A Spring in Your Step
For Katrina Thorpe, spring is the season of renewal and the perfect opportunity to rejuvenate our minds, bodies and surroundings.
I never used to give the change of season a thought, unless it was about seasonal fashion and the must-have colour palette for in-vogue clothes, shoes and hair. Yes, hair colours change by the season as do our bodies, mood, food and social patterns. Nowadays, I always feel and notice the change in seasons – particularly the shift from winter to spring, as it seems more significant than the other seasonal changes. As winter draws to a close, we are more than ready to embrace warm weather, bringing new growth in nature and projecting the world around us as a brighter, happier place.
The emphasis on ‘spring cleaning’ is not just an old tale; it takes place in our bodies, minds and nature without us realising. Spring is a season that entices us to physically act upon clearing and cleaning out after a winter of semi-hibernation. Making space, order and room to open up for the new season – it’s what we instinctively do as spring arrives.
Clearing out our homes, offices, wardrobes and pantries is all a normal process to make us feel less cluttered and incumbered by things we no longer need or want. It’s an opportunity to sort, change and give to others the things we no longer require.
Spring is by far my favourite season because nature blooms, and so do we. There’s scientific evidence around more daylight in spring and summer offering health benefits for our immunity and improved psychosocial state. Seasonal changes can also affect our diet and our level of physical activity, two factors that directly impact the quality and quantity of our sleep.
We feel more open with a sense of ‘out with the old and in with the new’ as winter turns to spring, which in turn makes us feel more positive, and the shift in mood change helps to boost our health and wellbeing. It seems that it is also the right time to spring clean our bodies, tone and exfoliate our skin and brighten up our face and body. While detoxing internally is popular after winter, so is preparing the body externally for when we pack away the winter clothes and slip on fewer items.
Time to get toned and ready for a more active lifestyle! Pilates is a great way to achieve fitness and strength and the favourite treatments at day spas are packages that exfoliate and hydrate the body’s largest organ – skin. It’s also the secret to making a great fake tan look real. Remember to wear a quality SPF protection on your skin always, particularly when you head outside.
Revisit your makeup and look at the colour match because as the seasons change, so does your skin tone. You will find updating your foundation and lip colour choices to suit the new season makes you feel and look brighter.
Get ready to swing into spring!
