Danny Shelton

SPRING AFFECTS THE BODY AND MIND.

5 WAYS SPRING AFFECTS THE BODY AND MIND.

For everyone in the northern hemisphere, spring is here. And with it comes frenzied spring cleaning, running in the daytime – at last – and a goodbye to all those heavy winter one-pots.

But how does spring affect our bodies and minds?

1.     Boom! In comes a huge change in temperature, more so than other seasons, making training easier and more exciting for anyone who has to fit a session in before or after work. No more layers, gloves and headbands. Finally! Shedding a layer or two is going to make training easier, and speed might increase as a happy result.

2.     Sun, sun, sun, here we come! With the sun higher and in the sky longer, there is more sunshine, which means natural bone-strengthening vitamin D and endorphin-boosting UV exposure. It also means head torches can go back in storage for a few months and training can happen in the light of day – no more bitter, pitch black, pre-work training sessions for a good few months.

3.     In the early 1980s, Norman E. Rosenthal, M.D. first introduced seasonal affective disorder (SAD) to a miserable world, and – after a certain amount of tutting – millions rejoiced when they learnt they felt rubbish in winter just because of the lack of natural light. Spring equals happy!

4.     According to Traditional Chinese Medicine, qi falls out of kilter with the change of season and could lead to flu-like symptoms and mood swings in spring. Acupuncture and muscular therapy will see an end to that, as will a hit of massage- exercise-induced endorphins.

5.     Far more than New Year, spring is THE time for resolutions and fresh commitments. Spring fever kicks in.The clutter and mess gathered over the winter months starts to cause stress, so windows and doors are compulsively flung open to let in the clean air and light and waft out the stale and dust. The result? Much happier, far more motivated minds (and a spike in cleaning product sales!).

The most important thing is to prepare your body before, during and after, with massage, muscular therapy, good nutrition and energy work.

Make the most of your spring fever and join the 50,000 already signed up to run for those who can't on May 3.Find a location near you or do a selfie run on the Wings for Life World Run app.  And more importan get ready with a great Mu

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