Keep your legs forward with toes pointing upward, legs straight, striking with the ball of your foot to propel you forward. Single-leg bounds. Balance yourself on one foot, push off that leg, and land on the opposite foot. Keep going without a pause in between.
In particular, getting adequate B vitamins helps your brain respond appropriately to stress. Get your daily B dose via: 1  Chickpeas and other legumes for vitamin B6. 2  Dark green, leafy vegetables for folate. 3  Fish, poultry, and meat for B12.
There are a few types of these nutrients, and they're all good for your body. But three of them -- vitamins B6, B12, and folic acid -- are especially important. Vitamin B6 is also known as pyridoxine. You need it to keep your brain working well and to help your body change food into energy, which is called metabolism.