How to overcome Tiredness and Sleepiness in Office

Convert lazy afternoon’s tiredness and sleepiness into the most energetic one by following simple yet most effective tips to improve your concentration at work in office.

Once you hear the word “office”, you will get clear picture in your mind that every employee come on scheduled time and work with full of energy. When slow and steady running clock hits 2 pm in afternoon, every person feels little tiredness and sleepiness. If you are also working in any company, then for sure you will feel sleepy in noon time after your lunch. Any medicine will not help you to overcome tiredness and sleepiness of afternoon, because it is not any illness or health issue. It is a simple reflex of your own body due to lack of active and healthy lifestyle. Keep afternoon tiredness and sleepiness at a bay by including simple yet effective tips in your daily routine.

Tips to get rid of Tiredness and Sleepiness in Office

• One of the biggest reasons of feeling sleepy at work is your imbalance diet. Include various food items in your daily diet like fruits and green vegetables to feel energetic all day long.
• If you work on computer for long duration of time, then do various eye exercises in noon time to avoid sleepiness in office.
• Wash your face with cold water once in an afternoon to feel relaxed and energetic.
• Include exercises in your daily routine to stay full of energy all day long.
• While you have to sit on a chair for long duration of time, stretch out your body to feel quick energetic vibrations in your body.
• Green tea is considered as best drink to fight sleepiness in office at afternoon time. It also has many other benefits to keep you healthy and energetic.
• Besides constantly sitting on a chair in-front of your computer, go near to your office window for few minutes to change atmosphere around you to improve your work.
• Power nap works in a great way to overcome sleepy afternoon time. Just shut down your tired eyelids for 10-15 minutes and try to calm down. It will improve your energy level.
• Taking a break from your routine work for few minutes also eliminates tiredness and sleepiness. Besides your office work, do something related to your hobby for 10-15 minutes to improve your performance at work.
• Most important thing to avoid daily tiredness and sleepiness is to get good night sleep of 8 hours to give proper time to your body for getting ready to work on the next day.
• If it is allowed in your company, then turn on your music player and listen to your favorite songs that will keep you away from the afternoon sleepiness.
• Chewing sugar free gum in noon time will keep you awake in most sleepy afternoon time.
• Never ever miss your breakfast. High protein and low carb breakfast will help you to keep energetic all day long without feeling sleepy in the afternoon time.
• Besides talking to your colleagues via Gtalk or emails, do little chit chat with them face to face. Talking to your colleagues will improve your energy level and help you to stretch out legs in lazy afternoon.
• Drinking lots of water all day long also help you to stay focused and energetic all day long.
• Take smaller lunch that is high in protein to stay energetic in even sleepiest time of afternoon.
• Less light at your desk also make you feel sleep. Make sure you have sufficient light at your desk as well as constant air flow to keep you alert all the time.
• Drink coffee or tea in noon time to get rid of sleepiness and tiredness in afternoon time.
• Make a habit to sleep on same time every day as well as to wake up in the morning at same time to keep your biological clock in rhythm. It will help to avoid noon time sleepiness.
• Avoid unnecessary medications as it will affect negatively on you and make you feel more tired during the day time.
• Daily spend some time outside your home in sunny day to get vitamin D that will help you to stay energetic all day long.
• Reduce intake of sugar and caffeine items to stay away from sleepiness.

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