Naomi Wilkinson

Strap on snowshoes, make boozy hot chocolate, explore frozen waterfalls, and 57 other delightful, pandemic-proof activities guaranteed to get you off your couch this winter.

Just follow these instructions from Lemont resident Jostein Alvestad.

Snowman building and sledding are so 2020. Here, five new ideas for when the rumpus room walls close in.

Trainer Caullen Hudson explains how to incorporate high-intensity interval training into winter’s dullest chore.

Not every temperature is for everything. Here, a highly technical guide to navigating Chicago-style cold.

Walking atop the drifts is a lot more fun than postholing through them.

… at one of these outdoor classes or groups.

Yes, you can cook outdoors in winter! Here are two chef-created recipes to get you started.

Put on your grippiest sneakers, go for a jog — and feel a little more optimistic. Promise.