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Winter is upon us! Here at Nurishment we’re rubbing our hands with glee at the thought of several weeks packed with eating mince pies, drinking mulled wine and  watching ‘Home Alone 2’ and ‘The Snowman’ on repeat.

It’s tempting to use the festive period as an excuse to hibernate - i.e. abandon all energetic activity in favour of curling up on the sofa. After all, it’s cold and dark outside, and having the heating cranked up to the max all day makes us sleepy.

But exercising in the winter months will help keep your body healthy, release endorphins to fend off winter blues, and make you feel less guilty for eating vast quantities of roast potatoes.

 Here are our top tips for exercising in winter:

- Get an exercise buddy. Exercising with someone else will motivate you, as well as increasing safety if you are running outside when it’s dark, for example. If you do exercise outside in the evenings, don’t forget to wear high visibility clothing.

- Try something new. Make the most of winter and try a totally different form of exercise, like ice skating. Outdoor rinks pop up in city centres around Christmas, so you can soak up the festive atmosphere whilst toning your legs. Or, if it snows, shovelling snow is great exercise!

- Wear a hat if exercising outside, as you can lose up to 50 percent of body heat from here. Don’t forget to do a thorough warm up too, as your muscles can get even tighter when it’s cold.

- Try something indoors. If you can’t face the cold, try an indoor activity like aerobics, archery, swimming or squash.

Enjoy!