Fatigue is the feeling of being tired. Tiredness after a run, playing a sport and lifting heavy objects is considered normal, and this is due to the task being tedious. When it comes to fatigue the feeling of tiredness may be with you for long.
An individual who is fatigue may just feel tired throughout the day or for days and may not even know what it is that is getting him tired since it is not some general activity, he or she is doing to get the individual tired. At least this is what people think.
The fact is that same as playing a sport leads to tiredness different factors contribute to fatigue. Causes of fatigue can be psychological, physical and physiological. It is important to know that fatigue is at the time caused due to medical reasons and if this is the cause along with physical causes one should visit their doctor.
Causes
Yes, as mentioned earlier several factors cause fatigue, the most known reason or some people call it the start of the cause is “STRESS”. Also, it is common to feel fatigued. The reasons being our age and our lifestyle. We all tend to do get caught up with work, studies and a lot of other things. We tend to have a lot of tasks on our plate and less time for any physical activity or sport that we used to play. Whatever it is we did for our body to stay active, we no longer do it and thus our body is no longer used to those activities. So, if we try staying up late suddenly one night, after years of not doing so we will face the beginning of fatigue and if we do the same thing every alternate day, you will show signs of fatigue.
What Can Be Done?
There are multiple causes to fatigue and thus different ways to deal with it as well.
- Improving Your Diet
- Eat healthier.
- Have regular meals and snacks.
- Do not eat too less or overeat.
- Try different foods.
- Meet a dietician if you desire.
- Keep a schedule of your diet plan.
- Improving Your Sleep
- Your sleep pattern matters and thus you should go to bed at the same time every night and wake up the same time every morning.
- Get good sleep with enough hours.
- Do not oversleep.
- Exercise
- Exercise is important even when done little.
- Exercise works best and, in a majority, to get rid of fatigue.
- The thing with exercise is that it keeps you active but at the same time it demands you to take adequate amount of rest.
- So do not exercise too much.
- Get a routine fixed, make a schedule and if required find a fitness expert or even a decent physiotherapist to help you move in the right direction.
- Consider Relaxation
- Relaxation can be done in multiple ways. Since we know stress uses up a lot of our time and energy. We ought to give ourselves a break, at least mentally.
- Reading, listening to music, playing games or meeting a friend can be a great way to give yourself some “ME” time to relax.
- The other one like the “ME” time is that you can spend time in solitude, which is just you and no one else.
- Yes, it can be with music and reading but also could be extended to going away from the city and spending time at a rented apartment, a simple walk trek and so on.
- Do try reading up on solitude and alone time to get more ideas on how to relax.
- No Caffeine Intake
- Coffee
- Tea
- Soft-drinks/ soda/ pop
- Energy drinks
- Other drinks that include caffeine should be avoided too.
- You can try with having fewer amounts but reaching the goal by having no caffeine at all is helpful.
- Train your body so that you can have it when you want to and can live without craving for it too.
- Do not be dependent on caffeine.
- Avoid
- With that said it is best to avoid illegal drugs, alcohol, nicotine completely.
- If you do use other prescribed medicines, after consulting your doctor on its intake do see how you could cut down on the intake by not being dependant on them. If it is necessary to have the prescribed medicines do continue to have them as the doctor is a professional and knows what he has told you to take.
- Talking
- Talk therapies have shown a great change in people who tend to be fatigue,
- the professional help you through your struggle.
- Sharing your worries with your friends who are great listeners or people who are close to you is another way that many people have found useful when it has come to dealing with fatigue.
- The Most Overlooked Method To Beat Fatigue
- is to stay hydrated with water.
- No other fancy drink, just water!
- Most times we tend to be dehydrated and do not even realise that we have not sipped on water.
Conclusion
It is us as individuals who needs to be aware of ourselves and our lifestyle, because all these ways to deal with fatigue can only be applied if you know yourself well enough and know where you may have gone wrong. Thus, we need to keep track of why we do what we do and see if we are hampering our lifestyle and being careless or taking care of ourselves in the best and possible way we can.
