Preparing for Winter

How does autumn affect our overall health or daily routines? Autumn is a very colourful season so people might still have the opportunity to go out and enjoy enjoy different colours. Especially in Bracknell Forest, we actually have got a very good green area just to explore. People can walk or bike, so that's a really good season to, I think, to enjoy our forests in Bracknell Forest. Are there any particular challenges that arise during the autumn months? I think after maybe some people have gone on a longer holiday, could be a post-holiday sort of load and to be able to adjust actually after maybe a slightly longer holiday. But I think autumn maybe start for some people, the weather is not ideal, so they might be more bit like winter time, that's slightly less inactive. So that's a good way to really, for them to think about what in autumn time, when the temperature drop, what activity that for them to think about that will be able to maybe adjusting, still got outdoor activities, but treasure the indoor activities as well. Thank you. And do you find yourself preparing physically or mentally for the colder months ahead? And what does that look like for you or for your community? I think, no, I don't think people really think about preparing for the winter season. I think there's quite a lot of promotion out there in terms of immunisation, so that's sort of kicking start. People prepare those very early on, sort of in autumn, so that's something that they might notice. Looking at the winter season of, for example, flu jab or COVID jab, probably start thinking of those key preventative measures during autumn time. So that's one of the keys, I think. And so they should really, if they do suffer from sort of winter low period, then that might be in autumn, they can do some planning, setting some goals to be ready for the winter when they think that they might be slightly less active. And what kind of support or guidance would be helpful from healthcare professionals at this time of the year? I think autumn time sort of really focus on you know self-care and planning and And if you haven't talked to the healthcare professional for a long time, maybe schedule one to your pharmacies or your GP, sometimes it.