5 Healthy Habits I Use to Beat the Winter Blues and Stay Energized!
In this video, I’m sharing my favourite healthy habits that help me beat the winter blues and stay energized! From getting daylight each morning, setting goals, and exploring new hobbies, I’ll walk you through practical tips that keep me feel great all season long.
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00:00 – Intro
00:54 – Getting natural light in the morning
02:01 – Working out and Exercising
04:47 – Setting goals for yourself
06:06 – Indoor hobbies to focus on
07:10 – Supplementation
08:08 – Outro
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Those transitions! Great video, Derek!
haha thank you!
The transitions were really cool and fun!
Thank you! 😀
I agree!!
Getting a lil walk in the morning – without my blue-light blocking glasses – to get coffee at the shop 15mins up the hill for me is so perfect. Gets a lil exercise snack in along with the sunshine and coffee/a little bit of human interaction (I live solo).
All these tips are great but I definitely gotta work on my indoor habits! What a great idea to really focus on that.
That being said – my eyes are bad enough so I’m not gonna damage them further by staring directly at the sun. Just an fyi for folks it’s not necessary to look into the sun, they say getting the light in by being outside is good enough.
Loved the style of video!
What helps me personally is morning walks/ runs, weightlifting, rope skipping, stretching. Movement in general.
And I usually start to rearrange things at home during winter , work on creative projects from time to time, read and listen podcasts.
Ow.. and also lots of saunas 🔥 getting some heat into the system
I start making pumpkin pie, with tofu or pumfu instead of eggs, and other vegan desserts … because eating healthy desserts keeps me happy! 😄
Hi Derek, I’ve recently found and have been catching up on your channel, and it is awesome! Some super inspiring things I’ve taken from it so far: I’ve been able to adjust my meals to include so much more greens, salad and veg.. I’m no longer eating from a normal plate Haha, now its a pasta dish to fit all the goodness on.. I now do 15 minutes or so of exercise in the morning before heading to work which keeps me stoked.. When I found your channel you and I had just shaved our heads at the exact same time and are both rockin it sir!.. Also, water in smoothies!! This is the hack of the year for me, I was rinsing £££’s on oat/soy milk each week and the texture is so much better with water.. Thank you mate! James, UK
Thanks so much James, I really appreciate it and stoked to be on this journey with you!
As an Arizonan, Winter is when I finally get to go outside.
haha lucky!
I’m in the deep south and it’s like opposite land. Summer is the time you want to stay indoors and get sedentary because the heat & humidity are so intolerable. I started my own health journey earlier this year and I got over my reservation about taking walks in the heat, and honestly I got used to it. It’s sticky & sweaty though not as buggy as I thought. It was peaceful too because no one was crazy enough to be outside walking in the 90 degree heat, I was the only crazy guy out there lol. But I have been seeing results so I am going to keep at it.
My dogs help me stay happy over the winter! Living in the PNW is rough during this time because I have to walk them in the dark mornings. I go outside on break around 9, so I get that circadian reset then. Nothing substitutes natural light though. I think the Swedish understand this, that’s why they promote the “Hygge” way of staying content through the winter. My daily trampoline workouts definitely help with endorphin release too. Thanks for the video!
As a fellow content creator, I appreciate how much work went into this video! The the planning! The scripting! The filming! The editing! Well done!
haha thank you, it was a lot of work! I appreciate it 😀
“You could probably find a tree to climb” Derek, never change
I retired early for a lovely, lovely springer spaniel with bad separation anxiety. We are out in almost all weathers (realised last winter that walking on sheet ice is not safe, but we don’t have many days like that). Otherwise I have 300 plus pages of an Agatha Christie novel to read to check the ending of a strange TV adaption thereof. And otherwise keeping the house reasonably clean is a job all by itself in the winter! Glad you are so creative with your activity ideas. Good luck with the 4 ball juggling!😊😊😊🍀🍀🍀🍀
Love this style of video! You’re really stepping up your production game. It’s rad!
Glad you enjoy it!
Thanks for the tips man! You radiate positivity 🙂
Thank you!
I’d love to see some “day in the life/what I eat” winter edition videos in the coming months to remind us of these principles. It seems like most of us use winter and holidays as a time to let good habits slide, but this year I want to head into the darker months with the best odds at keeping healthy physically AND mentally!
Great video! I love the transitions and Crystal’s giggle! 😄
I definitely bake a lot in the winter! I probably give away more than I eat (or at least I try to, ha!).
I journal a lot more in the winter, write poetry, face paint and make up characters. I schedule lap swim at least 3 times a week and weight lift 2 days (sometimes alternating swim/weight training).
I make a point to go on river walks even if it’s rainy, putting on my rain gear and finding a place to perch on some rocks and howl at the water raging by. Nature is the best therapy.
Wow! What a fun video! Thanks, Derek.
Great video!
A really cool video and advice! Those transitions with you jumping/running out of and into the screen are awesome 🤩It’s been a real treat to watch.
Stay strong during the winter 💪I also keep myself active by walking in the nature and practicing yoga 😇
Winter can be really tough. Thanks for the great ideas! When it’s dark when I’m i wake up, I use a HappyLight lamp to help me wake up in the morning. I put it on while I am exercising at home.