035-Six Ways to Take an Energy-Giving Break on the Road

Welcome to the ERW podcast brought to you by The Top 10 Travel Hacks Guide available in the show notes.I’m your host, BpB, husband of one, father of five, on the road a ton this fall, and all the more reason to live by the six energy habits. The key is changing your mindset of the road and what it can’t do for you but how to leverage the road and what it can give to you.

Today’s episode focuses on the Energy Habit REST which is the 2nd of the three Physical Energy Habits. 

FOUR NATURAL PUSHBACKS TO TAKING A BREAK 

1. I DON’T HAVE TIME TO TAKE A BREAK 

2. I FEEL FINE WHY STOP AND TAKE A BREAK? 
3. I FORGET TO EVEN TAKE A BREAK 
4. MY TRAVEL SCHEDULE DOES NOT ALLOW ME TO TAKE A BREAK 

I DEFINE A BREAK AS: MOVE THE BODY/REST THE MIND. 

VITAL BENEFITS OF A BREAK 

1. YOUR MIND GETS TO REST 

2. YOUR BODY GETS TO MOVE 
3. YOU COME BACK MORE FOCUSED 
Here are Six Ways to Take an Energy-Giving Break on the Road 
I’m going to give you all six in order then I’m going to give you examples of when they could fit into your travel day in the three different lengths of breaks.

1. Stretch break 
2. Water break 
3. Bathroom break 
4. Snack break 
5. Breathe break 
6. Walk break 

THREE LENGTHS OF BREAKS ON THE ROAD 

1. MICRO - Think Seconds/Small Length 

Breathe break - Take in oxygen to the brain. 

• Stand break – Simply standing and walking that sedentary body will do more for you than you think for such little effort
• Stretch break - take that stand and move it to a stretch to get some additional blood flowing. You’d be surprised what a simple, calculated stretch will do for your energy. 

2. MINI - Think Minutes/Medium Length

Micro is seconds; mini is minutes. You can sneak a good little breakin within a few minutes.

Types of mini breaks:
Bathroom break - If you’re drinking water, this is a natural by-product of your hydration donation.
3. MAX - Think Unplug/Large Length 

Water break - Again, if you’re drinking water, you’re going to need a refill, and this is the time to do it.
Stretch break
Water break 
Bathroom break 
Snack break 
Breathe break 
Walk break

Book: REST - https://www.amazon.com/Rest-More-Done-When-Work/dp/1541617169/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=erw.com/037