Don't let winter tiredness win
Don't Let Winter Tiredness Win
If you live somewhere with proper seasons, you'll know the feeling: summer flashes by, and then winter seems to stretch on forever. As the skies turn grey and the daylight shrinks, it's common to feel your energy quietly draining away. The good news is that there's plenty you can do about it. Here are practical, evidence-led ways to feel brighter through the darker months — and an honest note on which part a supplement can genuinely play. For how Kollo's vitamins fit a daily routine, see our complete guide to liquid marine collagen.
Chase the Daylight
One of the biggest drains on winter energy is simply the lack of light. When the sun's out — even on a freezing day — open the curtains and let it flood in, and get outside for a walk if you can. Daylight helps regulate your body clock; shorter, darker days can nudge up melatonin (the sleep hormone) during waking hours, leaving you groggier. Morning light is especially valuable, so a short walk early in the day is one of the most effective things you can do.
Move, Even a Little
When it's grim outside, a workout is the last thing you fancy — we get it. But movement genuinely lifts energy and mood, partly through the release of endorphins, and you don't need a gym for it. A brisk walk, a home workout, or even a dance around the kitchen counts. The hardest part is starting; the energy tends to follow.
Eat for Steady Energy
Heavy comfort foods can leave you sluggish, while balanced meals keep your energy steadier. You don't need to ban carbs — they're a useful energy source — but balancing them with plenty of winter veg, pulses and protein helps avoid the post-lunch slump. Think hearty but balanced: a vegetable-and-lentil stew over a plate of plain pasta. Staying hydrated matters too, even when you don't feel thirsty in the cold — our complete guide to electrolytes covers winter hydration.
Protect Your Sleep Routine
It sounds counterintuitive when you're tired, but oversleeping and irregular hours can make winter fatigue worse. A consistent bed and wake time, a wind-down routine and a cool dark room all help your body clock — and a better body clock means more daytime energy.
The Honest Note on Low Mood
Feeling a bit flat in winter is common. But if low energy comes with persistent low mood, loss of interest, or it's affecting your daily life, that can be more than the winter blues — seasonal affective disorder and depression are real and treatable. Please don't tough it out alone; speak to a GP, who can genuinely help. A supplement is not a treatment for low mood, and we'd never suggest otherwise.
Where Kollo Fits — Honestly
Here's the accurate version, because it matters. The "energy" benefit in Kollo doesn't come from the collagen — it comes from the vitamins. Vitamins B6, B12 and C contribute to the reduction of tiredness and fatigue, and several of the B vitamins contribute to normal energy-yielding metabolism — all authorised UK health claims. So a daily sachet can be a genuinely useful vitamin top-up through winter, when many of us fall short. We just won't tell you collagen itself "eases fatigue" or makes you "bouncy," because that benefit belongs to the vitamins, not the collagen. The collagen, meanwhile, is doing its well-evidenced work on your skin. If you take other supplements, our guide on taking multivitamins with collagen together is a useful read.
Your Winter Energy Checklist
- Catch the daylight — open the curtains, get a morning walk when you can.
- Move daily — even a brisk walk or a kitchen dance lifts energy.
- Eat balanced — veg, pulses and protein over heavy, sluggish meals.
- Protect your sleep — consistent hours, don't oversleep.
- Top up your vitamins — B vitamins and vitamin C support reduced tiredness and fatigue.
- Ask for help if you need it — persistent low mood deserves a GP, not a supplement.
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Winter tiredness is common, but it doesn't have to win. The things that genuinely help are within reach: chase the daylight, keep moving, eat balanced meals, protect your sleep — and ask for help if low mood lingers. A daily vitamin top-up can support reduced tiredness and fatigue on top of that, which is where a supplement earns its place.
If a convenient daily sachet suits you, Kollo combines vitamin C and B vitamins with 10g of marine collagen — energy support from the vitamins, skin support from the collagen. Our complete guide to liquid marine collagen has the detail, and for women thinking about energy and wellness together in midlife, our women's wellness guide for over 40s brings it together.
Kollo Health was co-founded by Jenni Falconer - TV presenter, Smooth Radio breakfast host, ten-time London Marathon runner and host of the RunPod podcast. Read her story and why she created Kollo.
