on your salt intake as you wouldn’t want your sodium levels to drop suddenly. Low salt intake can cause electrolyte imbalances, causing dizziness, thereby reducing your stamina. Remember that the daily recommendation for sodium intake is 2300-2400 mg. Steer clear from foods such as chips, fast-food, canned and prepared soups, deli meats, frozen entrees, anything that’s either processed or packaged.
Foods rich in vitamin C, proteins, and iron help increase energy, improve your immune system, and repair your body’s muscles and tissues. Oranges, kiwis, lemons, limes, cranberries, apples, guavas, grapefruits, grapes, spinach, kale, bell peppers, tomatoes, broccoli, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, gooseberry, chives, basil, and thyme are all rich sources of vitamin C. While fish, poultry, eggs, milk, cheese, legumes, and nuts are rich in protein, milk, cheese, yoghurt, green leafy vegetables and sardines help increase the levels of iron and calcium in your body
Peanut butter .This is rich in omega-3 fatty acids, which in turn help promote a healthy heart and brain. As this food has high-calorie content, it takes a longer time to digest, thereby helping you stay full and satisfied for a longer duration.
 EggsEggs are a great source of proteins and other nutrients such as vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants. One hard-boiled egg contains six grams of proteins, which constitutes about 11 per cent of the daily protein intake required for an average human being. They not only help keep you satiated for a longer duration but also help keep fatigue away.
Check your weight
1. Try to maintain your ideal weight by taking into account your height and body structure.
2. In case you are underweight, consult a doctor or a nutrition expert to help you.
3. Similarly, if you are obese, give up on all the unhealthy choices and act immediately.
4. In order to maintain a minimal level of fitness, try working out for at least 30 minutes for five days a week.
5. It’s important that you don’t give if you don’t see any results as stamina building takes time.
6. If you are not an exercise person, you could instead enroll yourself in Zumba, aerobics or any such fun classes
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