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This Upcoming Season Of Weather Can Help Our Wellbeings

Take the initiative and take advantage of what lies ahead.

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This Upcoming Season Of Weather Can Help Our Wellbeings
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Ever hear of seasonal depression? If you have, do you think you have it to some degree? If you haven't, the phrase means exactly how it sounds. With the changing of seasons in most parts of our world, a change in our moods and mental states can go along with these outdoor happenings.

I know I can definitely relate to these sensations in some shape or form. I found my mood and personality to almost be way more outgoing, optimistic, and empathetic when the warm weather starts to hit in the spring and summer time. In the colder months, I find myself to be more of a homebody as I don't want to engage in most activities that don't involve me just sitting on the couch and taking in all the heat and warmth that the indoors have to offer. I feel like I could also be moody during this time period as well.

Have you ever felt similarly before?

Well, get excited because that's all about to change as the spring weather continues to move in. When the grass is green, the sun is shining, and the temperature is warm, we find it hard to remain indoors. We want to be active and we want to find enjoyment in the nature that we've been so sheltered from for the past few months—literally.

Studies have shown that this change in weather and the activities we can partake in as we relinquish ourselves into all the outdoors' offerings, can greatly improve our mental health and stability. Simply going for a walk for 20 minutes every day will help achieve this. Walks in the fresh and comfortable air can allow for more collective and positive wellness thinking. It, of course, can also have better affects on our physicality.

The United States has one of the biggest obesity problems in the world. We also carry an epidemic with mental illness where we don't necessarily treat it with the care and empathy that we should be. Maybe initiatives like the ones mentioned above will sincerely help make a difference in the results of these problems.


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