I know I’m from Perth, and this is only my third winter EVER, but I’m still gonna put it out there: it’s really tough to stay active in the winter!

The days are waaaay shorter, sunlight is pretty hard to come by, and it is cold, wet, and slippery out there…

I think its fair to say that for a lot of people, one of the first casualties during winter is exercise and movement.

I totally get it, there are a lot of days where it would be much easier to lie in your nice, warm bed, than get up in the morning and go to the gym/to for a run/whatever your exercise method is.

So without further adieu, here are 48 hacks to help you stay active this winter:

Healthy TV | Episode 020

• The staggering stats around headaches in Canada.
• How your posture affects your brain.
• 3 ways to use a lacrosse ball that can help with headaches (4 ways, if you count juggling… 🙂
• One of the most common causes of headaches that no one else is talking about.

Believe it or not, strength training over 40 becomes more important, not less the older you get.

Not only is it essential for day to day activities, such as getting on and off the toilet, but strength and flexibility are strong indicators of life expectancy, as demonstrated by this study.

Almost every result women are searching for is a side effect of increasing lean muscle. Forget about the myths of getting too bulky or looking manly, neither of those are legitimate concerns without performance enhancing drugs or some serious genetic predisposition.

When you combine a supervised strength training program and eating by design… here are some of the results you can expect (and 5 reasons women need to lift weights)…