Welcome Hello... ...and welcome to the winter issue of Inspire. With the changing of the seasons, its a great time to sit back and re-evaluate your lifestyle. If youre thinking about beginning to exercise, weve got some great ideas on how to get active in winter click here for our top tips. And if youre worried about succumbing to coughs and colds this season, take a look at our feature on winter-proofing your health click here. We were lucky enough to speak to Paralympic double gold medallist Pamela Relph, who has certainly inspired us to get up and get out! She talks about how rowing has changed her life, and how exercise helps keep her arthritis in check read more here. Dont forget to keep in touch wed love to hear your news and stories. email us or write to us at the CpL address. Enjoy the issue! Keep in touCh! Click the images to read about this issues contributors Facebook f Logo Stay up to date with Arthritis Cares latest news and activities all over the UK. For monthly news delivered straight to your inbox, email webmaster@arthritiscare. org.uk or sign up via the website here Follow us online CMYK / .ai Facebook f Logo CMYK / .ai Tracey Lattimore, Editor heather stephen is an award-winning health journalist who lives in East Sussex. She loves singing, acting, and also works as a special needs teaching assistant. your winter must-have? A roaring wood burner to keep the house toasty and fuel bills low. And you really cant beat a delicious mug of mulled wine. Yum! sarah Juggins is a freelance journalist specialising in sports, health and fitness. When shes not writing about sports, shes either watching them or doing them. your winter must-have? A really good pair of gloves my hands are the last thing to warm up. And since developing arthritis in my foot, warm socks are also key. Dr sarah Jarvis is a medical writer and broadcaster, and is the BBC Radio 2 doctor, aswell as doctor to The One Show onBBC1. your winter must-have? A supply of vitamin D. My levels are low all year as I avoid the sun, but most peoples levels of this bone-protecting vitamin drop in winter.