821: How to Naturally Improve Energy Levels (FULL BREAKDOWN)
Fit, Healthy And Happy Podcast
Colossus Fitness
4.9 • 573 Ratings
🗓️ 9 July 2026
⏱️ 15 minutes
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Summary
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In this episode we go over 7 different ways to naturally increase your energy levels. There’s no worse feeling than always feeling sluggish, tired, or just not in the right head space.
These strategies and tips should help you feel energized.
Having low energy is the absolute worst and there’s no worse feeling.
Listed points:
1- Aim to do more of what inspires you
“You often feel tired, not because you’ve done too much, but because you’ve done too little of what sparks a light in you.”
2- Spend 15-60 minutes getting inspired each day
Audio books
Podcasts
Books
Motivational videos
3- Eat a balanced diet
A lot of people don’t realize, but a poor diet can substantially decrease energy levels.
Ex- heavy fast food meal will weigh you down.
Lighter, healthy meal will give you energy and leave you feeling great
Protein helps to stabilize blood sugar levels and provides a longer-lasting energy source. Include sources like lean meats, beans, nuts, and tofu.
4- Get rid of the energy draining habits
Examples:
Waking up and scrolling
Laying in bed after the alarm goes off
Alcohol
Saying yes to everything and overcommitting
5- Get Adequate Sleep/Manage Stress
Aim for 7-9 hours of quality sleep each night.
Stick to a consistent sleep schedule by going to bed and waking up at the same time every day.
10 hours before bed: No more caffeine. 3 hours before bed: No more food or alcohol. 2 hours before bed: No more work. 1 hour before bed: No more screen time (shut off all phones, TVs and computers). 0: The number of times you hit snooze in the morning.
6- Morning sunlight
Wakes up your brain, Improves sleep at night, Boosts daytime energy
7- Get more movement
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| 0:00.0 | You often feel tired, not because you've done too much, but because you've done too little of what sparks a light inside you. It's like a dopamine casino where you're scrolling, like, until you hit something that you think is nice, but then you realize I just wasted two hours in my life and I have nothing to show for it. It's basically you saying your goals aren't as important. It feels really good to overeat for all of 10 seconds, but then you pay for that for forever onward. |
| 0:22.6 | I'd go to bed at like 1.30 and I'd always get up around like 6.30, which is just like crazy to me. |
| 0:31.5 | What's going on everybody? Welcome to the fit, healthy, and most of all happy podcasts. I'm your coach and host Josh here with. |
| 0:38.8 | His co-host and co-coach, KG, and I'm in the house. Today we're going to be talking about |
| 0:44.6 | seven strategies and ways to naturally improve your energy levels. This is going to be a full |
| 0:50.4 | breakdown. And to be honest, I've been thinking a lot about energy because to me, there's |
| 0:55.1 | nothing worse than operating life. And I've been there operating day to day, just getting by, |
| 1:00.1 | not feeling energetic, feeling sluggish. And a lot of people truthfully live their life like this. |
| 1:06.2 | And by all means, there are some times in life, things get challenging, having kids. |
| 1:11.5 | You know, sometimes your sleep can be disrupted, which we'll talk about. |
| 1:14.4 | Sometimes there's a heavier period of work. |
| 1:16.2 | I get it. |
| 1:17.0 | But at the same time, when we are filled with energy, I feel like we can perform at our best. |
| 1:22.1 | Our lives are amazing. |
| 1:23.1 | And I just want to give you some tips and strategies to feel absolutely incredible day to day. |
| 1:28.2 | So the first thing I want to talk about, this is something I heard years ago, but it's simply |
| 1:32.6 | aimed to do more of what inspires you. And this quote that I came across was so powerful. |
| 1:37.7 | You often feel tired, not because you've done too much, but because you've done too little of what |
| 1:42.9 | sparks a light inside you. |
| 1:45.1 | And I feel like a lot of people end up complaining about things that are going on and they're |
| 1:49.4 | overworked and there's a lot of things taking place and they're tired, their energies drain. |
| 1:53.6 | But the truth is, I took a look at what I do day to day and I spent a lot of time thinking |
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