Just because summer has ended does not mean it is time to hibernate. Avoid that dreary feeling as the cold weather hits by focusing on a well-rounded daily regimen. Alycea Ungaro, health, fitness and wellness expert, advocates the importance of physically health, fitness and nutrition to improve mental well being.

Fitness:

• Endorphins are in for fall - kick up your HIIT (interval training) to get the positive juices flowing.
• Keep busy and healthy too by taking up a challenge - try a race or new training regimen.

Nutrition:

Beef up your antioxidants & Vitamin D as the days get shorter!
Swap one carb snack you typically eat for a higher protein version. Try...

• Yogurt with blueberries and wheat germ or flax seed
• Hummus on slices of fresh peppers or carrots
• Apples with a new type of nut butter
• Kick up your green tea uptake!

Wellness:

It is said that in your life you need something to do, someone to love and something to look forward to...

Something to look forward too!

• Organize your vacation NOW! You'll get better deals and you'll keep looking
• Plan something every 12 weeks - a weekend away, a spa with a friend, a family visit, a full blown fun in the sun vacation.

Additional wellness tips and health facts which will strengthen your mind and body can be found on Alycea Ungaro's wellness website, www.alyceaungaro.com.