Advice to improve your movement, fitness, and overall health from the world's #1 in orthopedics.
10 Ways to Boost Your Energy During the Winter
Don’t let dark, cold days bring you down. Try these tips to put a little more pep in your step.
Advice to improve your movement, fitness, and overall health from the world's #1 in orthopedics.
Do you feel like taking a nap at noon every day? You're not alone! With dark afternoons and plummeting temperatures, it's typical to feel exhausted, particularly when so many of us now work from home and don't have a morning commute to get us going.
But you don't have to chug coffee or energy drinks to rev your engine. Here are 10 perfectly natural pick-me-ups from HSS rehabilitation and performance expert Jason Mayerhofer PT, DPT, MTC, STC, CSCS, SFMA, USATF-1, to keep you supercharged all day long.
Make your bed with intention.
"Because we've been trapped inside and haven't been able to do much, some of us have let a few things slide," Mayerhofer says. "Most people just roll out of bed, half asleep. Putting conscious thought into actually making your bed first thing wakes you up physically and can act as a great psychological tool to set yourself up for a positive day."
Crank up your favorite tunes and make your bed to the beat. Exaggerate all your movements, squatting when you bend to tuck in the sheets. "Be sure to protect your back by engaging your core and bending at the hips and knees," he says.
Published 1/7/2021
