Coffee inspired, energy level insights💡

As I’m writing this I’m sitting at my desk, sipping a black coffee with my favourite playlist in.

What a life.

Is there anything better than that smell of freshly made coffee in the morning?

I obviously don’t know you that well right now…but I’m going to go ahead and assume you’re a coffee lover too.

Most people with a lot on tend to be.

Caffeine I guess is a super drug.

It’s both super, but it is also a drug.

I think we’re all guilty of forgetting this from time to time.

There are some key guidelines I’d like you to follow when thinking about your caffeine consumption throughout your days.

So;

• Do not have any caffeine within the first 90 minutes of your day: this is due to the system in your body that caffeine affects, not being fully kicked in until that point. So it’s not actually that effective, unfortunately it does raise your vulnerability to stress and heightens the ability for the dreaded “afternoon crash”.

• Do not have any caffeine six hours or less before you’re hoping to get to sleep: this is due to the effects that caffeine has over your body for that length of time. Caffeine has a half life of six hours - so I’d always recommend having your last coffee at around 3:30pm if you’re hoping to be sleeping for 10pm.

• Be aware that times under stress/anxiety, caffeine will make this worse: due to its stimulant nature, you’re only going to bed heightening the feelings of both stress or anxiety by consuming coffee in those moments.

• Do not have caffeine when you’re dehydrated: I speak to heaps of leaders that tell me they throw coffee down throughout the day hoping it will spike their energy levels or focus. Unfortunately if you’re dehydrated this won’t have much of an impact - plus when the spike comes down you’ll be crashing down to a worse state than before you had the coffee.

• Be aware that coffee, like all drugs, is something you’ll build a tolerance to: I’m sure you can relate to a time, maybe even now, where throwing a coffee down doesn’t seem to have any sort of effect. You’re not alone my friend. The more you have, the less it will affect your nervous system. Keep that in mind if you want that coffee to pack a punch.

• I always advise my clients to stick to a maximum of three coffees/caffeine doses daily: this lands at a sensible consumption level for many people whilst not slipping into the territory of neglecting water, good food choices, exercise and daylight as sources for increased energy.

I bet you’re thinking “Christ, that’s a lot of advice just for a coffee” but it’s all helpful to know and understand.

It’s a drug that can be really helpful but also become a real hindrance when you’re not using it so smartly.

Here’s a few pointers to help you increase your energy levels throughout the day so that the coffee can take a second on the bench instead of being your star player all day long;

• Naturally found foods: our bodies love food as it’s naturally found. It’ll keep energy levels high.
• Water: we’re predominantly made up of water. Every single molecule of energy our bodies produce needs water to happen - so it’s vital.
• Exercise: we create more energy when we exercise, add to that the immense release of endorphins post exercise.
• Daylight: vitamin d, connecting with the outside world is what our bodies crave. There’s no surprise you feel energised for getting out for a short walk outdoors.
• Consistent, quality sleep: the better your sleep is the better you will operate during the day. Treat it with the respect it deserves.

Feel free to reach out and ask away if none of that is making too much sense to you.

More than happy to give you some of my time to help where I can…that’s what I’m here after all.

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Just make sure it’s not coffee number 6 for the day😂

Ben