This Is How to Refocus and Commit to Your Goals
Medically Reviewed by Dr. Parris Kidd

Now that we’re well into the year, how are you doing with your goals? Do you feel like you need to refocus and commit to your goals?

It’s natural for motivation to wane if you’ve been busy and haven’t had a chance to really focus on you. However, that doesn’t mean you have to ditch the goals you set for yourself earlier this year.

Depending on which suits your lifestyle better, here are two options to consider:

2 Ways to Reset Your Focus & Commit to Your Fitness Goals

Cold Restart

Rather than gradually slipping back into your fitness routines, just dive in at full intensity and modify as you go. Give yourself the leeway to adjust routines to your busy schedule, but don’t misuse that freedom by easing up or giving up on your goals.

Realistic Redo

Despite your enthusiasm and good intentions, perhaps your goals were too ambitious from the start. Now that you’ve settled into the rhythms of your regular schedule, you should have a good idea of where you can squeeze in a walk, hike, or workout. If you find that you have extra time in your day, you can certainly add new physical activities or intensify the current ones.

Though staying on track with consistent fitness is challenging in today’s fast-paced society, attaining health objectives is certainly possible. To optimize your ability to reach your goals, be intentional at setting yourself up for mind-body success.

If you need a little help getting motivated, these are some simple steps you can start taking today.

Here Are 6 Tips to Help You Power Through Your Routine

1.  Find a Fitness Buddy

One of the best ways to achieve fitness goals is to exercise with a partner or in a group. Besides making a workout more fun and interactive, having a buddy to keep you accountable on days when you feel like slacking off can be a huge help. Plus, you’ll be less likely to hit the snooze button when your fitness friend is counting on you to join them at the gym or for a morning jog.

2.  Get Quality Sleep

Good sleep is essential for optimal brain and body health. Sleep is involved in rejuvenating all the cells in your body, giving brain cells a chance to repair themselves, and activating neuronal connections that might deteriorate from inactivity. Quality sleep can equip you with consistent, good energy. Getting the recommended 7-9 hours of sleep¹ each night may give you more energy for workouts, outdoor activities or just enjoying your life.

3.  Increase Dopamine Naturally

Often called the “motivation molecule,” dopamine can help give you the drive and focus you need to be productive. Unfortunately, many of the things that people do to maximize their focus and energy end up backfiring. Nicotine, caffeine, and sugar-laden, fat-filled treats are all very effective at raising dopamine levels. However, things that contribute to a quick spike in energy end up disrupting and decreasing the natural dopamine production process long-term. Increase your dopamine naturally by eating almonds, bananas, avocados, eggs, beans, fish, and chicken.

4.  Drink Green Tea

Green tea contains high concentrations of powerful antioxidants called polyphenols. There are many health benefits associated with green tea such as reducing stress² and promoting relaxation. In addition to aiding weight loss, boosting exercise ability, and helping muscles recover faster after a workout, green tea also fosters a healthy attention span.

5.  Give Yourself a Break

Many people equate taking breaks with wasting time, but research demonstrates that taking breaks actually improves your focus and efficiency.³ If you focus on a particular task for too long, your cognitive control system can begin to fail. By switching your attention to something else for a brief period, you can return to your original task with renewed focus.

6.  Take an Energizing Supplement

Every now and again, everyone feels tired or unfocused. BrainMD’s Focus & Energy was designed to prevent fatigue, promote mental sharpness, and preserve productivity.* This supplement features a high potency green tea extract that intensifies oxygen and nutrient delivery to the brain.* Focus & Energy consists of energizing herbs and three powerful plant adaptogens (Rhodiola, ashwagandha, and ginseng) that reinforce the brain and body’s ability to fight fatigue and adapt to stress.* It also contains choline, a vitamin-like nutrient that supports endurance and overall vigor.*

Top Benefits of Focus & Energy

Here are some of the benefits of taking Focus & Energy:

• A healthy, balanced response to everyday stress*
• Improved concentration, focus and productivity*
• Healthy, sustained energy levels*
• A more positive approach to life*
• No caffeine jitters or crash*

Energizing Ingredients

When it comes to natural ingredients, dose and form matter. That’s why we pay careful attention to published research and use standardized extracts consistent with those proven to work. Focus & Energy features:

• 600 mg decaffeinated and concentrated green tea extract, providing 270 mg EGCG*
• 250 mg of Sensoril® Ashwagandha, standardized to 10% Withania glycosides*
• 200 mg of Rhodiola rosea, containing at least 3% rosavins and 1% salidrosides*
• 200 mg Panax ginseng with at least 15% ginsenosides*
• 55 mg of Choline, a nutrient similar to the B vitamins that helps form acetylcholine, a neurotransmitter crucial for focus, learning, and memory.*

If you’re looking for a natural energizer, Focus & Energy can help fortify your body with specially selected nutrients that provide enhanced mental focus and sustained energy.* And unlike the energy rush you can get from your stimulant of choice (coffee, diet soda, caffeine pills), there’s no dramatic drop in mood and energy with this nutritional supplement.*

Focus & Energy is safe, natural and non-habit forming.*

Commit to Your Goals

Establishing a new routine, or reinitiating an old one, can be stressful. It’s important not to overdo it when restarting a health and fitness regimen.

Take things one step at a time. Gradually add exercises back into your schedule. If you start feeling overwhelmed, remove exercises or activities from your regimen until you find the sweet spot.

And, for added nutritional support, don’t forget to take a potent, high-quality supplement like Focus & Energy.

Try it today!

 

P.S. If you’ve maintained your resolutions or goals from the beginning of the year, we at BrainMD applaud your dedication. Keep it up!

 

At BrainMD, we’re dedicated to providing the highest quality supplements to improve your physical health and overall well-being. For more information about Focus & Energy and our full list of brain healthy supplements, please visit us at BrainMD.

*These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA. This content is for informational purposes only. It is not meant to substitute for medical or healthcare advice from a physician, nor is it intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. Consult your healthcare provider before beginning a new health regimen.

 

References:

1. Eugene, A. R., & Masiak, J. (2015). The neuroprotective aspects of sleep. Medical Science Monitor Basic Research, 21, 35–45. https://doi.org/10.12659/MSMBR.894671
2. Williams, J. L., Everett, J. M., D’Cunha, N. M., Sergi, D., Georgousopoulou, E. N., Keegan, R. J., McKune, A. J., Mellor, D. D., Anstice, N., & Naumovski, N. (2020). The effects of green tea amino acid L-theanine consumption on the ability to manage stress and anxiety levels: A systematic review. Plant Foods for Human Nutrition, 75(1), 12–23. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11130-019-00771-5
3. Atsunori Ariga, Alejandro Lleras. Brief and rare mental ‘breaks’ keep you focused: Deactivation and reactivation of task goals preempt vigilance decrements. Cognition, 2011; DOI: 10.1016/j.cognition.2010.12.007