How to wake up the brain when you’re feeling sleepy but need to work β Kate Greenslade
Keeping the brain active through physical exercises stimulates blood flow, enhances neuron connectivity, and boosts cognitive function (clear thinking!). It shifts mental sluggishness and also promotes long term brain health and reduces the risk of cognitive decline, improving overall wellbeing.
So far so good.
But itβs not always possible to live and work according to your energy levels, so when youβve got a meeting or you need to work but all you want to do is curl up on the sofa under a blanket, use one of my favourite 3 Instant Brain Workouts to switch your state from sleepy to sharp.
I learned them from Jim Kwick during a Tony Robbins training. They make such a huge difference to how you feel, I really recommend you try at least one. I use the last one a lot! Itβs so easy and takes literally 2 minutes to feel like a different person.
Stand up and hold up both of your arms out like a cactus. Like youβre being arrested π Make sure your hands line up with your body rather than being in front of your body.
Now lift up your left knee and tap it with your right elbow.
Now do the same with the right knee and left elbow.
Continue this motion with alternate sides for 1 minute.
This will wake you up and activate both sides of the brain.
Stand up and take your left earlobe with your right hand, and your right earlobe with your left hand.
Now massage both earlobes.
Keep the massage going while doing a slow squat while inhaling.
Now stand up while you exhale. All the while massaging your earlobes with opposite hands.
Repeat this 5-10 times, depending on how tired you feel.
Stand up and take the position as if you are about to start a running race. Left foot in front of the right foot. Thereβs no need to touch the floor like sprinters do, this is more of a standing stance.
Now keeping your feet still move your arms as if youβre running really fast.
Continue this for 1 minute.
Now switch your feet so your right foot is forward.
Repeat the running motion with your arms as fast as you can for another minute.
