WO Magazine Fall 2015 | Page 52

LIFESTYLE Features POWER UP { SUPERCHARGE WITH SUPERFOODS Ensure you never run on empty by eating energy rich foods every four hours. A balanced whole food diet that consists of carbohydrates, protein, fat and fiber will keep your cells jam-packed with energy. MEDITATE Exhausted - again? Energy is today’s hottest commodity and many of us find it’s in short supply! Life is meant to be lived at full speed, but how can you live large if you’re experiencing a personal energy crisis? An abundance of energy means you can power up your day, be brilliant and rock into the evening. Check out these energy boosters to power up: Quiet your mind to recharge your body. It may surprise you to learn that although meditation is an energy booster, it’s the clearing of stress that will leave you refreshed. Stress sucks energy, uses up our feel-good adrenaline and leaves behind damaging cortisol. Meditation neutralizes stress, giving us an automatic reset to our energy levels. SLEEP GRATITUDE WALK Every day take at least ten minutes to walk outside. Focus your thoughts on all the things in your life that make you happy. This exercise/emotional connection combination floods your brain and body with endorphins and leaves you feeling magically refreshed. Get your zzzzz’s to rejuvenate your energy. While you sleep, your body works hard to rebuild cells and remove toxins. Getting seven to nine hours every night will give your body a chance to refuel your serotonin levels and help you wake up feeling happy and energized. CHECK YOUR ATTITUDE AMP UP FLUIDS uuuuuuu Dehydration damages your vitality during every season - not just in the heat. Your body steals fluid from your blood to keep your cells hydrated for optimal function, making your blood thick. Your heart then has to work harder, ultimately forcing you to slow down. Get your daily eight to nine glasses of water to keep fluid levels amped up. 50 | whiteoaksclub.com | fall 2015 Change your attitude from negative to positive with some inspirational messages to shift emotional energy and your physical energy will follow.