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Get healthy for Spring

After the wettest winter since 1910, it’s no surprise that we’re all desperately looking forward to the arrival of spring and sunnier climes.

If you’re not feeling your best, get yourself in tip-top condition in time for spring with the following health and fitness tips. In this post, we’ll take a look at fighting common vitamin deficiencies and thinking outside the box when it comes to finding a new exercise regime to help you get healthy for spring.

Fighting deficiencies 

Even wondered why you can’t seem to stop fidgeting? Or why you’re always stifling a yawn, no matter how much you nap?

Although stress is largely accountable for the everyday health problems we experience, things could be greatly heightened by something as simple as a vitamin or mineral deficiency. Depending on your diet and lifestyle, any number of deficiencies could be causing you to feel less than your best. However, lacking in magnesium and iron are some of the most common deficiencies – and some of the simplest to treat.

Lots of people suffer from mouth ulcers, especially during the winter months. In fact, the NHS estimates that one in five people suffer from recurring ulcers, attributing stress and anxiety as the most common causes. However, a diet lacking iron could also play a part.

If you find yourself suffering from mouth ulcers, taking an iron tablet could help to reduce your likelihood of developing these painful sores. If you can, find a multivitamin that also includes B12 as this deficiency has also been linked to mouth ulcers.

We lose magnesium when we’re particularly stressed and consuming large amounts of caffeine and sugar; the impact of which can include symptoms like fidgeting, anxiety and heart palpitations.

Getting more leafy green vegetables into your diet can help with this, while it’s also a good idea to incorporate a magnesium vitamin supplement into your daily routine. You can buy a range of vitamin supplements, including magnesium, online at Pharma Nord, which offers worldwide delivery.

Exercise outside the box 

It’s understandable to feel a certain sense of frustration when reading the same lifestyle articles again and again, promoting exercises that we’re all familiar with. These so-called ‘helpful tips’ and ‘handy guides’ often do little more than point out the glaringly obvious, like walking instead of taking the bus, as a way of keeping fit.

Opting for an exercise that’s a little more unique and original will keep you a lot more focused on getting fit than walking to work or pounding away on the treadmill every night. Once you’ve found something that you enjoy, you’ll find it considerably easier to get motivated and stay on top of your fitness.

The latest fitness craze to arrive from across the pond is Aqua Spinning. In addition to the fantastic cardio workout you get from cycling, swapping the gym for the pool means that you’ll also be getting in some effective resistance training.

If you’re reading in America, locations are numerous, while readers in the UK are limited as to where they can sample this new fitness trend. Hydrofit in London is the UK’s first facility, offering jogging and cycling in private water cabins.

Author

  • Rachel (Scriven) Branson

    With a background in Publishing since 1996, rachel discovered a passion for health and nutrition whilst studying at the College of Naturopathic Medicine. In 2006, Rachel and her husband Richard launched ‘Wellbeing Magazine’ as a platform where everyone could access information about alternative health, complementary medicines and all the wonderful products and services to support people on their wellbeing journey.