At the end of each day, when things get wound up with worries, stressful outcomes, busted deadlines, failed expectations and unscheduled activities, the body can go overdrive.

Personally, this term comes more conspicuously as exhaustion. Actually, it is not just a description. It is the feeling, the aftermath after every dealing, after the activities made and forgotten to engage during the day and at the early hours of night. Muscles get knotted and twisted, and aches and sores stung, making the body less capable for efficient movements and become less productive than hours before.

Though it is quite normal to get through things during the day, exhaustion can become less desirable when you want things done within the 24-hour timeframe.

But is driving your body to its full capacity despite the nagging signs of exhaustion healthy?

I still have to make sufficient research on theories regarding body overdrive or exhaustion, and its ill-effects. But logically speaking, getting yourself exhausted too much trying to be very active in every hour without consideration for sleep and rest is already unhealthy.

If putting too much pressure is your thing, then you are in for the kill. The sad truth about this, though, is that the killing is self-inflicted, which leads me to think of the word suicide.

I have been through things during the preparation stage. I am still in that stage.

The feelings of anxiety and disappointment is in the mix. The joyful part may will come later when all things get done. But even though the accomplishment is in progress and is yet to be apparent, exhaustion comes in between. It exists in the gap of process and accomplishment, and always comes after success.

Despite the feeling of exhaustion, if the hope's all up, then that feeling will be in the web of oblivion until the body sends the signal to the neurons, prescribing for immediate rest after the overdrive.

And I take exhaustion seriously. There is nothing more wonderful (actually, there is) than a good massage and a relaxing ambiance to take the aches, knots and stresses away. I realize that after the indulgence, the body responds well according to my preference.

Here is my personal list of three simple things to do to regain the urgency for being productive on hours of demand:

REST

Taking a few minutes of rest can help in recharging the active lifestyle. There are several ways to do that, but I think they will have to be tackled on in later posts.

SLEEP

As simple and as basic it is, sleep could become challenging for some. But sleep deprivation is not a good habit. If you can talk to the sandman, then have him send in the bags of sand to enthrall you to sleep.

INDULGE

The word "indulge" has some innuendos. But I think, it is a term that refers to the action in which one has to engage in to eliminate things that cause the stress.

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These are three of my go-to ways to revive my body from overdrive. What do you usually do to recharge after a long day's work? Comment below.

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