5 Energy Boosting Tips for Busy Mums

Being a Mum is undoubtedly the most rewarding job. It challenges you to be the best version of yourself you can be. However, to look after others, you must first look after yourself.

Maintaining your wellness is important to allow you to achieve more in your day, spend more time with your family and set a great example for your children. Your wellbeing is critical to that of your family’s.
So how can you improve your vitality to give you that boost of energy you need?
As an entrepreneur, Registered nurse and busy Mum, I constantly balance wellness and ‘getting everything done’, so here are some tips I find useful in helping to boost my energy.

1. Set Goals
Set goals for yourself/your family. It is harder to stay motivated and energised in life without goals. You get ‘stuck’ in your day to day. Goal setting helps takes away that feeling of overwhelm we can experience as busy mums. Keep your goals visible. Look at them regularly to maintain focus on what you want to achieve and use bright pictures for inspiration. Review your goals regularly and consistently and remember to keep setting new ones.

2. Have a Dedicated Morning Routine
Allow yourself to spend time doing activities that energise you in the morning, to set the tone for the day. Create a morning routine for yourself to complete every day. It doesn’t have to take long, 30 mins is ideal but even 15 minutes is ok. Here are some energy boosting activities to get you started:
~Get into nature/sunlight to send a wake-up signal to your brain’s internal clock
~Drink water to rehydrate and make you feel more alert
~Meditate to reduce stress levels and get a surge in feel-good hormones
~Move your body – stretch/exercise to get your blood pumping and raise energy levels
~Resist technology
~Look at your goals for inspiration and focus
~Listen to something motivational – invest in yourself and learn something new

3. Nutrition
Food is medicine! If you change one thing, give yourself the best nutrition possible. This is the fastest way to boost energy. Eat organic and avoid foods with gluten, dairy and refined sugar. To combat the tired feeling, choose foods with a lot of nutrition, including vegetables, beans, nuts, seeds, fruits, whole grains, and lean animal proteins. Avoid all refined breads, fried and fatty foods, sweets and desserts and any processed foods as they give little nutrition but contain high calories. You will feel so much better if you base your diet on minimally processed, whole foods.
Smoothies are my breakfast of choice. There are many superfood smoothies around so choose one that you like and make it a regular part of your day. Here’s mine below for inspiration.
Berry Smoothie:
~Frozen Mixed Berries
~Goji Berries
~Acai Berries
~Hemp Protein
~Maca
~Cacao
~Cinnamon
~Activated Raw Walnuts
~Greens
~Coconut Oil
~Hemp Oil
~Medicinal Mushrooms
~Soaked Chia
~Dates (if you like things a bit sweeter)

I add specific organic foods/drinks to my diet too. Look for foods to help enhance gut health and boost your immune system.

~Activated Raw Almonds
~Avocado
~Kale and spinach
~Quinoa
~Beans and lentils
~Berries
~Kombucha
~Kefir
~Fermented Foods

4. Sleep
8 Hours would be great, but reality is probably different. Let’s make the sleep we do get, the best quality we can. We need restful, restorative sleep so our bodies can repair and re-energise. When you do get to bed, don’t think about what you should be ‘doing right now’ or what you have to do tomorrow. Get organised before you go to bed. Write a list of what you need to do and plan it out before you sleep. Clear your mind with meditation, avoid technology and television. Also avoid stimulants such as caffeine and alcohol and avoid large meals at night.

5. Laugh
‘Laughter is the best medicine’. It is a stress-buster and energy booster. It helps you relax, recharge and increases energy. You have permission to engage in that activity that makes you laugh. Watch a funny movie or muck around with your kids. They will love it and it allows them permission to have fun. Shared laughter is one of the most effective tools for keeping relationships fresh and exciting and unites people. It will make you closer as a family.

I hope these tips are useful to boost your energy and for you to be more of the SuperMum that you already are.

Author: Kylie Whyte is a coach, speaker and the founder of Teeny Travellers. She is an avid traveller, a Registered Nurse and a busy mum who strives to make travel fun, easy and healthy for you and your family. Find her here:  www.TeenyTravellers.com