Do this one thing to shake your winter blues

Get out of your house and play some pickleball.

If you can’t play outdoors (too dark, cold, wet and windy), indoor play will still help boost your mood, work on your memory, help you work up a sweat and keep you social (IRL) all winter long.

The winter blues can affect so many aspects of your life, energy levels, mood, sleep cycles, carb cravings and more! Most people who struggle with winter blues, or a more serious condition called SADS (seasonal affective disorder) go into a human version of hibernation. They don’t want to see their friends, feel the need to sleep too much and lose interest in the things that normally bring them joy.

What’s happening in your body?

Serotonin, which normally makes you feel happy, focused and calm, is being converted to melatonin (the sleepy hormone) whenever you don’t get enough sunlight exposure. AKA, during winter, when sunlight is in short supply. Serotonin also controls things like learning abilities, memory, body temperature, sleep, hunger, bone health, wound healing and more! Pretty important stuff, right? I don’t want to be going around missing those abilities firing on 100%. Do you?

Pickleball is the ultimate serotonin booster and can give many of those other job descriptions a boost while you’re at it.

Exercise is a huge serotonin booster. Experts recommend at least 30 minutes a day to stay healthy. That’s usually no problem with pickleballers because they will play for hours and hours at a time.
Sleep – how well you sleep is determined by SO many factors, but exercise is known to help keep a body on a regular sleep cycle.
Stress – if you’ve got some stress or anger issues to work out, Pickleball is a fantastic outlet. People love to smash the ball for a reason!
Socialization – pickleball is a SUPER social game. Players love to chat with friends while waiting for a court. There’s always plenty of cheering and commentary to be had. If you make friends with other pickleball players, they will constantly ping your texts with opportunities to play and questions like “I’m heading to the courts this afternoon! Who wants in?”
Memory – okay, so the scoring in pickleball is a little bit tricky until you’ve played enough games to get it down. Keeping track of the score all game long is excellent memory practice.

So, are you ready to let pickleball shake off those winter blues?

Go ahead and book an Introductory coaching session, Beginner Open Play, or any of our Social Events. We’ll see you on the court!

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