Adjusting your nutrition, movement, and recovery to match each season’s rhythm can help you maintain balance year-round. 12 Simple Seasonal Wellness Shifts for Year-Round Health highlights small but meaningful changes to support renewal in spring, play in summer, balance in fall, and restoration in winter—helping you work with the seasons instead of against them.

 

12 Simple Shifts to Season Health & Wellness

I’ve created 3 simple shifts for each season, to level up your health and wellness and take advantage of each season’s momentum. 

Spring

Spring is a time for re-birth, and you get a lovely surge of energy to level up your wellness. Your female body is done resting. It’s done with warming, comforting foods.

3 Simple Shifts

• Fresh fruit, herbs and raw veggies in abundance, like salads with fresh berries. Experiment with flavor combinations. Try citrus dressings with raw honey and pink salt. 
• More outdoor activities like walking, golf, pickle ball, hiking. Go easy at first but definitely get outside and get moving.
• Be gentle with yourself in early spring. No judging the extra pounds but get moving.

Summer

Summer is laid back after the busyness of spring, signaling the need for play, less structure. Now is the time to eat a much wider variety of fresh foods.

 

3 Simple Shifts

• Cooling, light, nutrient-dense meals like salads with seasonal vegetables, chilled soups, berries, peaches, other fresh fruits.

• An abundance of movement that fits the season, such as swimming, hiking, or bike rides. Variety is especially beneficial now.

• Consistent hydration and proper rest to balance the demands of longer days and active outings.

Fall

Fall has another kind of energy surge, where you sense you need to finish things up and get ready for winter.

But… still hang on to those last days of glorious summer.

 

3 Simple Shifts

• Warm, balanced meals like lightly roasted vegetables alongside fresh greens.

• Activities that keep you engaged, such as walking, biking or moderate strength training.

• Thoughtful pacing to balance productivity while enjoying the last of the season’s energy.

Winter

Winter is a time for rest and recovery, where your feminine body benefits from slowing down and conserving energy while staying warm and nourished.

3 Simple Shifts

• You want to enjoy comforting, hearty meals that keep you warm, while also making a concerted effort to consume enough leafy greens, non-starchy, raw vegetables and available fresh fruits.

• Continue exercises that support strength and flexibility. Yoga, rebounding, weight training. If you’re not sweating during exercise, add some forms of detoxification like saunas and rebounding.

• You want to prioritize restorative sleep and relaxation to replenish your energy during this quieter season.

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It’s the prettiest little book. It’s a quick read with super easy design solutions that help you lead a beautiful, healthier lifestyle at home, plus my 3-to-5 Things Framework that gives you step by step actions to get started and stay on track. 

That’s it for today. Thank you for stopping by!

Shiree’

What is Wellness Design? Learn more about the connection between your wellbeing and your home, featured on Deirdre Fitzpatrick’s Dying to Ask Podcast. And if you’d like to dive deeper into this topic, check out my blog post, “Hiring an Interior Designer”.