December 2025: Why Winter makes Your Body Tight
- amberlm21
- Jan 2
- 2 min read
Winter Walking, Holiday Hustle, and Keeping Your Feet Strong
December is magical — full of warmth, tradition, and celebration. But it also brings long hours standing, icy sidewalks, dressy shoes, holiday stress, and plenty of indulgent foods. It’s joyful… but your body definitely feels it.
All this extra movement and winter walking can leave your feet, legs, and lower back stiff. Often, that tightness is your body compensating for muscles that aren’t firing as well as they could — exactly what Muscle Activation Techniques (MAT) targets.
Why Winter Makes Everything Feel Tighter
Walking on ice or packed snow makes your body stiffen to protect you. Tightness is often secondary to weakness, and winter demands balance, stability, and stronger foot function.
Add boots, icy sidewalks, long hours standing, and holiday stress — and your system works overtime.
Quick Tips to Stay Strong & Pain-Free
Here are some easy strategies to keep your muscles firing and your feet happy this holiday season:
1. Get your feet ready for winter sidewalks and holiday standing
Toe lifts & heel raises
Ankle circles
Roll arches on a ball
Put fingers between toes and wiggle your toes
Even a few minutes can ease tension and restore mobility.
2. Build better balance indoors
Stand on one leg while brushing your teeth or cooking
Gentle arch lifts / toe spreads
Small weight shifts
Even a few seconds at a time strengthens muscles and confidence.
3. Reset your muscles and calm stress with short breaks
3 deep breaths + shoulder rolls
Rock from toes → heels
Gentle hip flexor stretch
Tiny movement resets improve activation and help your body handle all the holiday hustle.
Give the Gift of Strong, Happy Feet This Holiday Season
For a limited time, my Back to Barefoot course is just $99 (normally $147)!
The course helps you:
Build strong, happy feet
Improve balance and stability
Move comfortably and confidently, even on icy sidewalks or during long hours of standing
Back to Barefoot walks you through everything from foot anatomy and shoe selection to exercises and simple strategies to keep your body moving well all winter. Start anytime in December and go at your own pace — your feet (and body) will thank you!
⭐ Lifetime access included — a gift that keeps giving all year long.
Podcast Alert!
I had so much fun being a guest on the Girls Talk Healthy Aging podcast! We talked about:
Muscle Activation Techniques (MAT)
Foot strength and balance
How barefoot training supports lifelong movement
If you missed it, you can:
Feel free to share with friends or family — it’s an easy way to help others see how foot strength, balance, and movement all connect.
Wishing You a Joyful Holiday Season
Thank you to all my amazing clients, readers, and supporters — your trust, curiosity, and energy make this work so rewarding. I’m so grateful for each of you and can’t wait to keep helping you move, feel strong, and stay balanced in the year ahead!
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