Bonitas Member Magazine B-Living Issue 2_2019 | Page 21

Hot tips to keep you warm
The bitterly cold season is here! There are a few simple things you can do to keep warm in winter,
which don’t involve cranking up the heater. Here are a few tips that should help stave off the cold.
Become a baker
Just because you have vowed to save on electricity and use a heater sparingly
doesn't mean your home has to be cold. Luckily there is another heat source:
the oven. Using it will heat up your kitchen quickly. Plus, you’ll be left with a
fresh-from-the-oven batch of chocolate chip cookies to combat any residual
chills.
Do some laundry
There’s nothing like clothes fresh out of the dryer to keep you warm. Use the
freezing temps as your excuse to finally do that pile of laundry, then bask in the
post-dryer warmth.
Snuggle up
Save on your electricity bill this winter and get cosy with warm blankets. Maybe
even dig out your hot water bottle, although you should never use it in bed if
using an electric blanket too. While sleeping, ensure you stay toasty by wearing
pyjamas and bed socks to keep your feet from getting cold overnight.
Break out the hot water bottle
Skip the electric blanket, which will jack up your electricity bill, in favour of
a more low-tech bed warmer: the hot water bottle. If you don’t want to run
to the shops to buy one, you can also heat up a pack of dried beans or rice in
the microwave for a minute, wrap it in a pillowcase, and slide it between your
sheets for a few hours of warmth.
Get moving
Working out in the cold may be the last thing you feel like doing this winter
but it will make you feel better and warmer. As well as giving you a rush of
endorphins, which boosts mood, exercise will get the blood pumping around
your body, and increase your core body temperature, which will warm you all
over.
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