Healthy Habits for High-Energy Entrepreneurship

As a business owner, it can be difficult to balance your health and well-being with the health and well-being of your business. It's important to focus on what your business needs to succeed and provide the best services to your customers. But it's also important to focus on what you need to succeed physically and mentally. Maintaining a high-energy lifestyle by developing healthy eating, exercising, and sleeping habits will help you feel energized so you can invest in your business without sacrificing your well-being.

How to increase your energy levels

Running your business and providing services to your clients and customers can be difficult when you don't have the energy to perform at your best. Developing healthy habits that improve your well-being, such as eating well, exercising, and getting enough sleep, can help you increase your energy levels so you can run your business efficiently and provide high-quality services to your customers and clients.

Maintain a healthy diet

Maintaining a healthy diet is an easy way to give yourself more energy to invest in your business. Eating foods rich in fiber, complex carbohydrates, and protein , such as whole grains, bananas, sweet potatoes, salmon, oatmeal, and quinoa, can help you sustain your energy levels throughout the day because your body digests these nutrients slowly.

Exercise regularly

Exercising regularly and developing a sustainable exercise regimen can give you more energy. When you exercise, your oxygen intake increases. The mitochondria in your cells use the oxygen along with glucose from the food you eat to create energy in a process known as cellular respiration .

Research shows that exercises that increase your heart rate strengthen your heart and increase your stamina . Taking part in aerobic exercises , such as jogging, cycling, or walking on a treadmill, for at least 30 minutes a day, three or four times a week, can help you increase your energy and improve your mood.

Get enough sleep

Sleeping well and maintaining a regular sleep schedule can help your body conserve and restore energy. During the deep sleep stage of the non-REM sleep cycle, your body renews and repairs itself , and its ability to make ATP — the body's energy molecule — increases, which gives you more energy.

The average adult needs 7–9 hours of sleep every night. You can make sure you get the recommended amount of sleep each night without sacrificing the time you need to manage your business by sticking to a schedule. Try to go to bed and wake up at the same time every day to build a healthy sleep routine. You can use an alarm clock or alarms on your phone to remind you when it is time for bed and to wake you up at the same time each day.

Develop a bedtime routine

It can be difficult to shift from a working mindset into a relaxation mindset as a solopreneur. It's important to prepare yourself for bed each night by developing a bedtime routine and setting aside time to wind down and destress before your scheduled bedtime.

You should put away your cell phone, laptop, and other electronics about an hour before bedtime. The blue light that electronics emit can upset your circadian rhythm and melatonin levels, which can make it difficult to fall asleep.

If you're struggling to fall asleep, try taking a bath before bed. Taking a warm bath before bed can lower your body temperature , making you feel relaxed and tired.

Listening to ambient noise can help you fall asleep quickly and improve the quality of your sleep. Pink noise , such as the sounds of the ocean or a rainforest, can help you experience deeper sleep, while white noise , such as radio static, can help you fall asleep quickly by masking other sounds in your environment.

Final thoughts

Developing a healthy diet, sustainable exercise routine, and consistent sleep schedule can help you feel your best so you can give your best to your clients and customers. If your schedule feels too overwhelming to accommodate these lifestyle changes, we can help you manage your business so you'll have more time to build healthy, high-energy habits that lead to better business.

WRITTEN BY: NADIRA BOSTIC