A healthcare expert is hoping as the cooler temperatures roll in, any activity routines you picked up over the past several months don't go away because you can't get out.

Dr. Jim LaValle is the author of 'Cracking the Metabolic Code' and Integrative Medicine Program Director for the NFL Hall of Fame Health and Performance Program encourages you to seek ways to stay active.

If being as active as you were is going to be limited in the next several months, Dr. LaValle says one thing you can do to maintain a lot of progress you made is to eat healthier. 

Dr. LaValle encourages setting goals for yourself. Do things like commit to how much you're going to eat at the upcoming holiday party and get-together season. 

While the new year is still a couple of months out, Dr. LaValle says it's not too early to start to build momentum for yourself and create good habits to set yourself up for success as we get to the time of year when we commit to a better lifestyle.

Dr. LaValle has several tips for creating that positive momentum and we'll hear more from him on that next week on Regional Radio.

Dr. LaValle has worked with not only patients of all sorts of physical needs but has worked with professional athletes across the spectrum of sports, including working with teams like the Chicago Blackhawks and the St. Louis Cardinals.