Like it’s drying and chapping effect on skin, winter is one of the worst times for bad hair days as the harsh dry air, wind, and cold weather can all attribute to hair damage. As winter approaches, both women and men should prep hair for dry days to come. Harsh winters with wind and snow are definitely even worse on a hairstyle, causing anything from dull, damaged, and flyaway hair. Damaged and dull hair can become worse in harsher dry winter days. Static becomes a major problem in the winter season and flyaway hair can become maddening. It just also happens that some of the biggest family holidays are in the winter season as well and hairstyles have to be looking healthy and beautiful. There are many precautionary steps and treatment options including a whole slew of hair products that can help winterize hairstyles.

Prepping Hair Before Winter
Before winter starts, there are plenty of steps to take to boost the health of the hair and keep it well moisturized. Winter days can damage healthy hair but going into winter with damage, dull, and dry hair is asking for trouble. During the fall, hair should be treated for all problems and color boosts should be added before the start of winter. Repairing and moisturizing shampoos like KMS Daily Repair Shampoo and Joico Moisture Recovery Conditioner can help repair dry hair. Hairstyles during the winter need color boost as well and products like John Frieda’s color glazes can heighten reds, brunettes, and blondes and keep hairstyles from becoming dull. Lastly a deep conditioning treatment during the last week of the fall as well as treating those split ends before winter makes them worse, can decrease the chances of bad hair days during those cold months. Kerastase has a selection of hair therapy treatments for dry hair and the Serum Nutri-Sculp is great for a quick fix for split ends as well. Prepping the hair for winter will help limit bad hair days.

You may not know this, but many people do not use good form when doing an ab crunch. Not only can this cause back problems, it will also make your ab workout less effective. Learn to do it right!

Difficulty: Easy

Time Required: 3 to 5 minutes
Here’s How:

1. Lie down on the floor on your back and bend your knees, placing your hands behind your head or across your chest.
2. Pull your belly button towards your spine, and flatten your lower back against the floor.
3. Slowly contract your abdominals, bringing your shoulder blades about one or two inches off the floor.
4. Exhale as you come up and keep your neck straight, chin up.
5. Hold at the top of the movement for a few seconds, breathing continuously.
6. Slowly lower back down, but don’t relax all the way.
7. Repeat for 15 to 20 repetitions with perfect form for each rep.
8. To add variation, bring your knees in at the same time you lift your upper body off the floor (full body crunch)
9. To make it more difficult, balance on an exercise ball.

Tips:

• To keep your neck in proper alignment, place your fist under your chin to keep your head from moving.
• Keep your back flat against the floor throughout the entire movement.
• If your back arches, prop your feet on a step or platform to make it easier.

What You Need:

• A carpeted floor or mat.
• Abdominals
• Exercise Ball (Optional)