4 Ways To Feel More Alert At Work

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Are you feeling exhausted during your working day? This is quite common, and it happens to a vast majority of working folk. It can be due to many things, including underlying medical conditions. If you constantly feel drained, visiting your GP for a checkup is worth visiting. Look below for four ways to feel more alert during the day.

Change Your Diet

Occasionally, feeling excessively tired can be caused by your diet. If you are lacking key vitamins and nutrients, your body’s way of showing this is to make you tired. If you struggle to get nutrients into your diet, it might be worthwhile looking into taking a multivitamin to give your body what it needs. For example, if you are lacking in iron, this can present itself as excessive tiredness. 

Make sure you are drinking enough water in addition to your diet. The human body is made up of around 60% water, so it needs to be replaced regularly throughout the day. If you don’t drink enough, you can quickly become dehydrated, which can cause you to become tired and grouchy. 

Get More Sleep

Another way to feel more alert at work is to ensure you are getting enough sleep each night. Aiming for at least eight hours of uninterrupted sleep each night would be best. Not getting enough sleep can cause you to feel irritated and agitated; that is not something you want when dealing with professionals in the workplace. If you wake up regularly at night or with aches and pains, the problem could be your mattress. Ideally, buying a new mattress every eight years would be best. To find out which mattress is best for you, why not take The Sleep Shop Inc.'s mattress quiz? 

Improve Air Circulation 

If you can improve the air circulation in your office space and home then this will certainly keep you more alert. Poor air quality mixed with a warm environment can make you feel sleepy. Open a window or purchase an air purifier to help you feel more alert and awake. If your home or office already has an AC system installed, then you could also explore the possibility of working with an air duct cleaning company, as mold in air duct or filters can be responsible for seriously diminishing the air quality, with negative effects on one's health.

Lift Your Mood

If you find yourself feeling down a lot of the time, then this could mess around with how alert you are feeling at work. Unfortunately, you may be struggling with your mental health, and this can make you feel like you can’t be bothered to do anything. It may end up with a lot of sick days and impact your social life as well. If you find the root cause of why you are feeling down, then you can work to rectify this. It may be that you are feeling self-conscious or paranoid about how you look, or it might be something deeper rooted. 

We hope you enjoyed this article and that it provides tips and tricks for getting through the day without feeling tired.

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