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How To Eliminate The "After Lunch" Sleepiness & Increase Your Focus at Work

 
Author: Robert L. Jones
If you're anything like most people, you get tired and unfocused around 2 o'clock in the afternoon. This causes a loss of focus and productive energy. This letter will give you a few solutions to this problem, helping you increase your productivity and hopefully, income.

This mid afternoon sluggishness usually comes from your body's need to digest your lunch. Also, our bodies are biologically programmed to 'shut down" for sleep twice per 24 hour period. For most people this is around 11:00 PM and 2:00 PM. If only this didn't happen during work hours!

Here are a few tips to deal with this slump and increase your productivity'

1. Create good sleep habits during 'normal" sleeping hours. The number one cause of daytime drowsiness is lack of sleep at night. Many of us stay awake watching TV, reading or working. This is a paradox in a way. If we weren't so tired during the day, we would get all of our work and reading done during waking hours. To solve this, create good sleep habits at night. Don't work in your bedroom. Make your sleeping room, a room of peace and relaxation. Try to get 7-8 hours of un-interrupted sleep every night.

2. Keep your body in good physical shape. The more you become out of good physical shape, the more energy it takes to stay awake and move around. Additionally, your heart and lungs become weaker and struggle to keep up with the pace that your life demands. Get good conditioning and cardiovascular exercise at least 3 times per week. Don't think that you need to become a body builder or be able to lift a million pounds. Exercise to be healthy, not the next Miss America or Mr. Universe.

3. Learn a good after lunch meditation...breathe! Most people are oxygen deprived. Learning good breathing and meditation practices will drastically boost your energy and mental clarity. Meditation can be done in just 15 minutes and will give you the energy and focus you need to finish off your day. Focus on your breath for 15 minutes while listening to relaxing music without words. If you become distracted and lose track of your breath, it's okay, that's normal. Just start focusing on your breath again. Remember to take deep breaths, filling your lungs completely while doing this.

Being a martial artist I prefer, of course to use martial arts for all 3 of these items. You can get into the best physical shape of your life, learn meditation techniques and give you bullet proof confidence. Most people find that after the first 2 weeks they already are getting more benefits than they expected. The nice thing about martial arts, if taught right, you can learn at your own pace and you have a personal coach that helps you get over the road blocks. Unlike a gym where you often fill like your in a fish bowl and are left to figure it all out for yourself.

Author Bio:

Robert Jones runs 3 successful martial arts schools located in Bellevue, Lynnwood, and Kent Washington. He has been helping families make positive changes in their lives through martial arts for over 20 years. He has also written A Guide on How to Pick a Martial Arts School

He can be reached at the Academy of Kempo Martial Arts. 800-508-6141. His schools can be found on the web at Bellevue Martial Arts and Kung Fu

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