Women's Health Australia

All day Energy

THE ENERGY OPTIMISERS

THE EXERCISE EXPERT

Rebecca Robinson

A consultant physician in sport and exercise medicine at the Centre for Health & Human Performance.

THE GP

Dr Chintal Patel

A GP specialising in women’s health who runs a nutritious recipe blog and hosts healthy lifestyle workshops. (@drchintalskitchen).

THE DIETITIAN

Priya Tew

A dietitian, nutritionist, author and Pilates studio owner. Find her on Insta @priya_tew.

THE BODY CLOCK SPECIALIST

Dr Katharina Lederle

A consultant sleep and fatigue specialist for Somnia (somnia.org.uk) and author of Sleep Sense.

THE SLEEP SCIENTIST

Dr Sophie Bostock

A speaker and sleep coach. Clients include the Royal Marines and the Premier League (thesleepscientist.com).

The Responsibility Juggler

Michelle Mussard, 35, is an HIV community nurse specialist. She has a lot of competing demands for her energy: as well as working full time, Michelle is also a carer for her 89-year-old father and she’s pregnant with her first child.

7am

I wake up and hit the snooze button a couple of times – it’s more a force of habit than because I’m tired. I shower and, if I have time, have some breakfast – usually porridge made with water and oat milk. If I don’t have time, I’ll have a piece of toast when I get to work.

“Stop hitting the snooze button – you don’t

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