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Spring Equinox: A perfect time to Reset, Recharge, and Reclaim your vitality

19/3/2025

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As the Spring Equinox arrives, I wanted to share some thoughts on why this moment represents such a powerful opportunity for renewal and growth in our wellness journeys.
I believe that nature's rhythms offer us valuable insights into our own paths toward vitality and balance. Just as the Spring Equinox represents that perfect balance between light and dark, my coaching philosophy of Reset, Recharge, and Reclaim mirrors this natural equilibrium that we can harness in our own lives.
The Power of Balance in Transition
The equinox, with its equal parts day and night, provides a practical metaphor for what many professional women seek: a sustainable balance between performance and recovery, career demands and self-care, accepting our current circumstances while working toward positive change.
For women navigating various life and hormonal transitions, this concept of balance isn't just inspirational - it's physiological. Our bodies function optimally when we respect both activity and rest, especially during periods of hormonal fluctuation.
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Three Evidence-Based Strategies to Transform Your Vitality This Spring

RESET: Eliminate What No Longer Serves You
Just as organisations benefit from strategic assessment, your personal wellness requires periodic evaluation:
  • Audit your energy levels: Which activities, commitments, or even relationships consistently drain rather than energise you? What can be delegated or eliminated?
  • Challenge limiting assumptions: Perhaps you've internalised messages like "women naturally lose strength with age" or "menopause symptoms are just something to endure." These beliefs, like any assumptions in business, should be tested against evidence rather than accepted as fixed reality.
  • Establish clear foundations: Successful initiatives require solid infrastructure. Your wellness is no different - prioritise sleep, nutrition, and stress management as your core foundations.

RECHARGE: Strategic Energy Management
Sustainable performance requires intentional energy cultivation:
  • Leverage morning light exposure: Research shows that early daylight helps regulate circadian rhythm and hormone production, improving energy levels and mood throughout the day.
  • Align demanding tasks with your energy peaks: Track your natural energy patterns to schedule high-focus work during your most productive hours. Remember to also track any hormonal symptoms you are having and work with, rather than against them.
  • Implement consistent recovery practices: Just as elite athletes prioritise recovery for peak performance, regular movement breaks and stress reduction techniques throughout your day maintain cognitive function and energy.

RECLAIM: Develop Resilience and Capacity
Spring represents growth and renewal - a perfect reminder to reclaim your full potential:
  • Incorporate targeted strength training: Research consistently shows that resistance training benefits women of all ages, particularly during hormonal transitions. This should be your non-negotiable!
  • Utilise evidence-based stress management: Simple techniques like controlled breathing or brief cold exposure (yes, even a 30-second cold shower) trigger physiological responses that improve resilience.
  • Measure progress meaningfully: Instead of focusing solely on aesthetic outcomes, track energy levels, sleep quality, and performance metrics that matter to your quality of life.
Professional Performance Through Personal Wellness
While we collectively experience the calendar's Spring Equinox, each woman navigates her own personal transitions - whether that's career advancement, perimenopause, or rebuilding after burnout.
As a coach specialising in women's physiology and performance, I've seen how targeted, science-based approaches to energy management and strength development translate directly to professional effectiveness and personal fulfilment.
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Take Action This Spring
The equinox reminds us that balance isn't static—it's a dynamic, ongoing practice. Just as organisations must adapt to changing conditions, your wellness strategy should evolve with your body's needs and life circumstances.
The most successful professionals recognise that sustainable high performance requires strategic recovery and personalised approaches to energy management.
Are you ready to reset, recharge, and reclaim your vitality this spring? Get in touch with me to see how evidence-based wellness strategies can enhance both your personal energy and professional performance.
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    Denise Yeats is a coach, personal trainer, endurance athlete and avid adventurer. She is passionate about supporting women to achieve their goals, working with, not against their changing physiology.
     
    She embodies a 'can do' attitude, and as well as setting herself personal challenges, she delights in helping others to reach their potential.

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  • About me
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