How to meet spring with energy and health?

And by spring, you want to feel good and like yourself in the mirror. If you already have all this, fine, we are very glad!

Spring is a wonderful time when you can finally take off uncomfortable winter clothes and feel the arrival of more comfortable weather. By being active and willing to develop, you can make this time of year a springboard to new heights and a good mood. And then this season will not just be a transition to summer, but also a source of positivity.

Physical activity

We need movement. It helps you look better, makes your muscles stronger, oxygenates your blood and gives you a good mood: during physical exertion, among other things, the body gives us endorphins. Walking down the street if the weather is good, or a pleasant warm-up and joint exercises at home. If you want more movement, choose any activity you like: dancing, yoga, strength exercises, etc., and add them to your life. Important: we add any loads carefully and carefully, choose exercises that will be gentle to our body. If you experience pain during some exercises, check if your technique is correct, since technical errors can lead to injuries.

Physical activity is not only a way to keep fit, but also to prepare for the holiday season.

Use a contrast shower

If you don't feel cheerful enough in the morning and literally sleep on the go, try taking a contrast shower. To begin with, alternate warm and cool water twice.

You need to start from the top, but if you often have high blood pressure, then start pouring from your feet, gradually lifting the shower higher and higher.

An additional bonus is that this technique not only helps to cheer up and increase skin elasticity, but also strengthens the heart and blood vessels, and helps prevent flu.

More sun

Agree, a sunny day and a blue sky cause more enthusiasm than gray gloom and icy rain outside the window. If possible, we recommend walking in the morning, during the first hour after waking up, so that the morning light tells the brain that it's time to sleep off our vigor. If suddenly you need to get up very early or the weather is so bad that you definitely don't want to go there — you can try using phyto-lamps with a yellow light spectrum or buy a special light alarm clock that gradually lights up, simulating dawn. It is worth being more tolerant of yourself, being sympathetic to a lack of strength or a bad mood.

Healthy diet

A positive attitude and optimism are important in any season. It is important to find time to take care of yourself, recuperate and provide adequate psychological support.

In the spring, you can return to a healthy diet and fresh food. Plan your meals wisely to recharge your energy and new strength.

It is best to change the diet in the spring, when there is a huge amount of delicious young vegetables, greens, salads and fresh fruits. Take advantage of the moment while they are young and fresh – at this time they taste the best!

Add local and seasonal foods to your diet. Your body and appetite should be tuned to a common wave with the surrounding conditions.

Herbs

Herbs can help us to support the body, as well as to maintain balance in the "cheerfulness-rest" system.

For general support of the body, we will need:

Tonic herbs — astragalus, fermented ivan tea, black currant leaves, rosehip,).

Fermented ivan tea - promotes relaxation and decreases tension and stress. Improves mood. Helps with insomnia. Strengthens circulation.

Vitamin herbs — hawthorn, fermented ivan tea, nettle, blackcurrant leaves, rosehip. antioxidant herbs — all of the above are suitable; herbs to support.

The nervous system — astragalus, barberry, blackcurrant leaves.

herbs to support the cardiovascular system - astragalus membranous, hawthorn, letter.

How to brew it: Choose from a list of 3-5 plants that you like to taste, mix them in a separate jar.

The proportions can be taken 1:1, you can vary according to your taste.

Then pour 1-2 tsp from the finished mixture into a kettle or a strainer for brewing, pour hot water and let it brew for 10-15 minutes.

If there are solid parts in the collection (hard—dried berries, bark, roots), it is better to brew in a thermos, and increase the brewing time to a couple of hours.

Important! Do not mix herbs with the opposite effect into one tea mixture.

Smile and pay attention to the changes around you. Listen to the singing of nesting birds, start noticing animals with young offspring, watch for plants that come to life after winter, germinate and begin to bloom. In spring, the world around you is fresher and cleaner than ever, so start imitating it right now.

At first, the weekly changes are barely noticeable, but then suddenly it turns out that everything around is blooming and fragrant. Set a goal not to lose sight of such changes, which mark the arrival of spring.