Energy Dimension Challenge your best energy by Jill Sharp & Margaret Polser
How many of you can relate to these experiences? ● You have a full day of whatever work you do, filled with people, problem-solving, and deadlines, and despite the fact that you may have been primarily confined to a desk chair or a seat in a car with little movement, you feel completely physically exhausted. A horizontal position on the couch is the all that sounds good. ● Or maybe you have gone for a long walk or run on a Saturday morning, and yet despite covering several miles and a hectic work week, you feel motivated and energized to tackle that garage cleaning project and the yard work and the laundry. Even your toddler’s (or teenager’s!) tantrum doesn’t seem to bother you as much. What exactly is going on?
O Jill Sharp is a certified group fitness instructor
and personal trainer with over 20 years of experience in the fitness industry. She is also an experienced corporate trainer and performance coach, specializing in the development and delivery of personal and professional performance improvement programs. (jillmsharp@aol.com)
Margaret Polser has a master’s degree
in education and is a certified personal trainer. She is also a trained and certified Wellness and Performance Coach, specializing in physical fitness, nutrition, and stress management. (mpolser@mpolserwellness.com)
ur energy levels are complex. Where we typically think of energy from a physical perspective, and this is the foundation of our best energy for sure, some of the most exhausting and energy draining “muscles” we flex are not physical at all, but more mental, emotional, or spiritual. When we are constantly “on” and never give our brains a chance to recover, when we are in a chronic state of worry, anxiety, or guilt, or when we don’t follow through with a commitment or align with our personal values, these energy vampires (some put on us and some we create) can leave us feeling depleted. And when we don’t exercise, move, or sleep enough? Consider that the icing on the proverbial no-energy
