Good Ways to Stay Awake

Good ways to stay awake are sought by doctors, nurses, students and anyone who is troubled by staying awake on the job, during study or even in free time.

Some people need good ways to stay awake.

People who work in desk jobs may find that sedentary lifestyle doesn’t contribute to staying awake on the job. One great way to stay awake when you spend hours in front of the computer is to get up and move around at least once an hour for about five minutes.

If your job doesn’t let you move away from the computer, standing up and walking in place is a good way to go. By moving around, you are increasing circulation, stimulating muscles, raising your heart rate and respiration and telling your body it needs to be active.

Exercising late at night can keep you awake. It stimulates your heart rate, your respiration and circulation. If you’re about to pull a late night or an all-nighter studying, spend thirty minutes exercising. Cardio based exercise (walking, running, biking, swimming and dancing) is some of the better ways to rev your engines, stimulate your mind and keep you awake. People who exercise in the early morning before work generally feel more alert and active throughout their day.

Eating fresh fruit is another good way to stay awake. Fresh fruit contains natural sugars which help you stay awake, higher water content which helps hydrate you and basic fiber, all of which are sources of energy. Remember to avoid dairy, turkey and whole grains if you’re trying to stay awake.

Turning the temperature down and making it a little chilly, but not cold can also help you stay awake. Many people experience sleepiness when it’s extremely warm. Opening your window to cold air or turning on the air conditioner in your car when you’re driving can help you wake up. Splashing cold water on your face, hands and wrists can also have an anti-sleep effect on you, but cold water splashing is not a long term wake up call.

When trying to stay awake, most people reach for sugar and caffeine. Heavy doses of coffee, Jolt cola or super sweetened drinks can wake you up and even provide you with temporary boosts of energy. The problem is that they have only short-term effects, a high rate of ‘crash’ particularly from the sugary products which makes you twice as tired or in need of more caffeine and sugar.

Long term use of stimulants to wake up and stay awake can also become habit forming and result in severe headaches when you don’t have your morning caffeine or regular doses of caffeine. Caffeine is also a diuretic and can dehydrate you if you don’t drink enough water. Anyone driving cross country and drinking high dose caffeine sodas to stay awake will discover that the stay awake is counteracted by the frequent stops to urinate.

Stimulants are great for short term effects, such as getting you going, but more natural ways to stay awake include getting a good night’s rest, eating healthy food and exercising.

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