With finals coming up, we can be sure we’re in the dead of winter. And with winter in Western Washington comes cold, rain, and more cold. So here are some tips for staying warm in the winter.

The obvious first answer would be to bundle up and wear more clothes. This is a popular option, especially at CK where classrooms vary greatly in temperature. You can take off layers for warm classrooms, and put on jackets in cold classrooms.

What may be less obvious is that your body can actually get used to the cold!

“People who are outside a lot and spend time in the cold can actually reduce their ‘set point,’ it’s called, before they respond to cold,” says Loren Greenway, CEO of the Wilderness Medical Center in Salt Lake City, Utah in an interview with Live Science.

This is because humans have two kinds of fat, brown fat and white fat. White fat stores calories, while brown fat burns them, which creates heat. People who live in colder climates have more brown fat than people who don’t.

Another tip is to surround yourself in warmth before you get cold, whether you use warm water or warm air.

“Sometimes when I’m going to school, I’ll sit in my car for like thirty minutes with the heater full blast that way I’m warm, and then when I leave the warmth stays with me,” says senior Hannah Goff. She also recommended taking a warm bath or shower.

It’s going to stay pretty chilly for a few more months, so get your warming routine down now so you won’t be so cold for so long.