What energises you??

[abc12345]

I’m knackered all the time, I have been for years. I get plenty of sleep. I’ve tried iron supplements. Can anyone recommend anything that might help?

Exercise.

Seems hard work at the time, but leaves me feeling frisky the rest of the time.

Yup. Running.

Every day?

Eolian - yes. Running is not for me, but any form of exercise is great.

And it's each to their own, whether running, or Body Combat or swimming or yoga. Anything that pushes our strength, endurance, builds muscle, makes us fitter.
I am approaching 60 year old. I take stairs 2 at a time. I have a 6 pack. I am a size 10. I exercise 4 or 5 times a week, have done for decades. I feel about 22 years old.

I aim for 4 X 1 hour exercise a week sometimes more, sometimes less.

Exercise and diet and habit.

I hate running but cycle to work 99% of the time. I play tennis and swim and surf and walk to the shops.

I eat well but am never on a diet as such.

I job up stairs, I walk somewhere if possible (quickly), I get out of bed as soon as I wake up and do physical things.

God no, not every day. I get injured if I overdo it. But I already walk my dog for an hour or two every day anyway, so I'm not inactive on my non-running days.

Exercise, I can only run 3km so opt to cycle instead, walk to work, swim before work.

It’s great for the body both inside and out, skin, hair, nails, great for sex life, hormones etc

Music. Turning off screens and turning up the radio boosts my energy.

Have you had a check up and blood tests?

Extra high strength vitamin D and omega 3 supplements boosts my energy, along with limiting coffee to maximum 2 a day.

Last year I tried exercise to boost my energy and all it did was made me more exhausted. It turns out my vitamin D levels were almost non existant but a course of insanely high strength vitamin D sorted it and I've carried on with vitamin D supplements and added omega 3.

Eating low carb, alwAys fe3l sluggish and sleepy after eating carbs.

Being with friends.

Exercise - never thought I'd say that but I have the bug now!

I’d love to get up and exercise but I can’t drag myself out of bed in the morning let alone jump on a bike!

I’ve had blood tests at the go and she said everything was normal. I don’t think they did vit d though. Do they do that at the dr??

ABC do go to your gp and get checked out

Eating low carb, alwAys fe3l sluggish and sleepy after eating carbs.

Yes, this too. I started low carbing 3 weeks ago and was feeling really great. Failed last night for the first time by eating lots of chocolate biscuits and feel utterly sluggish and feeble today. Can't seem to motivate myself to do anything.

The sun.

When the sun is out, even in the winter, I feel energised and full of life. I bounce out of bed (ish) ready to do stuff and be productive.

Also exercise, but not as much and I have to reeeeally push myself to do it sometimes

Running. Download couch to 5K and do it 3 times per week. It only takes half an hour at the start. It. Will. Change. Your. Life. I lost 23 pounds, cured my insomnia and feel like a whole new person because I have so much more energy. And when I started I was the world's biggest exercise sceptic and couldn't even run for a minute. Now I can run 7K!

Exercise, running especially, always helps. I've not been to the gym since Thursday as the DCs have been off school and I feel all frustrated and pent-up.

The other thing is loads of water every day; I drink at least 4 litres and it definitely gives me a boost.

Gin

Exercise at least every other day, low sugar low alcohol diet, eat just enough but not too much, de-stress with yoga, vit D, magnesium, HRT. Know my limits.

@abc12345 I was like that, couldn't drag myself out of bed at 7am for work but now my alarm goes off at 5:45 and I'm up, running clothes on and out the door for 6am. I'm sleeping so much better too.

Not eating sugar and white carbs

Yoga

Music

Thanks for your suggestions.

Do any of you manage to exercise at home? I have little ones so I can’t just go for a run anytime I fancy it (which actually is never!)

Sex. Drinking water. Lie ins when I get the chance.