Adapting Winter Routines

Another question for you. Are there any things you feel you manage differently in winter compared to other seasons? Does your routine change? Do you adapt your behavior? Well, in the winter, I don't walk. I don't walk outside. No walking for Tom. but Tom goes down in the basement and he has his bike, his Iridine bike, so I'll go down there, but the basement doesn't have any heat, so when I go down there, I have to make sure that my clothes are layered enough, but once I get up a good workout pace, I'm not cold anymore. So the routine is more just biking for exercise, warm comfort foods. I have a lot of soup, a lot of soup and things like that, a lot of hot tea. So I drink more hot stuff. And you just can't go and get things like crab cakes. They don't taste as good in the winter as they do in the summer. They are round, but they don't taste as good. Beautiful. Okay, another question here for you. What helps you stay well in the winter months? Any specific strategies, habits or resources? Again, I make sure that I drink a lot of water, hydration, I think it's extremely important. you know, just proper sustenance, proper food, exercise. And I try to make it a rule if I'm on my couch, the rule is make sure you get up like every half hour from the couch, because sometimes I'll get engrossed in a movie or something and I'll stay there longer than I should be staying there. So it's more sedentary stuff in the winter. Thank you for that. Okay, next question here. Do you find that your emotional or mental health shift during the winter and how does that impact your motivational health choices? It does. It does. Again, the word depression is a strong word but when I look outside and I see cloudy skies or if I see snow or sleet and the trees are all barren. It's just to me, it's not a good time of the year. It's not inspiring as it is in the spring, summer and part of the fall. It's kind of a a one spring glad he'd be here. I'm tired of winter already, that type of stuff.