Revitalizing power of Spring

I think that seasons affect most people. Some will go so far as to say they have seasonal depression, because they hate being cooped up in the house all winter due to frigid temperatures. Maybe you like the winter. Perhaps you love heading to the mountain to hit the slopes. Or maybe even to try being in the Polar-Bear clubs. But I don't think anyone can argue about how great the first days of spring are.

For me, it's not the warmer weather or the chirping birds outside my window. It isn't the "Free Ice Cream Day" at Rita's Water Ice. And, surprisingly enough, it isn't even the sudden appearance of mini-skirts.

It's Ultimate Frisbee.

This past weekend I dusted off my cleats, pulled out my discs, and headed to the fields for the beginning of PADA Spring League. That's the beginning of Spring for me. It's the smell of the fields, the sounds of the games going on around me, and the knowledge that I'm doing something fun AND healthy at the same time.

Because of my asthma, I had to work out in the gym all winter. And while it's nice to have the general goal of losing weight and getting in shape, I do it for Ultimate. I get up at the crack of dawn a few times a week so that when Spring starts I'll be ready.

My heart is racing right now, as I type about it.

I just love warm weather. I'd take it over cold weather any day of the week.

So enjoy it while you can, people. Get outside and do something. Feel the sun on your face. Sit in the grass. Go grill some food.

But whatever you do... do it outside.