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Overcoming Laziness Induced by Winter

Topic: MotivationPublished January 29, 2009

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Rollick Guides (RollickGuides.com), the online Community for Savvy & Indulgent Activity Enthusiasts, introduces a solution for overcoming laziness induced by winter. As the temperature drops, the days become shorter, and the new television and sports seasons kick in, the urge to watch endless hours of TV takes hold and people become less active. This inactivity can lead to poor physical and mental health. As a promoter of healthy and active lifestyles focused on participatory recreational activities, Rollick Guides believes that winter is the best time of year to overcoming laziness.nnSome activities such as skiing and snowboarding can only be enjoyed when the forecasts call for wet and cold weather. Other activities such as cooking, jewelry-making, and dancing are perfect to be enjoyed inside away from the elements. With 30+ participatory recreational activities on its site, Rollick Guides inspires people to find the right activities to help them overcoming laziness during this winter season.nnGet inspired by an activity.:nVisiting Rollick Guides is the first step towards overcoming laziness this winter. The site provides a fun, easy to use format that enables people to explore new activities or rediscover existing interests. Visitors will find inspirational feature stories written by fellow community members. They can also explore member-submitted tips and recommendations for equipment, apparel and other gear that encourage active participation. Tips and gear posts show up as "playing cards" on a 3x3 grid of nine items that makes for easy and fun browsing and discovery. Members can vote as "hot tips" or "cool gear" posts they find particularly inspirational.nnEmbrace the cold weather!nWinter is a great time of year to get out and explore a wide variety of cold weather activities. Some activities such as skiing, snowboarding and glacier hiking can only be enjoyed in the winter while others such as running and photography provide a different experience during wintertime. By making the process fun and easy, Rollick Guides inspires people to overcoming laziness by discovering outdoor winter activities that are right for them.nnDiscover engaging indoor activities.nFor people who are not up for braving the cold, Rollick Guides features plenty of activities to explore indoors, such as fitness & wellness, cooking, tennis and rock climbing. Some of these activities can be done at home or anywhere indoors, while others can be done at a local facility. People who visit Rollick Guides can easily find engaging content that will inspire them to train off season, host a chili cook-off, improve their tennis backhand, get into indoor rock climbing, or pursue any number of other indoor activities.nnTo discover fun, engaging activities to do indoors and out that will help overcoming laziness in the winter, people should visit the Rollick Guides website from the above links or visit the site home page and click on the "outdoor winter pursuits" or "indoor winter pursuits" links in the site tag cloud.