Here’s How you can Make the Most of Your Workouts When your Energy Levels are Down

When you are exercising regularly, every day is not the same. Your mood, energy levels, nutrition intake, sleep quality and stress level is likely to be different every day, and all of these factors do affect your motivation to workout and your exercise performance. There are going to be some days when you just can’t give your 100% and that is perfectly normal however it might lead to demotivating, so this is time to improve and opt for a less difficult workout, shorter workout or even full-body workout. The main thing is to stay consistent.

Why is it so demotivating and what to do about it?
Everybody is entitled to their own life, there might be something going on in your life which is preventing you from giving your 100%. It can also be because of the way you’re training or the schedule. It’s always about quality over quantity, few good quality reps are more promising and motivating than 100s of poor quality reps, this is a fact which leading fitness experts also concur with. So doing the exercise at the right time of the day, the time when you can focus and commit to your workout only, and doing the exercise correctly will help you get motivated and will get you through your workout thus ensuring your consistency.

Switch to shorter workouts
Lack of time is a concern for nearly most of us. And you need not dedicate one hour or more to your workouts every day. Being physically active all day and doing short-duration Workouts will also help you by keeping yourself active.

Do full-body workouts
If it has been a tiresome day and you can’t completely focus on a particular body part then the full-body workout is the right way for you. Not only will you be keeping yourself active you’ll also require less net energy to get through your workout.

Some exercises you may want to do in your short/full Workouts.

• Squats are great for your quads and glutes and you can do them anywhere
• Push-ups are great for your chest, triceps, and even upper back which again you can do anywhere
• Pull-ups offer massive gains so if you can find a rod to hang on, use it, and develop your muscles. Pull-ups are the best way to develop back and biceps muscles without any equipment.
• Target your core by sit-ups and bicycle crunches.
• To end it, focus on hitting most areas, such as the Hindu pushup or even planks of your plan to develop your core.

Over to you:
There are a lot of demotivating factors that will lead you to almost not reserve energy for your workout. But worry not, we got you covered. Follow the above-mentioned tips and exercises to keep on with your consistency and continue those gains.