From vitamin pills to exercise programmes – we test three ways to help boost your energy levels
ONLINE searches for “what vitamins give you energy” are up by 250 per cent in the last 30 days.
A lack of energy can be down to vitamin deficiency but also an unhealthy diet, lack of exercise and stress as well as daily life challenges.
Today I will suggest ways you can potentially up your energy levels . . .
Vitamin pills
VITAMIN pills won’t give you a direct hit of energy, but some can help you feel less fatigued.
There are eight that help the body convert food into energy. A deficiency, especially in B12 and B9 can cause problems including extreme tiredness.
Myvitamins Energy is a blend of 16 vitamins and minerals to help you to kickstart your day.
They contain vitamins B and D, zinc for mental health, magnesium to reduce fatigue, and iron.
A great multivit that’s £12.99 for 30 capsules.
See myvitamins.com.
Exercise programme
WHEN you just don’t have the energy, the last thing you might feel like doing is exercising.
But did you know that even a short walk or doing a bit of gardening can help to get more oxygen-rich blood moving around your body, giving you an energy boost? Exercise often helps you sleep more soundly later, too.
And in the long run regular exercise improves your body’s strength and endurance, meaning daily tasks start to become easier.
A great way to get motivated is to sign up to a programme.
The one that works for me is a six-week plan by Nicole Chapman, where you get five video workouts a week – including HIIT, which gets my energy levels up.
It is £9 a week with the code SUMMER, starting tomorrow.
See nicolechapman.com.
Energy drink
ENERGY company Tenzing launched the world’s strongest natural energy drink on Tuesday.
It’s called Super Natural Energy and is a fiery mango flavour with cordyceps mushrooms, a fungus that has been in traditional Chinese medicine for years to boost energy.
It’s thought it increases the body’s production of the molecule adenosine triphosphate (ATP) which is used for delivering energy to the muscles.
It also contains magnesium, plus 200mg of caffeine from green coffee beans.
There’s electrolytes, too, vitamin C and 60 per cent less sugar than in traditional energy drinks.
This definitely gave me energy – I’m not used to caffeine! – but I didn’t crash either.
From £2.16 per 250ml, at tenzingnaturalenergy. com.