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Special: It's Springtime

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Special: It's Springtime

Springtime, finally! After all these cold days the longing for the first warm sun rays and for a long walk outside becomes great. Usually. But not all of us want to do such things because some people just lose their energy when experiencing the first bright days of spring.

Spring fatigue is one subject of our Special "It's Springtime!". Check out other news and interviews about sports, nutrition and medicine on MEDICA.de.

What is wrong with all these people who hang around lazy and unmotivated in spring time yawning right into the first warm sunrays? MEDICA.de spoke with Professor Jürgen Zulley at the district hospital Regensburg who takes an in-depth look at sleep habits and human biorhythms. - Spring Fatigue: Before the Body Gets Started

Do cold days result in an insufficient supply of vitamins or minerals? Do Germans have a balanced diet in winter time? MEDICA.de spoke with Sven David Müller-Nothmann, dietician at the Society for Nutrition and Dietetics (Gesellschaft für Ernährungsmedizin und Diätethik e.V.), a non-profit organisation. - Nutrition: Vitamins and Wintery Days

Take a walking stick and get moving - that rather used to be a thing for a senior citizen or a wanderer. But by now, masses started to get ready with two sticks in their hands. Because of a new sport called Nordic Walking. Many rehabilitation centres have taken advantage of that trend and have integrated the type of sport into their physiotherapy. - Nordic Walking: With Big Steps throughout Rehabilitation