Spoiler alert, hygge is winning 🙂
Like many folks, I often find February a very difficult month. As I’m writing this post it’s -25C in London, Ontario and we’ve about half a meter of cold, squeaky snow on the ground and it is definitely February.
The thing is, this year, I feel great in February. Usually by now I’ve lost all motivation to do much of anything. The 2 weeks of vacation in December is far behind me and time with my kids in March seems very far away, but not this year. This year I decided to stack the deck for my fitness and my mental health by learning from some of the happiest people in the world who also happen to have a very long, dark winter, the Danish.
Last fall I read about Danish hygge, the practice of being cozy, warm and in good company as a strategy for being happy in winter. So I started with inviting people over to spin at our house on weekends that rode with me in the fall.
I made sure to bake yummy muffins and scones, because after that hard work I think food tastes even better. Plus I find spinning indoors really mentally demanding on my motivation, good company and food help a lot!
Thank you Sam for introducing me to Post Punk Kitchen’s The Best Pumpkin Muffins, they happen to be vegan AND the easiest and tastiest muffins ever, clearly THE BEST.
So here’s to great friends, food and fitness keeping the winter blues at bay!
It’s AMAZING what a friend can do in terms of making a trainer ride not only bearable but enjoyable! I like the strategy.
Spinning in your own house is a fun idea! l’d love to do that in the Winter.
Rock on, Natalie! And just FYI… I have rollers and can travel, if you ever need a fourth. God, riding rollers alone is hard!
Ok kim! I will be sure to invite you!