Saunas, cats and hats: Leeds tips for getting through winter.

Leeds locals share their tips for keeping warm and safe this winter.

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00:00The silver stuff behind your radiators that reflects the heat back out is brilliant.

00:04It's really cheap, really easy to put in and works absolutely brilliantly.

00:09Wearing hats indoors, there's nothing wrong with that.

00:11So having, you know, lots of nice woolly hats and things is perfectly good.

00:15And cats, cats are great because they can come and sit on you and keep you warm,

00:20which also makes you feel happy as well.

00:23A good old-fashioned hot water bottle is a good idea sometimes.

00:26I mean, I know it's an old-fashioned thing, but a lot of people swear by them.

00:29And luxury blankets, of course.

00:31The industry I work in is fitness and everything,

00:33so keeping warm, I go to the gym, things like that.

00:36I don't really put the heating on, I think most people don't too much,

00:39so just putting a few extra layers on isn't too bad.

00:43And if I'm cold, I just get a hot shower.

00:46I've had chill blades the last couple of years

00:48and I've tried different things to try and stop that.

00:51So lots of layers and gloves and socks is good,

00:54but the main thing I found works is making sure you moisturise

00:58and then it's less likely to blister and hurt.

01:00Make sure winter tyres, obviously.

01:02I'm not saying put metal around your tyres, for instance,

01:06because we're not living in Canada, we're not in Scandinavian countries.

01:10But if we're talking about snow specifically,

01:13that's landed on your car, for example, your windshield, here's a tip for you.

01:16If you have a windblower, honestly, it takes it off in seconds.

01:19Windblower is absolutely incredible for cars.

01:21De-icing the car, I don't know where I read it,

01:23but I get a plastic bag, put some warm water in it

01:26and just rub it up and down the window screen, done.

01:28Bills are included in my student price,

01:30so we stick the heating on, which we're quite fortunate to.

01:34I'm at work a lot, so work's always got the heating on,

01:37so it's probably how I'm just trying to keep active when I can.

01:40Drink your tea, drink your coffee, whatever keeps you warm.

01:43Have a hot meal, you know.

01:45Actually, go to the gym.

01:47Just go to the gym, exercise, whether that's cardio, weights, whatever.

01:51And my friend actually got me to do this at the start of 2024,

01:55because, again, we had winter spikes in there.

01:58Sauna, absolutely incredible.