By Kim Snyder

It's afternoon, you're starting to feel rundown, wondering how you're going to muster enough get up and go to finish out your day.

If you have given up caffeine or trying to cut back, here are four energy-boosters without a coffee cup or soda in sight!

Walk or run up 2 flights of stairs trying to take 2 at a time. Land on every other one going up, then turn around and land on the one missed going down. Do this twice. It is a great way to get your circulation and heart rate going. Even just getting up and moving around can help wake you some.

By Chelsea Bush

Looking for advice on beating a night shift's effects on the body? I hear this question a lot. The truth is, unless you're a natural night owl, "shift work" will inevitably be hard on your body. Few ever fully adapt to a schedule that conflicts with their natural circadian rhythms. I'm a night owl and for years I worked 4:45 AM to 1 PM, the opposite of my ideal time. I never got used to it. It almost killed me.

If you're struggling with an odd schedule, hopefully it's a short-term gig. But there are ways to help your body adjust to shift work in the meantime. And exercise is certainly one of them!