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6 Tips for Staying Energized During Training Days

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Training for a race coming up? Keep your energy levels high with these 6 essential tips for staying energized on training days

Training for a race coming up? Keep your energy levels high with these 6 essential tips for staying energized on training days - @TheFitCookie #fitness #training

Ever feel like you’re going to hit the wall from fatigue and all you want to do is nap…but it’s only 9am….and you’ve already had 5 cups of coffee? Yep, I’ve been there!

Lately my days begin at 5 am and are filled with writing, social media (I’m now managing the SM for a company I write for), workouts, subbing fitness classes, teaching Zumba, training clients, and helping coach kids volleyball, not to mention cooking, cleaning, chauffeuring,….it makes for busy days!

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One of the biggest hurdles for me with staying active and keeping busy has been my energy levels. I have struggled for years with fatigue, especially in the last year or 2, and daily stress doesn’t help. Some days I get completely wiped out by 8 pm, and it gets even worse around certain times of the month…if ya know what I mean, ugh. Here are a few things I make sure I do to keep my energy levels up while staying active.

Disclaimer: this post is for informational purposes only and is not meant to replace the advice of your medical professional.

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Hydrate!

I cannot understate how important proper hydration is for keeping energy levels up: drink, drink, drink! Speaking from experience, chronic dehydration and under-hydration can lead to muscle aches, headaches, joint aches…your aches will have aches!

Drink up and drink often. If you need more than water, drink some herbal tea or mix pieces of fruit in with your water for some flavor. My favorite is lime slices.

Watch your sugar intake

This may come as no surprise, but watching your sugar intake can go a long way in keeping your energy levels steadier throughout the day. Avoiding high glycemic sugars and refined carbohydrates can keep your blood sugar steadier without the blood sugar spikes and crashes that can accompany high sugar consumption.

Speaking from experience on this, too, your mood can improve as well. Carb intake is important, but keep your sugar intake in reasonable limits.

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Electrolytes, Vitamins, and Minerals

Make sure you are getting enough vitamins, minerals, and electrolytes in your diet or through supplements (when approved by your doctor). High volume and intense exercise can deplete your body of it’s stores of nutrients much faster than normal, so make sure you are staying on top of your nutrition.

Calcium, magnesium, sodium, and potassium are big players in muscle function and can help alleviate muscle soreness and improve nerve transmission. If you are constantly having problems with recovery, consider talking to your doctor checking for imbalances or deficiencies.

Macronutrient Balance (protein/fat/carbs)

A big part of staying energized through fitness and training is making sure you are eating enough calories to sustain your work load AND making you have balanced macronutrient in each meal. Eating carbohydrates is really important for endurance athletes, but don’t forget about the protein or healthy fats either! Each macronutrient plays an important role in re-fueling your body so you next workout or fitness event is even better than the last.

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Get down time/R&R

Get plenty of sleep! Sleep is your body’s time to repair damage sustained during the day, so make sure you are getting enough shut-eye. Rest times also include planning rest times and taking adequate time off with complete rest days and active recovery days so you allow your body to repair itself while still maintaining your fitness level.

Work with your body, not against it

Always stay in tune with your body! If you are feeling run down, take a break and let your body recover. If certain foods make you feel icky and drained, then find other foods that agree with your body better. You have one body for the rest of your life, take care of it!

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6 thoughts on “6 Tips for Staying Energized During Training Days”

  1. Great tips! I keep meaning to start tracking my macros with an app and keep forgeting, but I know how important this is. I also do eat too much sugar…=( am trying to be better about this!

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  2. Coming over for the first time from Bean Bytes, and I couldn’t agree more with your tips! People forget that hydration is SO closely linked to energy, as is maintaining a balanced diet and listening to your body. So many beginning athletes think of exercise as a justification for eating all the junk and sugar they want … and even though it seems “unfair,” it’s actually just as important to limit those foods if you care about your performance! I’ve heard tons about X2 and am very intrigued as a runner myself, but haven’t bitten the bullet yet!

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