How do you create the energy you need to live your life to the full? It will probably surprise you to find out that most people probably know what to do they just don’t do it. I know from my own experience that for years I couldn’t envisage a life that properly enhanced my energy levels. That was because I wasn’t thinking about my body at all, it coped with all the excess and lack of exercise that I was able to provide without any noticeable effect.

In order to enhance your energy levels you need to value your body and act accordingly. Most people know that exercise is one way of increasing your fitness, and they also know that increased fitness will create greater energy levels, despite that many people don’t take regular exercise. Most people know that stopping smoking will benefit their respiratory systems, despite that many people don’t become non-smokers. Most people know that eating fresh vegetables and managing their weight will benefit their appearance and energy levels, despite that many people don’t take positive action to improve their lives.

You are very likely to know all that without reading this article, and yet I’d like to bet that you are reading it because you want to improve your energy levels. What does all this tell you? It tells me that in order to improve my own energy levels I need to do something about my physical condition.Over the years I have implemented my plans to become a non smoker, to take regular exercise and to control my weight, and guess what, I have loads more energy every day of my life. ‘Bully for you,’ you might say, ‘ I wish it was as simple for me.’ The truth of course is that it is as simple as making a personal choice to value your body and acting accordingly. Make one of your enduring values your own health and well being. One of the most energising choices that you can make is to regularly take physical exercise. Of course if you haven’t exercised for a long time you should get a physical check up from your doctor and build up gradually. I try to exercise for half an hour at least five times a week and since I started this routine I’ve noticed a significant improvement in my energy levels.

Here are some tips to help you to create an exercise routine for yourself, which you should enjoy, and to maintain that routine:

• Choose an activity that you enjoy so that exercise becomes a secondary gain, and the pursuit of the activity is motivation enough to continue.
• Make a regular commitment to exercise and build and maintain a habit until it becomes an automatic part of your life
• Make sure that there is some positive challenge involved in the exercise routine, whether it involves improving at sport or working towards greater stamina and endurance. That way your own progress will provide motivation.
• Be aware that exercise improves all functions, your cardio vascular system, your physiology and your brainpower, by providing higher levels of oxygen.
• As you improve your physique look at yourself in the mirror, and congratulate yourself on the improvement.
• Don’t beat yourself up if for some reason you don’t always maintain your routine. Just reaffirm that you value your health and well being and be assured that you will return to your routine when the time is right for you. Gradually you will build up a positive routine over time if you keep your base value in mind. You can believe me, this works for me, and if you hang on in there it will work for you too.

In this posting I’ve chosen to deal with exercise because it has had the most immediate effect on my own energy levels and also because many people who have made positive changes in their lives have started with improving their bodies and creating higher levels of energy. Having more energy allows you to spend more time on your career, your relationships, your hobbies and your life in general. If you create a high level of energy throughout your life you can expect improvements in every area. If you are looking for a personal coach who can support you through changes like these then you can contact me on 0131 5565685.