{"id":4315,"date":"2019-05-25T09:00:17","date_gmt":"2019-05-25T07:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/curiosifymagazine.com\/?p=4315"},"modified":"2019-06-03T18:38:09","modified_gmt":"2019-06-03T16:38:09","slug":"why-you-dont-have-energy-and-how-to-get-it-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/curiosifymagazine.com\/en\/why-you-dont-have-energy-and-how-to-get-it-back\/","title":{"rendered":"Why you don&#8217;t have energy and how to get it back"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Do you feel like <strong>you used to be full of energy<\/strong> but now you&#8217;ve just <strong>lost<\/strong> it? Would you like to get home and do something other than throwing yourself onto the couch? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1366\" src=\"https:\/\/curiosifymagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/paolo-nicolello-1127471-unsplash.jpg\" alt=\"Couch\" class=\"wp-image-4335\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Feeling energyless is more common than you think<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Lacking energy often causes us to <strong>feel groggy<\/strong> and can sometimes even keep us from having a <strong>proper <a href=\"https:\/\/curiosifymagazine.com\/en\/alcohol-does-help-when-speaking-foreign-languages\/\">conversation<\/a><\/strong>. If you&#8217;ve already talked to your <strong>nutritionist<\/strong>, or tried to find a <strong>solution<\/strong> but nothing seems to be working, you might want to realize that feeling good<strong> does not just depend on <a href=\"https:\/\/curiosifymagazine.com\/en\/6-reasons-why-you-need-bananas-to-stay-healthy\/\">food<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/curiosifymagazine.com\/en\/why-your-lunch-break-is-the-perfect-time-to-exercise\/\">exercise<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4451\" height=\"3149\" src=\"https:\/\/curiosifymagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/kevin-grieve-704178-unsplash.jpg\" alt=\"Tired\" class=\"wp-image-4338\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Nutrition and exercise is not enough<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>These two factors are obviously <strong>crucial<\/strong>, and you should never forget about them. However, your nutrition and work out are but <strong>two tools<\/strong>. In the sense that if you were to <strong>bake a cake,<\/strong> food and <a href=\"https:\/\/curiosifymagazine.com\/en\/10-tips-to-gain-muscle-before-summer-gets-here\/\">exercise<\/a> would <strong>only be two ingredients inside a whole list of them.<\/strong> So, although you couldn&#8217;t bake a cake without the two, you also wouldn&#8217;t be able to bake one <strong>without the rest of the ingredients.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"5760\" height=\"3840\" src=\"https:\/\/curiosifymagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/bruce-mars-558730-unsplash.jpg\" alt=\"Exercise\" class=\"wp-image-4341\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Explained with numbers<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Number-wise, one workout can be for example between 15 and 30 minutes long, and eating would take up around 1 to 3 hours daily. In other words, it just makes up between <strong>3 and 4 hours of daily energy optimization<\/strong>. Unfortunately, the other<strong> 12 hours of being awake are empty.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1439\" src=\"https:\/\/curiosifymagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/feet-932346_1920.jpg\" alt=\"Lazy\" class=\"wp-image-4344\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Optimization<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The solution to this lack of energy is <strong>optimizing your whole day for energy,<\/strong> which unfortunately<strong> depends on the person.<\/strong> This is not one of them &#8220;one size fits all&#8221; things. So it&#8217;s important you find <strong>what best suits you.<\/strong> A solution would be having a <strong>custom tailored plan<\/strong> made that fits your schedule.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"5709\" height=\"3938\" src=\"https:\/\/curiosifymagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/bruce-mars-556415-unsplash.jpg\" alt=\"Trainer\" class=\"wp-image-4347\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Finding the cause and the right solution<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The important thing is that you discover what best <strong>suits you<\/strong>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/health\/article-3037341\/Are-exhausted-perfectionism-lack-protein-coffee-reveal-seven-surprising-reasons-lacking-energy.html\">Problems<\/a> causing lack of energy often include things like <strong>too much pressure, no self-care, a <a href=\"https:\/\/curiosifymagazine.com\/en\/not-sleeping-well-is-worse-for-you-than-you-thought\/\">low<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/curiosifymagazine.com\/en\/science-proves-why-napping-is-the-way-to-go\/\">sleep<\/a> quality, not working out enough (or even too much) and not eating the right food suited for your body. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The problem is that we try to find solutions in things that are really <strong>not helping<\/strong> us, like for example <strong>coffee<\/strong>,<strong> supplements, energy drinks <\/strong>or<strong> nootropics. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Photos: Unsplash and Pixabay<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do you feel like whatever you do you always feel tired? Have you tried everything but still nothing changes? 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